diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10982232a2a93c..8fa367eba6ea47 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ us a report nonetheless.
 
 - [#14519](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/14519): _Internal domain
   function can be used to cause segfaults_. Causing program termination using
-  either the public Javascript APIs or the private bindings layer APIs requires
-  the ability to execute arbitrary Javascript code, which is already the highest
+  either the public JavaScript APIs or the private bindings layer APIs requires
+  the ability to execute arbitrary JavaScript code, which is already the highest
   level of privilege possible.
 
 - [#12141](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12141): _buffer: zero fill
diff --git a/doc/api/n-api.md b/doc/api/n-api.md
index 0e94396665ca25..f1587f4848b807 100644
--- a/doc/api/n-api.md
+++ b/doc/api/n-api.md
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ typedef void (*napi_async_complete_callback)(napi_env env,
 ```
 
 ## Error Handling
-N-API uses both return values and Javascript exceptions for error handling.
+N-API uses both return values and JavaScript exceptions for error handling.
 The following sections explain the approach for each case.
 
 ### Return values
@@ -2863,7 +2863,7 @@ Returns `napi_ok` if the API succeeded.
 
 This API allows an add-on author to create a function object in native code.
 This is the primary mechanism to allow calling *into* the add-on's native code
-*from* Javascript.
+*from* JavaScript.
 
 *Note*: The newly created function is not automatically visible from
 script after this call. Instead, a property must be explicitly set on any