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 ## Lock-Referred Operations
 
-Operations similiar to [bin-referred operations](#bin-referred-operations) can be done by referencing the `.lck` lock files directly.  This may be useful for 
+Operations similar to [bin-referred operations](#bin-referred-operations) can be done by referencing the `.lck` lock files directly.  This may be useful for 
 more specialized workflows, but should be used with caution as the are less safe.
 
 ### Reading A Lock File