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@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ pub trait Future {
 }
 ```
 
-The [associated type] `Output` specfies the type of the asynchronous value. For example, the `async_read_file` function in the diagram above would return a `Future` instance with `Output` set to `File`.
+The [associated type] `Output` specifies the type of the asynchronous value. For example, the `async_read_file` function in the diagram above would return a `Future` instance with `Output` set to `File`.
 
 [associated type]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch19-03-advanced-traits.html#specifying-placeholder-types-in-trait-definitions-with-associated-types