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 ## Main License
 
-The systemd project uses single-line references to Unique Licese Identifiers as
+The systemd project uses single-line references to Unique License Identifiers as
 defined by the Linux Foundation's SPDX project (https://spdx.org/). The line in
 each individual source file identifies the license applicable to that file.