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 This repository is a guide for amateurs pen testers and a summary of hacking tools to practice ethical hacking, pen testing and web security. Most of these tools are UNIX compatible and MIT licensed. *Note that Linux is the best operating system to practice ethical hacking.*
 
-## What is prenetration testing ?
+## What is penetration testing ?
 
 Penetration testing is a type of security testing that is used to test the insecurity of an application. It is conducted to find the security risk which might be present in the system.