diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst
index 606825c4c2f..412e6eeca22 100644
--- a/Doc/library/re.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/re.rst
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ form.
    of *pattern* in *string* by the replacement *repl*.  If the pattern isn't found,
    *string* is returned unchanged.  *repl* can be a string or a function; if it is
    a string, any backslash escapes in it are processed.  That is, ``\n`` is
-   converted to a single newline character, ``\r`` is converted to a linefeed, and
+   converted to a single newline character, ``\r`` is converted to a carriage return, and
    so forth.  Unknown escapes such as ``\j`` are left alone.  Backreferences, such
    as ``\6``, are replaced with the substring matched by group 6 in the pattern.
    For example: