diff --git a/docs/kb/named-pipes.md b/docs/kb/named-pipes.md
index 68a69014..7c2f21a5 100644
--- a/docs/kb/named-pipes.md
+++ b/docs/kb/named-pipes.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ IBM,12:01:20.990,A,O,100,61.11
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 If the file is compressed into a ZIP archive (t.zip), the system command `unzip` has the option to uncompress to stdout, which can be combined with a `fifo`.
-The following loads the CSV file via a FIFO without having the intermediary step of creating the unzipped file:
+The following loads the CSV file through a FIFO without having the intermediary step of creating the unzipped file:
 
 ```q
 q)system"rm -f fifo && mkfifo fifo"