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@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ environment, setting the revealed count is not required provided the
port is kept open (i.e., is pointed to by a live Scheme binding) while
the file descriptor is in use.
-To correspond with traditional Unix behaviour, three file descriptors
+To correspond with traditional Unix behavior, three file descriptors
(0, 1, and 2) are automatically imported when a program starts up and
assigned to the initial values of the current/standard input, output,
and error ports, respectively. The revealed count for each is
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ descriptor underlying @var{port}, with mode string @var{modes}
as for @ref{File Ports, open-file}. The two ports
will share a file position and file status flags.
-Unexpected behaviour can result if both ports are subsequently used
+Unexpected behavior can result if both ports are subsequently used
and the original and/or duplicate ports are buffered.
The mode string can include @code{0} to obtain an unbuffered duplicate
port.
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ and file status flags.
The return value is unspecified.
-Unexpected behaviour can result if both ports are subsequently used
+Unexpected behavior can result if both ports are subsequently used
and the original and/or duplicate ports are buffered.
This procedure does not have any side effects on other ports or
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ stream. Otherwise, close the stream. The @code{setpwent} and
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} getpw [user]
@deffnx {C Function} scm_getpwuid (user)
Look up an entry in the user database. @var{user} can be an integer,
-a string, or omitted, giving the behaviour of getpwuid, getpwnam
+a string, or omitted, giving the behavior of getpwuid, getpwnam
or getpwent respectively.
@end deffn
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ stream. Otherwise, close the stream. The @code{setgrent} and
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} getgr [group]
@deffnx {C Function} scm_getgrgid (group)
Look up an entry in the group database. @var{group} can be an integer,
-a string, or omitted, giving the behaviour of getgrgid, getgrnam
+a string, or omitted, giving the behavior of getgrgid, getgrnam
or getgrent respectively.
@end deffn
@@ -1862,7 +1862,7 @@ has terminated or (optionally) stopped. Normally it will
suspend the calling process until this can be done. If more than one
child process is eligible then one will be chosen by the operating system.
-The value of @var{pid} determines the behaviour:
+The value of @var{pid} determines the behavior:
@table @asis
@item @var{pid} greater than 0