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 ## Synchronization
 
-The initial synchronization process scans the blockchain from the paired bitcoind server to update addresses and balances. *insight* needs one (and only one) trusted bitcoind node to run. This node must have finished downloading the blockchain befure running *insight*.
+The initial synchronization process scans the blockchain from the paired bitcoind server to update addresses and balances. *insight* needs one (and only one) trusted bitcoind node to run. This node must have finished downloading the blockchain before running *insight*.
 
 While *insight* is synchronizing the website can be accessed (the sync process is embedded in the webserver), but there may be missing data or incorrect balances for addresses. The 'sync' status is shown on the top-right of all pages.