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-This directory contains several convertors from a few known text formats into
+This directory contains several converters from a few known text formats into
 the ASN.1 modules, as well as examples of these formats and the sample
-convertor's output (generated by `make`).
+converter's output (generated by `make`).
 
 To regenerate the .asn1 files from the original RFC texts, do `rm *.asn1; make`.