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 * **Asset transfer:** The action of transferring an asset instance from one account to another.
 * **Asset burning:** The destruction of an asset instance.
 * **Non-fungible asset:** An asset for which each unit has unique characteristics. There is exactly
-  one instance of such an asset in existance and there is exactly one owning account.
+  one instance of such an asset in existence and there is exactly one owning account.
 
 ### Goals