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 ## libuv API documentation
 
 The other major dependency of Node.js is [libuv][], providing
-the [event loop][] and other operation system abstractions to Node.js.
+the [event loop][] and other operating system abstractions to Node.js.
 
 There is a [reference documentation for the libuv API][].