diff --git a/library/core/src/primitive_docs.rs b/library/core/src/primitive_docs.rs
index a0caa6c8216cb..90b3b7bc28617 100644
--- a/library/core/src/primitive_docs.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/primitive_docs.rs
@@ -308,10 +308,10 @@ mod prim_never {}
 /// let _ = unsafe { char::from_u32_unchecked(0x110000) };
 /// ```
 ///
-/// USVs are also the exact set of values that may be encoded in UTF-8. Because `char` values are
-/// USVs and functions may assume [incoming `str` values are valid
-/// UTF-8](primitive.str.html#invariant), it is safe to store any `char` in a `str` or read any
-/// character from a `str` as a `char`.
+/// Unicode scalar values are also the exact set of values that may be encoded in UTF-8. Because
+/// `char` values are Unicode scalar values and functions may assume [incoming `str` values are
+/// valid UTF-8](primitive.str.html#invariant), it is safe to store any `char` in a `str` or read
+/// any character from a `str` as a `char`.
 ///
 /// The gap in valid `char` values is understood by the compiler, so in the
 /// below example the two ranges are understood to cover the whole range of
@@ -325,11 +325,10 @@ mod prim_never {}
 /// };
 /// ```
 ///
-/// All USVs are valid `char` values, but not all of them represent a real
-/// character. Many USVs are not currently assigned to a character, but may be
-/// in the future ("reserved"); some will never be a character
-/// ("noncharacters"); and some may be given different meanings by different
-/// users ("private use").
+/// All Unicode scalar values are valid `char` values, but not all of them represent a real
+/// character. Many Unicode scalar values are not currently assigned to a character, but may be in
+/// the future ("reserved"); some will never be a character ("noncharacters"); and some may be given
+/// different meanings by different users ("private use").
 ///
 /// [Unicode code point]: https://www.unicode.org/glossary/#code_point
 /// [Unicode scalar value]: https://www.unicode.org/glossary/#unicode_scalar_value