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 ### Padded Blocks
 
 These are bytecode sections that you want to have a certain length, this can be the case if you're
-generating a jump table. Padded blocks bad their sections with a specific byte, by default the
+generating a jump table. Padded blocks pad their sections with a specific byte, by default the
 0-byte `0x00`. They can pad to the front or to the back.
  
 To create padded blocks the following helpers are available: