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 ### Prerequisites
 
-Before installing `rclnodejs` please ensure the following softare is installed and configured on your systemd:
+Before installing `rclnodejs` please ensure the following software is installed and configured on your system:
 
 - [Nodejs](https://nodejs.org/en/) version between 10.23.1 - 12.x.