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 # NOTATIONS AND CONVENTIONS
 The keywords "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are interpreted as described in BCP 14 [RFC2119](https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119) [RFC8174](https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174)
 
+This document also uses the following terminology:
 
 | Name | Description |
 | --- | --- |
 | SHA256(x) | An `x` value hashed via the SHA256 hashing function. |
-| base64 | A base64 data encoding format, which is described in [RFC4648](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4648) |
+| base64 | The base64 data encoding format, which is described in [RFC4648](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4648) |
 
 # 1. File format
 The file is a serialized array of strings encoded with either JSON or CBOR. The filename MUST end with either `.json` or `.cbor` extension to clarify the encoding.