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 # Redact Matrix
 
-Script that redacts (erases) every message in a room.
+Script that redacts (delete) every message in a room.
 
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 ### Note
 
-It will redact (erasing) each of your contacts' comments too, so long as you got permissions over them, which is usually the case with every private room initiated by you.
+It will redact (delete) each of your contacts' comments too, so long as you got permissions over them, which is usually the case with every private room initiated by you.