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 Ikiwiki is a **wiki compiler**. It converts wiki pages
 into HTML pages suitable for publishing on a website. Ikiwiki stores
-pages and hostory in a revision control system such as [[Subversion]]
+pages and history in a revision control system such as [[Subversion]]
 or [[Git]]. There are many other [[features]], including support for
 [[blogging|blog]], as well as a large array of [[plugins]].