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 *Current version: 1.1.1*
 
-**PrivateBin** is a minimalist, open source online pastebin where the server has
-zero knowledge of pasted data.
+**PrivateBin** is a minimalist, open source online [pastebin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastebin)
+where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data.
 
 Data is encrypted and decrypted in the browser using 256bit AES in [Galois Counter mode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galois/Counter_Mode).