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 > ipns record definitions
 
-This package contains all of components necessary to create, understand, and validate IPNS records. It does *not* publish or resolve those records. [`go-ipfs`](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs) uses this package internally to manipulate records.
+This package contains all of the components necessary to create, understand, and validate IPNS records. It does *not* publish or resolve those records. [`go-ipfs`](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs) uses this package internally to manipulate records.
 
 ## Usage