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 # cyclonedds-rs 
 
 Rust bindings for cyclonedds https://github.com/eclipse-cyclonedds/cyclonedds.
-This create no longer depends on a code generator. The Cyclone serialization
+This crate no longer depends on a code generator. The Cyclone serialization
 interface is used to implement the Rust interface. You can annotate a structure
 with the new derive macro and start subscribing and publishing right from Rust.