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 * running Clippy on the entire project
 * running all tests in all crates
 
+## What's a "Gerust"?
+
+"Gerust" is a play on "Gerüst", the German word for "framework" and Rust – thanks to [@skade](https://github.com/skade) who had the idea originally and allowed us to use it!
+
 ## License
 
 Gerust is developed by and © Mainmatter GmbH and contributors. It is released under the [MIT License](./LICENSE.md).