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<para>A unit configuration file whose name ends in
<literal>.slice</literal> encodes information about a slice which
- is a concept for hierarchially managing resources of a group of
+ is a concept for hierarchically managing resources of a group of
processes. This management is performed by creating a node in the
Linux Control Group (cgroup) tree. Units that manage processes
- (primarilly scope and service units) may be assigned to a specific
- slice. For each slice, certain resource limits may the be set that
+ (primarily scope and service units) may be assigned to a specific
+ slice. For each slice, certain resource limits may be set that
apply to all processes of all units contained in that
- slice. Slices are organized hierarchially in a tree. The name of
+ slice. Slices are organized hierarchically in a tree. The name of
the slice encodes the location in the tree. The name consists of a
dash-separated series of names, which describes the path to the
slice from the root slice. The root slice is named,