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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ In order to run your server via localhost, you will need to install these first:
 - [Node.js v16 or later](https://nodejs.org/en)
 - [ws](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ws)
 
-Once the required software is installed, open either run.bat (if you're on Windows) or run.sh (if you're not). If there aren't any errors, your server will start up. Go to `localhost:3000` in your favourite web browser (keep the command prompt open, closing it will shut down the server) to play.
+Once the required software is installed, open either run.bat (if you're on Windows) or run.sh (if you're not). If there aren't any errors, your server will start up. Go to `localhost:3000` in your favourite web browser (keep the terminal window open, closing it will shut down the server) to play.
 
 If you want to stay up to date, fork this template, download a git client, and sync the fork whenever there's a major update.