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 # errcheck
 
-errcheck is a program for checking for unchecked errors in go programs.
+errcheck is a program for checking for unchecked errors in Go code.
 
 ![errcheck](https://github.com/kisielk/errcheck/workflows/errcheck/badge.svg)