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 ##### Position-independent code
 
-From a design perspective, the most important part of `.bun` files are how the code is organized. Each module is exported by a hash like this:
+From a design perspective, the most important part of the `.bun` format is how code is organized. Each module is exported by a hash like this:
 
 ```js
 // preact/dist/preact.module.js