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 Brightray is a low-level dependency of Electron that does not concern the
 majority of Electron users.
 
+### CRT
+
+The C Run-time Library (CRT) is the part of the C++ Standard Library that 
+incorporates the ISO C99 standard library. The Visual C++ libraries that 
+implement the CRT support native code development, and both mixed native and 
+managed code, and pure managed code for .NET development.
+
 ### DMG
 
 An Apple Disk Image is a packaging format used by macOS. DMG files are