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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This page assumes
 * Your Web Server supports PHP. (Only needed for web-to-Minecraft chat)
 * If you are on Linux, you should know how to use the terminal and `chmod`.
 
-#### Step 1: Disable the internal updating machanism in plugins/dynmap/configuration.txt
+#### Step 1: Disable the internal updating mechanism in plugins/dynmap/configuration.txt
 To disable the internal updating mechanism and enable the json-file updating mechanism. This will write to the file `standalone/dynmap_world.json` in your web-path at an interval that is specified with `writeinterval`.
 Change the following: (line 42 untill 75)