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 # What is Che server
-Che Server is a core component of the [Eclipse Che](https://github.com/eclipse/che/). This component is responsibe for creation and managing of Che workspaces, but will some day be replaced by the [Dev Workspace Operator](https://github.com/devfile/devworkspace-operator). 
+Che Server is a core component of the [Eclipse Che](https://github.com/eclipse/che/). This component is responsible for creation and managing of Che workspaces, but will some day be replaced by the [Dev Workspace Operator](https://github.com/devfile/devworkspace-operator). 
 
 # Project structure
 Che Server is mostly a Java web application deployed on a Apache Tomcat server in a container.