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 ### The script itself
 
 The script is broken up extensively into functions for easier readability and
-trouble-shooting. Most everything should be self-explanitory.
+trouble-shooting. Most everything should be self-explanatory.
 
 The main work is done by the `installationloop` function, which iterates
 through the programs file and determines based on the tag of each program,