Index: src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-meta.php
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--- src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-meta.php	(revision 45247)
+++ src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-meta.php	(working copy)
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
 			<ul>
 			<?php wp_register(); ?>
 			<li><?php wp_loginout(); ?></li>
-			<li><a href="<?php echo esc_url( get_bloginfo( 'rss2_url' ) ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Entries <abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr>' ); ?></a></li>
-			<li><a href="<?php echo esc_url( get_bloginfo( 'comments_rss2_url' ) ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Comments <abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr>' ); ?></a></li>
+			<li><a href="<?php echo esc_url( get_bloginfo( 'rss2_url' ) ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Entries feed' ); ?></a></li>
+			<li><a href="<?php echo esc_url( get_bloginfo( 'comments_rss2_url' ) ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Comments feed' ); ?></a></li>
 			<?php
 			/**
 			 * Filters the "Powered by WordPress" text in the Meta widget.
@@ -71,9 +71,8 @@
 			echo apply_filters(
 				'widget_meta_poweredby',
 				sprintf(
-					'<li><a href="%s" title="%s">%s</a></li>',
+					'<li><a href="%s">%s</a></li>',
 					esc_url( __( 'https://wordpress.org/' ) ),
-					esc_attr__( 'Powered by WordPress, state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform.' ),
 					_x( 'WordPress.org', 'meta widget link text' )
 				),
 				$instance