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 ## What is an OME-Zarr?
 
-An OME-Zarr is a file format optimized for storying, viewing, & sharing large images.
+An OME-Zarr is a file format optimized for storing, viewing, & sharing large images.
 There are two parts to an OME-Zarr:
 
 * **The "Zarr" part describes how the pixel data for the images are laid out**