diff --git a/BEDv1.tex b/BEDv1.tex
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--- a/BEDv1.tex
+++ b/BEDv1.tex
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ \subsection{Terminology and concepts}\label{sec:terms}
   Some capabilities of the \ac{BED} format, however, are available only when a single tab is used as the \textbf{field separator} throughout the \textbf{file}.
 
 \item[file:]
-  Sequence of one or more~\textbf{line}s.
+  Sequence of zero or more~\textbf{line}s.
 
 \item[line:]
   String terminated by a~\textbf{line separator}, in one of the following classes.