diff --git a/docs/site/content/docs/crafting-your-repository/configuring-tasks.mdx b/docs/site/content/docs/crafting-your-repository/configuring-tasks.mdx
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@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ Some tasks should always be run no matter what, like a deployment script after a
 
 ### Dependent tasks that can be run in parallel
 
-Some tasks can be run in parallel despite being dependent on other packages. An example of tasks that fit this description are linters, since a linter doesn't need to wait for outputs in dependencies to run successfully.
+Some tasks can be run in parallel despite being dependent on other packages. An example of tasks that fit this description are type checkers, since a type checker doesn't need to wait for outputs in dependencies to run successfully.
 
 Because of this, you may be tempted to define your `check-types` task like this: