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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Properties -> C/C++ General -> Paths and Symbols -> Includes -> GNU C++ -> Add..
 Properties -> C/C++ General -> Paths and Symbols -> Source Location -> Add Folder... 
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-Create a new thread via the project's IOC and call startALPAKA() from this thread. If your thread is called `defaultTask`, the corresponding `StartDefaultTask` generated in `Core/Src/freertos.c` should look like this:
+Create a new thread via the project's IOC and call `startALPAKA()` from this thread. If your thread is called `defaultTask`, the corresponding function `StartDefaultTask` generated in `Core/Src/freertos.c` should look like this:
 ```
 void StartDefaultTask(void *argument)
 {