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 # Supported platforms
 
-Pixiewps can be compiled for a wide variety of platforms. On Windows it can be compiled with [MinGW](http://www.mingw.org/). Be sure to have installed phtread support.
+Pixiewps can be compiled for a wide variety of platforms. On Windows it can be compiled with [MinGW](http://www.mingw.org/). Be sure to have installed pthread support.
 
 Since version 1.4.1 it has been included in [OpenWrt](https://openwrt.org/) and [LEDE](https://lede-project.org/) official repositories.