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 > A curated list of awesome DuckDB libraries, tools and resources.
 
-[DuckDB](https://duckdb.org/) is an in-process SQL OLAP database management system.
+[DuckDB](https://duckdb.org/) is an analytical in-process SQL database management system.
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+DuckDB 1.0.0 was released on 2024-06-03: see the [announcement blog post](https://duckdb.org/2024/06/03/announcing-duckdb-100).
 
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