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 See [Fastify's LTS policy](https://github.com/fastify/fastify/blob/main/docs/Reference/LTS.md) for more details.
 
 ## Usage
-Require `@fastify/cors` and register it as any other plugin, it will add an `onRequest` hook and a [wildcard options route](https://github.com/fastify/fastify/issues/326#issuecomment-411360862).
+Require `@fastify/cors` and register it as any other plugin. It adds an `onRequest` hook and a [wildcard options route](https://github.com/fastify/fastify/issues/326#issuecomment-411360862).
 ```js
 import Fastify from 'fastify'
 import cors from '@fastify/cors'
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ await fastify.listen({ port: 3000 })
 ```
 You can use it as is without passing any option or you can configure it as explained below.
 ### Options
-* `origin`: Configures the **Access-Control-Allow-Origin** CORS header. The value of origin could be of different types:
-  - `Boolean` - set `origin` to `true` to reflect the [request origin](http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-abarth-origin-09), or set it to `false` to disable CORS.
-  - `String` - set `origin` to a specific origin. For example, if you set it to `"http://example.com"` only requests from "http://example.com" will be allowed. The special `*` value (default) allows any origin.
-  - `RegExp` - set `origin` to a regular expression pattern that will be used to test the request origin. If it is a match, the request origin will be reflected. For example, the pattern `/example\.com$/` will reflect any request that is coming from an origin ending with "example.com".
-  - `Array` - set `origin` to an array of valid origins. Each origin can be a `String` or a `RegExp`. For example, `["http://example1.com", /\.example2\.com$/]` will accept any request from "http://example1.com" or from a subdomain of "example2.com".
-  - `Function` - set `origin` to a function implementing some custom logic. The function takes the request origin as the first parameter and a callback as a second (which expects the signature `err [Error | null], origin`), where `origin` is a non-function value of the origin option. *Async-await* and promises are supported as well. The Fastify instance is bound to function call and you may access via `this`. For example:
+* `origin`: Configures the **Access-Control-Allow-Origin** CORS header. The value of origin can be:
+  - `Boolean`: Set to `true` to reflect the [request origin](http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-abarth-origin-09), or `false` to disable CORS.
+  - `String`: Set to a specific origin (e.g., `"http://example.com"`). The special `*` value (default) allows any origin.
+  - `RegExp`: Set to a regular expression pattern to test the request origin. If it matches, the request origin is reflected (e.g., `/example\.com$/` returns the origin only if it ends with `example.com`).
+  - `Array`: Set to an array of valid origins, each being a `String` or `RegExp` (e.g., `["http://example1.com", /\.example2\.com$/]`).
+  - `Function`: Set to a function with custom logic. The function takes the request origin as the first parameter and a callback as the second (signature `err [Error | null], origin`). *Async-await* and promises are supported. The Fastify instance is bound to the function call and can be accessed via `this`. For example:
   ```js
   origin: (origin, cb) => {
     const hostname = new URL(origin).hostname
@@ -63,23 +63,23 @@ You can use it as is without passing any option or you can configure it as expla
     cb(new Error("Not allowed"), false)
   }
   ```
-* `methods`: Configures the **Access-Control-Allow-Methods** CORS header. Expects a comma-delimited string (ex: 'GET,PUT,POST') or an array (ex: `['GET', 'PUT', 'POST']`); (default: `GET,HEAD,PUT,PATCH,POST,DELETE`)
-* `hook`: See the section `Custom Fastify hook name` (default: `onRequest`)
-* `allowedHeaders`: Configures the **Access-Control-Allow-Headers** CORS header. Expects a comma-delimited string (ex: `'Content-Type,Authorization'`) or an array (ex: `['Content-Type', 'Authorization']`). If not specified, defaults to reflecting the headers specified in the request's **Access-Control-Request-Headers** header.
-* `exposedHeaders`: Configures the **Access-Control-Expose-Headers** CORS header. Expects a comma-delimited string (ex: `'Content-Range,X-Content-Range'`) or an array (ex: `['Content-Range', 'X-Content-Range']`). If not specified, no custom headers are exposed.
-* `credentials`: Configures the **Access-Control-Allow-Credentials** CORS header. Set to `true` to pass the header, otherwise, it is omitted.
-* `maxAge`: Configures the **Access-Control-Max-Age** CORS header. In seconds. Set to an integer to pass the header, otherwise, it is omitted.
-* `cacheControl`: Configures the **Cache-Control** header for CORS preflight responses. Set to an integer to pass the header as `Cache-Control: max-age=${cacheControl}`, or set to a string to pass the header as `Cache-Control: ${cacheControl}` (fully define the header value), otherwise the header is omitted.
-* `preflightContinue`: Pass the CORS preflight response to the route handler (default: `false`).
-* `optionsSuccessStatus`: Provides a status code to use for successful `OPTIONS` requests, since some legacy browsers (IE11, various SmartTVs) choke on `204`.
-* `preflight`: if needed you can entirely disable preflight by passing `false` here (default: `true`).
-* `strictPreflight`: Enforces strict requirements of the CORS preflight request headers (**Access-Control-Request-Method** and **Origin**) as defined by the [W3C CORS specification](https://www.w3.org/TR/2020/SPSD-cors-20200602/#resource-preflight-requests) (the current [fetch living specification](https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/) does not define server behavior for missing headers). Preflight requests without the required headers will result in 400 errors when set to `true` (default: `true`).
-* `hideOptionsRoute`: hide options route from the documentation built using [@fastify/swagger](https://github.com/fastify/fastify-swagger) (default: `true`).
+* `methods`: Configures the **Access-Control-Allow-Methods** CORS header. Expects a comma-delimited string (e.g., 'GET,PUT,POST') or an array (e.g., `['GET', 'PUT', 'POST']`). Default: `GET,HEAD,PUT,PATCH,POST,DELETE`.
+* `hook`: See the section `Custom Fastify hook name`. Default: `onRequest`.
+* `allowedHeaders`: Configures the **Access-Control-Allow-Headers** CORS header. Expects a comma-delimited string (e.g., `'Content-Type,Authorization'`) or an array (e.g., `['Content-Type', 'Authorization']`). Defaults to reflecting the headers specified in the request's **Access-Control-Request-Headers** header if not specified.
+* `exposedHeaders`: Configures the **Access-Control-Expose-Headers** CORS header. Expects a comma-delimited string (e.g., `'Content-Range,X-Content-Range'`) or an array (e.g., `['Content-Range', 'X-Content-Range']`). No custom headers are exposed if not specified.
+* `credentials`: Configures the **Access-Control-Allow-Credentials** CORS header. Set to `true` to pass the header; otherwise, it is omitted.
+* `maxAge`: Configures the **Access-Control-Max-Age** CORS header in seconds. Set to an integer to pass the header; otherwise, it is omitted.
+* `cacheControl`: Configures the **Cache-Control** header for CORS preflight responses. Set to an integer to pass the header as `Cache-Control: max-age=${cacheControl}`, or set to a string to pass the header as `Cache-Control: ${cacheControl}`. Otherwise, the header is omitted.
+* `preflightContinue`: Passes the CORS preflight response to the route handler. Default: `false`.
+* `optionsSuccessStatus`: Provides a status code for successful `OPTIONS` requests, as some legacy browsers (IE11, various SmartTVs) choke on `204`.
+* `preflight`: Disables preflight by passing `false`. Default: `true`.
+* `strictPreflight`: Enforces strict requirements for the CORS preflight request headers (**Access-Control-Request-Method** and **Origin**) as defined by the [W3C CORS specification](https://www.w3.org/TR/2020/SPSD-cors-20200602/#resource-preflight-requests). Preflight requests without the required headers result in 400 errors when set to `true`. Default: `true`.
+* `hideOptionsRoute`: Hides the options route from documentation built using [@fastify/swagger](https://github.com/fastify/fastify-swagger). Default: `true`.
 
 #### :warning: DoS attacks
 
-The use of `RegExp` or a `function` for the `origin` parameter might allow an attacker to perform a Denial of Service
-attack. Craft those with extreme care.
+Using `RegExp` or a `function` for the `origin` parameter may enable Denial of Service attacks.
+Craft with extreme care.
 
 ### Configuring CORS Asynchronously
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ fastify.listen({ port: 3000 })
 
 ### Custom Fastify hook name
 
-By default, `@fastify/cors` adds an `onRequest` hook where the validation and header injection are executed. This can be customized by passing `hook` in the options. Valid values are `onRequest`, `preParsing`, `preValidation`, `preHandler`, `preSerialization`, and `onSend`.
+By default, `@fastify/cors` adds an `onRequest` hook for validation and header injection. This can be customized by passing `hook` in the options. Valid values are `onRequest`, `preParsing`, `preValidation`, `preHandler`, `preSerialization`, and `onSend`.
 
 ```js
 import Fastify from 'fastify'
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ fastify.get('/', (req, reply) => {
 await fastify.listen({ port: 3000 })
 ```
 
-When configuring CORS asynchronously, an object with `delegator` key is expected:
+To configure CORS asynchronously, provide an object with the `delegator` key:
 
 ```js
 const fastify = require('fastify')()