Alacritty, a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Rust

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Alacritty is a terminal emulator built with Rust and designed to run on the GPU for faster performance. It's aimed at developers who spend significant time in command-line environments and want a responsive alternative to traditional terminal applications. The project prioritizes speed and efficiency by leveraging GPU acceleration, making it stand out among standard terminal emulators that rely solely on CPU processing.

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