diff --git a/modules/angular2/docs/core/02_directives.md b/modules/angular2/docs/core/02_directives.md
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+++ b/modules/angular2/docs/core/02_directives.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ There are three different kinds of directives (described in more detail in later
 
 ## CSS Selectors
 
-Decorators are instantiated whenever the decorator CSS selector matches the DOM structure. 
+Directives are instantiated whenever the CSS selector matches the DOM structure. 
 
 Angular supports these CSS selector constructs:
 * Element name: `name`