diff --git a/functions/filesystem.xml b/functions/filesystem.xml
index eeeb2a6684..02c1146f72 100644
--- a/functions/filesystem.xml
+++ b/functions/filesystem.xml
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ $fcontents = join ('', file ('http://www.php.net'));
     <simpara>
      Note: The atime of a file is supposed to change whenever
      the data blocks of a file are being read. This can be
-     costly performancewise when an appliation regularly
+     costly performancewise when an application regularly
      accesses a very large number of files or directories. Some
      Unix filesystems can be mounted with atime updates disabled
      to increase the performance of such applications; USENET