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@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ liking, making it completely customizable. This is a *self-hosted bot* – meani
 to host and maintain your own instance. You can turn Red into an admin bot, music bot, trivia bot,
 new best friend or all of these together!  
 
+Red is built to be used in [Discord](https://discord.com/), a voice, video, and text chat application that allows users to 
+communicate with their friends and communities. Discord utilizes servers that contain chat rooms and 
+voice channels that can be accessed through invite links.
+
 [Installation](#installation) is easy, and you do **NOT** need to know anything about coding! Aside
 from installing and updating, every part of the bot can be controlled from within Discord.