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 ### Updating Posts
 
-To create posts, use the `.update()` method on a single-item query to PUT (the HTTP verb for "update") a data object to the server:
+To update posts, use the `.update()` method on a single-item query to PUT (the HTTP verb for "update") a data object to the server:
 
 ```js
 // You must authenticate to be able to PUT (update) a post