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 ## Terms
 1. ORKs - (Orchestrated Recluder of Keys) Nodes of the Tide Network that authenticate users and hold their keys.
-2. CVK  - (Consumer-Vendor Key) A key associting each user on the network with a vendor/application, held in the ORKs that authenticate the user.
+2. CVK  - (Consumer-Vendor Key) A key associating each user on the network with a vendor/application, held in the ORKs that authenticate the user.
 3. UID  - (Unique ID) A unique identifier of a key in the Tide Network. e.g., hash of the user's username.
 
 ## Installation