diff --git a/Doc/library/socket.rst b/Doc/library/socket.rst
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--- a/Doc/library/socket.rst
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@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ sends traffic to the first one connected successfully. ::
 
    
 The last example shows how to write a very simple network sniffer with raw
-sockets on Windows. The example requires administrator priviliges to modify
+sockets on Windows. The example requires administrator privileges to modify
 the interface::
 
    import socket