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 ### IPAM: IP address allocation
 * `dhcp`: Runs a daemon on the host to make DHCP requests on behalf of the container
 * `host-local`: Maintains a local database of allocated IPs
-* `static`:  Allocate a static IPv4/IPv6 addresses to container and it's userful in debugging purpose.
+* `static`:  Allocate a static IPv4/IPv6 addresses to container and it's useful in debugging purpose.
 
 ### Meta: other plugins
 * `flannel`: Generates an interface corresponding to a flannel config file