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CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ We want our Javadocs to be concise and meaningful.
 
 ## IDEs
 
-### VSC
+### VS Code
 
-This project includes recommended VSC [extensions](.vscode/extensions.json) and minimal required [settings](.vscode/settings.json).
+This project includes recommended VS Code [extensions](.vscode/extensions.json) and minimal required [settings](.vscode/settings.json).
 
 Those minimal settings are required, and not just a recommendation or preference.
-More specifically, they make sure that working with this code in VSC matches the [code format](#format) expectations of the Maven build.
+More specifically, they make sure that working with this code in VS Code matches the [code format](#format) expectations of the Maven build.
 
-You may also have other VSC settings which are your "personal preferences" instead of "project requirements".
-We recommend that you keep personal settings in your VSC User Settings instead (`~/.config/Code/User/settings.json`).
+You may also have other VS Code settings which are your "personal preferences" instead of "project requirements".
+We recommend that you keep personal settings in your VS Code User Settings instead. The location of this file varies by platform (e.g., `~/.config/Code/User/settings.json` on Linux).