xnu-2422.115.4.tar.gz

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diff --git a/bsd/man/man4/random.4 b/bsd/man/man4/random.4
index 491bf1d643db48cf3dd26513d6c7d9909689896b..ed72fa315bd88beebc03abd885d1c3631589f94e 100644 (file)
--- a/bsd/man/man4/random.4
+++ b/bsd/man/man4/random.4
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ The
 device implements the
 .Nm Yarrow
 pseudo random number generator algorithm and maintains its entropy pool.
-Addditional entropy is fed to the generator regularly by the
+Additional entropy is fed to the generator regularly by the
 .Nm SecurityServer
 daemon from random jitter measurements of the kernel.
 .Nm SecurityServer
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ over time without any explicit indication from the
 .Nm
 device itself.
 .Pp
-Paranoid programmers can counter-act this risk somewhat by collecting
+Paranoid programmers can counteract this risk somewhat by collecting
 entropy of their choice (e.g. from keystroke or mouse timings)
 and seeding it into
 .Nm
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@ directly before obtaining important random numbers.
 .Sh HISTORY
 A
 .Nm
-device appeared in Linux operating system.
+device appeared in the Linux operating system.