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@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Timecounter "i8254"  frequency 1193182 Hz</screen></para></entry>
       be executed by the processor.  One of the registers is the
       <literal>cr0</literal> 32-bit control register, and its value
       just after the reboot is 0.  One of the cr0's bits, the bit PE
-      (Protected Enabled) indicates whether the processor is running
+      (Protection Enabled) indicates whether the processor is running
       in protected or real mode.  Since at boot time this bit is
       cleared, the processor boots in real mode.  Real mode means,
       among other things, that linear and physical addresses are