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 The Windows Divert package provides similar functionality to divert sockets in
-FreeBSD/MacOS, NETLINK filters in Linux, and some non-free packet capturing
+FreeBSD/MacOS, NETLINK sockets in Linux, and some non-free packet capturing
 packages such as WinPkFilter for Windows.  In fact, the design of this package
 was largely inspired by FreeBSD's divert sockets.