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 ## What is Backstage?
 
-[Backstage](https://backstage.io/) is an open platform for building developer portals. Powered by a centralized software catalogue, Backstage restores order to your microservices and infrastructure and enables your product teams to ship high-quality code quickly — without compromising autonomy.
+[Backstage](https://backstage.io/) is an open platform for building developer portals. Powered by a centralized software catalog, Backstage restores order to your microservices and infrastructure and enables your product teams to ship high-quality code quickly — without compromising autonomy.
 
 Backstage unifies all your infrastructure tooling, services, and documentation to create a streamlined development environment from end to end.