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@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ _.defer(function(){ alert('deferred'); });
         <br />
         This method returns a function; it does
         not itself execute its first argument. You should call <code>_.throttle</code>
-        only <em>once</em> for each function you wish to debounce (not repeatedly!).
+        only <em>once</em> for each function you wish to throttle (not repeatedly!).
         It is the function returned from that once call to <code>_.throttle</code>
         that you should invoke on each occurrance of the event you wish to throttle.
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