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 Watchdog
 ==========
 
-The watchdog provides an unmanaged and generic interface between the outside world and your function. Its job is to marshal a HTTP request accepted on the API Gateway and to invoke your chosen appliaction. The watchdog is a tiny Golang webserver - see the diagram below for how this process works.
+The watchdog provides an unmanaged and generic interface between the outside world and your function. Its job is to marshal a HTTP request accepted on the API Gateway and to invoke your chosen application. The watchdog is a tiny Golang webserver - see the diagram below for how this process works.
 
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