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-New benchmark: [Blocking mode](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode)
+**Important:** uBlock Origin is **NOT** an "ad blocker": [it is a wide-spectrum blocker](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode) -- which happens to be able to function as a mere "ad blocker".
 
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