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project: ROOT
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logo: rootlogo.png
description: |
  [ROOT](http://root.cern.ch) is a modular scientific software framework developed by [CERN](http://cern.ch) and other Particle Physics laboratories. 
  It was originally designed for particle physics data analysis, but it is also used in other applications such as astronomy, bio-informatics, finances, etc.
  It provides all the functionalities needed to deal with big data processing, statistical analysis, data visualisation and data storage.
  It is mainly written in C++ but integrated with other languages such as Python and R.
summary: |
  A modular scientific software framework. It provides all the functionalities needed to deal with big data processing,
  statistical analysis, visualisation and storage. It is mainly written in C++ but integrated with other languages such
  as Python and R.
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