#13289: merge with 3.2.
diff --git a/Lib/socketserver.py b/Lib/socketserver.py
index a2f0f39..0d217ed 100644
--- a/Lib/socketserver.py
+++ b/Lib/socketserver.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
data is stored externally (e.g. in the file system), a synchronous
class will essentially render the service "deaf" while one request is
being handled -- which may be for a very long time if a client is slow
-to recv all the data it has requested. Here a threading or forking
+to read all the data it has requested. Here a threading or forking
server is appropriate.
In some cases, it may be appropriate to process part of a request