diff --git a/xterm/README.md b/xterm/README.md
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--- a/xterm/README.md
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@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-# xterm contianer!
+# xterm container!
 
 ## Building
 
 	$> make build
 
-Since the contianer maps user name and UID into the image, the Dockerfile.sh is used to generate the Dockerfile.
+Since the container maps user name and UID into the image, the Dockerfile.sh is used to generate the Dockerfile.
 
 ## Running