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 * `JsDiff.parsePatch(diffStr)` - Parses a patch into structured data
 
-    Return a JSON object representation of the a patch, suitable for use with the `applyPath` method. This parses to the same structure returned by `JsDiff.structuredPatch`.
+    Return a JSON object representation of the a patch, suitable for use with the `applyPatch` method. This parses to the same structure returned by `JsDiff.structuredPatch`.
 
 * `convertChangesToXML(changes)` - converts a list of changes to a serialized XML format