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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/absform.xml b/erts/doc/src/absform.xml
index ccdecf44ec..13756ddfdc 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/absform.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/absform.xml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
<p>Individual patterns are represented as follows:</p>
<list type="bulleted">
<item>If P is an atomic literal <c>L</c>, then Rep(P) = Rep(L).</item>
- <item>If P is a binary pattern
+ <item>If P is a bit string pattern
<c>&lt;&lt;P_1:Size_1/TSL_1, ..., P_k:Size_k/TSL_k>></c>, where each
<c>Size_i</c> is an expression that can be evaluated to an integer
and each <c>TSL_i</c> is a type specificer list, then
@@ -241,12 +241,13 @@
<p>An expression E is one of the following alternatives:</p>
<list type="bulleted">
<item>If E is an atomic literal <c>L</c>, then Rep(E) = Rep(L).</item>
- <item>If E is a binary comprehension
+ <item>If E is a bit string comprehension
<c>&lt;&lt;E_0 || Q_1, ..., Q_k>></c>,
where each <c>Q_i</c> is a qualifier, then
Rep(E) = <c>{bc,LINE,Rep(E_0),[Rep(Q_1), ..., Rep(Q_k)]}</c>.
For Rep(Q), see below.</item>
- <item>If E is a binary constructor <c>&lt;&lt;E_1:Size_1/TSL_1, ..., E_k:Size_k/TSL_k>></c>,
+ <item>If E is a bit string constructor
+ <c>&lt;&lt;E_1:Size_1/TSL_1, ..., E_k:Size_k/TSL_k>></c>,
where each <c>Size_i</c> is an expression and each
<c>TSL_i</c> is a type specificer list, then Rep(E) =
<c>{bin,LINE,[{bin_element,LINE,Rep(E_1),Rep(Size_1),Rep(TSL_1)}, ..., {bin_element,LINE,Rep(E_k),Rep(Size_k),Rep(TSL_k)}]}</c>.
@@ -386,16 +387,17 @@
<item>If Q is a generator <c>P &lt;- E</c>, where <c>P</c> is
a pattern and <c>E</c> is an expression, then
Rep(Q) = <c>{generate,LINE,Rep(P),Rep(E)}</c>.</item>
- <item>If Q is a generator <c>P &lt;= E</c>, where <c>P</c> is
+ <item>If Q is a bit string generator
+ <c>P &lt;= E</c>, where <c>P</c> is
a pattern and <c>E</c> is an expression, then
Rep(Q) = <c>{b_generate,LINE,Rep(P),Rep(E)}</c>.</item>
</list>
</section>
<section>
- <title>Binary Element Type Specifiers</title>
- <p>A type specifier list TSL for a binary element is a sequence of type
- specifiers <c>TS_1 - ... - TS_k</c>, and
+ <title>Bit String Element Type Specifiers</title>
+ <p>A type specifier list TSL for a bit string element is a sequence
+ of type specifiers <c>TS_1 - ... - TS_k</c>, and
Rep(TSL) = <c>[Rep(TS_1), ..., Rep(TS_k)]</c>.</p>
<list type="bulleted">
<item>If TS is a type specifier <c>A</c>, where <c>A</c> is an atom,
@@ -473,7 +475,7 @@
<p>A guard test <c>Gt</c> is one of the following alternatives:</p>
<list type="bulleted">
<item>If Gt is an atomic literal <c>L</c>, then Rep(Gt) = Rep(L).</item>
- <item>If Gt is a binary constructor
+ <item>If Gt is a bit string constructor
<c>&lt;&lt;Gt_1:Size_1/TSL_1, ..., Gt_k:Size_k/TSL_k>></c>,
where each <c>Size_i</c> is a guard test and each
<c>TSL_i</c> is a type specificer list, then
@@ -540,7 +542,7 @@
<c>{ann_type,LINE,[Rep(A),Rep(T_0)]}</c>.</item>
<item>If T is an atom or integer literal L, then Rep(T) = Rep(L).
</item>
- <item>If T is a bitstring type <c>&lt;&lt;_:M,_:_*N>></c>,
+ <item>If T is a bit string type <c>&lt;&lt;_:M,_:_*N>></c>,
where <c>M</c> and <c>N</c> are singleton integer types, then Rep(T) =
<c>{type,LINE,binary,[Rep(M),Rep(N)]}</c>.</item>
<item>If T is the empty list type <c>[]</c>, then Rep(T) =