diff --git a/examples/src/TcpExamples/TcpExample4HandlerThread.java b/examples/src/TcpExamples/TcpExample4HandlerThread.java
index 3a14d484f4064c2ec5a8b23bf61f4eb4958bcaca..94b8ec8b26bd501087f2794db8ae4fff24d57f04 100644
--- a/examples/src/TcpExamples/TcpExample4HandlerThread.java
+++ b/examples/src/TcpExamples/TcpExample4HandlerThread.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import java.net.*;
 /**
  * Handles all the logic associated with one connection
  * by running in a thread of its own. This is the server
- * portion as well, so we artifically invent what happens
+ * portion as well, so we artificially invent what happens
  * if the server can't respond to a connection for 10 sec.
  * 
  * @author Don McGregor