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 # Apache NiFi
 
-Apache NiFi is a dataflow system based on the concepts of flow-based programming. It is currently apart of the Apache Incubator.
+Apache NiFi is a dataflow system based on the concepts of flow-based programming. It is currently part of the Apache Incubator.
 
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