diff --git a/doc/api/os.md b/doc/api/os.md
index baa98406e4f657..bb5bd612382ce5 100644
--- a/doc/api/os.md
+++ b/doc/api/os.md
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ added: v0.3.3
 
 * Returns: {string}
 
-Returns the hostname of the operating system as a string.
+Returns the host name of the operating system as a string.
 
 ## `os.loadavg()`
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