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@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ The following _scopes_ are known for this project. A Conventional Commits commit
 - `iso`: Changing Arch Linux ISO CD
 - `zbm`: Adjusting ZFSBootMenu's behavior
 - `zfs`: A change to how ZFS interacts with the system, either a pool or a dataset
-- `os`: Getting an perating system set up to correctly work in a ZFS boot environment
+- `os`: Getting an operating system set up to correctly work in a ZFS boot environment
 - `meta`: Affects the project's repo layout, readme content, file names etc.
 
 # Credits