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-memtier_benchmark is a command line utility developed by [Redis](https://redis.com) (formerly Garantia Data Ltd.) for load generation and bechmarking NoSQL key-value databases. It offers the following:
+memtier_benchmark is a command line utility developed by [Redis](https://redis.com) (formerly Garantia Data Ltd.) for load generation and benchmarking NoSQL key-value databases. It offers the following:
 
 * Support for both Redis and Memcache protocols (text and binary)
 * Multi-threaded multi-client execution