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 [Smarty API interface](/api/interfaces.md#smarty-api-interface).
 
 ## Scheduled jobs
-Any api can be configured to be run as a scheduled job. These can be configured in the UI under Administer->System Settings->Scheduled jobs. Usually the api run this way are written with the intent that they be run as scheduled jobs - e.g those with the Job entity or provided by payment processors to run recurring payments.
+Any API call can be configured to be run as a scheduled job. These can be configured in the UI under Administer->System Settings->Scheduled jobs. Usually API calls run this way are written with the intent that they be run as scheduled jobs - e.g those with the Job entity or provided by payment processors to run recurring payments.