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 <h2><a name="auto_load_model" id="auto_load_model"></a>Auto-loading Models</h2>
-<p>If you find that you need a particular model globally throughout your  application, you can tell CodeIgniter to auto-load it during system  initialization.  This is done by opening the application/config/autoload.php file and adding the mdoel to the autoload array.</p>
+<p>If you find that you need a particular model globally throughout your  application, you can tell CodeIgniter to auto-load it during system  initialization.  This is done by opening the application/config/autoload.php file and adding the model to the autoload array.</p>
 
 
 <h2><a name="conn"></a>Connecting to your Database</h2>