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 μpkg tries very hard to ensure that either everything is installed/upgraded or
 nothing is. Unhandled violations include (and are limited to) broken permissions
-(e.g. inconsistent ownership of files), insufficient diskspace, or a sudden
-closure of stderr.
+(e.g. inconsistent ownership of files), insufficient diskspace, closure of
+stderr, or process termination.
 
 ## Including dependencies