diff --git a/book/source/03-cryptography.md b/book/source/03-cryptography.md
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--- a/book/source/03-cryptography.md
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@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ Throughout this document, we will frequently reference asymmetric cryptographic
 An asymmetric cryptographic key pair
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-Each key pair comprises two components: the public key and the private key. For ease of identification, we will depict the public key in green and the private key in red throughout this document.
+Each key pair comprises two parts: the public key and the private key. For ease of identification, we will depict the public key in green and the private key in red throughout this document.
 
 It's important to note that in many scenarios, only the public key is exposed or used (we will expand on these situations in subsequent sections):
 
 ```{figure} diag/keypair_pub.png
 ---
 ---
-The public component of an asymmetric key pair
+The public parts of an asymmetric key pair
 ```
 
 ### Usage and terminology in OpenPGP