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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
index 51ebddc155..d5eae2d66d 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
@@ -84,22 +84,22 @@
<p>Time unit expressed in parts per second. That is,
the time unit equals <c>1/PartsPerSecond</c> second.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>seconds</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>second</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Symbolic representation of the time unit
represented by the integer <c>1</c>.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>milli_seconds</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>millisecond</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Symbolic representation of the time unit
represented by the integer <c>1000</c>.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>micro_seconds</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>microsecond</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Symbolic representation of the time unit
represented by the integer <c>1000000</c>.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>nano_seconds</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>nanosecond</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Symbolic representation of the time unit
represented by the integer <c>1000000000</c>.</p>
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
<p>One can get an approximation of the <c>native</c>
time unit by calling
<seealso marker="erlang:convert_time_unit/3">
- <c>erlang:convert_time_unit(1, seconds, native)</c></seealso>.
+ <c>erlang:convert_time_unit(1, second, native)</c></seealso>.
The result equals the number
of whole <c>native</c> time units per second. If
the number of <c>native</c> time units per second does not
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@
<seealso marker="kernel:os#perf_counter/0">
<c>os:perf_counter/0</c></seealso>.</p>
</item>
+ <tag><seealso marker="#type_deprecated_time_unit"><c>deprecated_time_unit()</c></seealso></tag>
+ <item><p>
+ Deprecated symbolic representations kept for backwards-compatibility.
+ </p></item>
</taglist>
<p>The <c>time_unit/0</c> type can be extended.
To convert time values between time units, use
@@ -156,6 +160,27 @@
<c>erlang:convert_time_unit/3</c></seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="deprecated_time_unit"></name>
+ <desc><marker id="type_deprecated_time_unit"/>
+ <p>The <seealso marker="#type_time_unit"><c>time_unit()</c></seealso>
+ type also consist of the following <em>deprecated</em> symbolic
+ time units:</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>seconds</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Same as <seealso marker="#type_time_unit"><c>second</c></seealso>.</p></item>
+
+ <tag><c>milli_seconds</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Same as <seealso marker="#type_time_unit"><c>millisecond</c></seealso>.</p></item>
+
+ <tag><c>micro_seconds</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Same as <seealso marker="#type_time_unit"><c>microsecond</c></seealso>.</p></item>
+
+ <tag><c>nano_seconds</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Same as <seealso marker="#type_time_unit"><c>nanosecond</c></seealso>.</p></item>
+ </taglist>
+ </desc>
+ </datatype>
</datatypes>
<funcs>
@@ -8474,7 +8499,7 @@ ok
<seealso marker="time_correction#Erlang_Monotonic_Time">Erlang
monotonic time</seealso>. The time stamp (Ts) has the same
format and value as produced by
- <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nano_seconds)</c>.</p>
+ <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nanosecond)</c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>runnable_procs</c></tag>
<item>
@@ -8502,7 +8527,7 @@ ok
<seealso marker="time_correction#Erlang_Monotonic_Time">Erlang
monotonic time</seealso> and a monotonically increasing
integer. The time stamp (Ts) has the same format and value
- as produced by <c>{erlang:monotonic_time(nano_seconds),
+ as produced by <c>{erlang:monotonic_time(nanosecond),
erlang:unique_integer([monotonic])}</c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>timestamp</c></tag>
@@ -8732,7 +8757,7 @@ ok
<p>The <c>erlang:timestamp()</c> BIF is equivalent to:</p>
<code type="none">
timestamp() ->
- ErlangSystemTime = erlang:system_time(micro_seconds),
+ ErlangSystemTime = erlang:system_time(microsecond),
MegaSecs = ErlangSystemTime div 1000000000000,
Secs = ErlangSystemTime div 1000000 - MegaSecs*1000000,
MicroSecs = ErlangSystemTime rem 1000000,
@@ -9013,7 +9038,7 @@ timestamp() ->
monotonic time</seealso> time stamp in all trace messages. The
time stamp (Ts) has the same format and value as produced by
<seealso marker="#monotonic_time-1">
- <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nano_seconds)</c></seealso>.
+ <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nanosecond)</c></seealso>.
This flag overrides flag <c>cpu_timestamp</c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>strict_monotonic_timestamp</c></tag>
@@ -9024,7 +9049,7 @@ timestamp() ->
integer in all trace messages. The time stamp (Ts) has the
same format and value as produced by <c>{</c>
<seealso marker="#monotonic_time-1">
- <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nano_seconds)</c></seealso><c>,</c>
+ <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nanosecond)</c></seealso><c>,</c>
<seealso marker="#unique_integer-1">
<c>erlang:unique_integer([monotonic])</c></seealso><c>}</c>.
This flag overrides flag <c>cpu_timestamp</c>.</p>