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@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ setup via another operating system for it to use. Despite the
inconvenience, this method requires minimal work by the kernel, since
the firmware will also handle restoring memory contents on resume.
-If the kernel is responsible for persistantly saving state, a mechanism
+If the kernel is responsible for persistently saving state, a mechanism
called 'swsusp' (Swap Suspend) is used to write memory contents to
free swap space. swsusp has some restrictive requirements, but should
work in most cases. Some, albeit outdated, documentation can be found