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 This module differs from other similar modules by providing a
 streaming-capable implementation (data can be passed to the hash
-object in chunnks and a digest extracted at the end) and by providing
+object in chunks and a digest extracted at the end) and by providing
 an interface compatible to the hash functions provided by the
 :mod:`hashlib` standard library module.  Binary wheels are provied for
 all supported Python releases on the most common platforms.  More