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authorAndrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca>2008-04-05 02:42:20 (GMT)
committerAndrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca>2008-04-05 02:42:20 (GMT)
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diff --git a/Doc/library/signal.rst b/Doc/library/signal.rst
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@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ The :mod:`signal` module defines the following functions:
.. function:: setitimer(which, seconds[, interval])
- Sets given itimer (one of :const:`signal.ITIMER_REAL`,
- :const:`signal.ITIMER_VIRTUAL` or :const:`signal.ITIMER_PROF`) especified
+ Sets given interval timer (one of :const:`signal.ITIMER_REAL`,
+ :const:`signal.ITIMER_VIRTUAL` or :const:`signal.ITIMER_PROF`) specified
by *which* to fire after *seconds* (float is accepted, different from
:func:`alarm`) and after that every *interval* seconds. The interval
timer specified by *which* can be cleared by setting seconds to zero.
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ The :mod:`signal` module defines the following functions:
.. function:: getitimer(which)
- Returns current value of a given itimer especified by *which*.
+ Returns current value of a given interval timer especified by *which*.
.. versionadded:: 2.6