diff --git a/doc/api/v8.md b/doc/api/v8.md
index 54e01806079e0a..ce6a15e882201a 100644
--- a/doc/api/v8.md
+++ b/doc/api/v8.md
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Returns an object with the following properties:
 
 `does_zap_garbage` is a 0/1 boolean, which signifies whether the
 `--zap_code_space` option is enabled or not. This makes V8 overwrite heap
-garbage with a bit pattern. The RSS footprint (resident memory set) gets bigger
+garbage with a bit pattern. The RSS footprint (resident set size) gets bigger
 because it continuously touches all heap pages and that makes them less likely
 to get swapped out by the operating system.