diff --git a/docs/tutorial_02_basic_ports.md b/docs/tutorial_02_basic_ports.md
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 }
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-We "connect" output ports to input ports using the same key (`the_aswer`);
+We "connect" output ports to input ports using the same key (`the_answer`);
 this means that they "point" to the same entry of the blackboard.
 
 These ports can be connected to each other because their type is the same,