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 # Basic Architecture
 
 # Basic Architecture
 

-Nominatim provides geocoding based on OpenStreetMap data. It uses a Postgresql
+Nominatim provides geocoding based on OpenStreetMap data. It uses a PostgreSQL

 database as a backend for storing the data.
 
 There are three basic parts to Nominatim's architecture: the data import,
 database as a backend for storing the data.
 
 There are three basic parts to Nominatim's architecture: the data import,


@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ the import can be found in the database table `place`.
 The __address computation__ or __indexing__ stage takes the data from `place`
 and adds additional information needed for geocoding. It ranks the places by
 importance, links objects that belong together and computes addresses and
 The __address computation__ or __indexing__ stage takes the data from `place`
 and adds additional information needed for geocoding. It ranks the places by
 importance, links objects that belong together and computes addresses and

-the search index. Most of this work is done in Pl/pqSQL via database triggers
+the search index. Most of this work is done in PL/pgSQL via database triggers

 and can be found in the file `sql/functions.sql`.
 
 and can be found in the file `sql/functions.sql`.
 

-The __search frontend__ implements the actual API. It takes queries for
-search and reverse geocoding queries from the user, looks up the data and
+The __search frontend__ implements the actual API. It takes search
+and reverse geocoding queries from the user, looks up the data and

 returns the results in the requested format. This part is written in PHP
 and can be found in the `lib/` and `website/` directories.
 returns the results in the requested format. This part is written in PHP
 and can be found in the `lib/` and `website/` directories.