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 # Persistent communication
 
-- Inititiate communication by creating requests
+- Initiate communication by creating requests
     - `MPI_Send_init` and `MPI_Recv_init`
     - Same arguments as in `MPI_Isend` and `MPI_Irecv`
 - Start communication