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@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ this module. Most applications will need to derive new writer classes from the
.. class:: DumbWriter(file=None, maxcol=72)
- Simple writer class which writes output on the file object passed in as *file*
- or, if *file* is omitted, on standard output. The output is simply word-wrapped
- to the number of columns specified by *maxcol*. This class is suitable for
- reflowing a sequence of paragraphs.
+ Simple writer class which writes output on the :term:`file object` passed
+ in as *file* or, if *file* is omitted, on standard output. The output is
+ simply word-wrapped to the number of columns specified by *maxcol*. This
+ class is suitable for reflowing a sequence of paragraphs.