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<sect1 id="notation">
<para>
This book uses the following typographical conventions to mark
- certain portions of test: new terms, foreign phrases, and other
+ certain portions of text: new terms, foreign phrases, and other
important passages are emphasized in <emphasis>italics</>.
Everything that represents input or output of the computer, in
particular commands, program code, and screen output, is shown in a
- monospaced front (<literal>example</literal>). Within such
- passages, italics (<replaceable>example</replaceable>) indicate,
- that you must insert an actual value instead of the placeholder. On
- occasion, parts of program code are emphasized in bold face
+ monospaced font (<literal>example</literal>). Within such
+ passages, italics (<replaceable>example</replaceable>) indicate
+ placeholders; you must insert an actual value instead of the placeholder.
+ On occasion, parts of program code are emphasized in bold face
(<emphasis role="bold"><literal>example</></>), if they have been
added or changed since the preceding example.
</para>