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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Welcome to OpenOCD!
 OpenOCD provides on-chip programming and debugging support with a
 layered architecture of JTAG interface and TAP support including:
 
-- (X)SVF playback to faciliate automated boundary scan and FPGA/CPLD
+- (X)SVF playback to facilitate automated boundary scan and FPGA/CPLD
   programming;
 - debug target support (e.g. ARM, MIPS): single-stepping,
   breakpoints/watchpoints, gprof profiling, etc;