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 Element
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-Riot (formerly known as Vector and Riot) is a Matrix web client built using the [Matrix
+Element (formerly known as Vector and Riot) is a Matrix web client built using the [Matrix
 React SDK](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk).
 
 Supported Environments