diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-terms.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-terms.xml
index 4681066f89..31bd1b5d0d 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-terms.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-terms.xml
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
                 Git repository.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para id='oe-core'>
-                <emphasis>OpenEmbedded Core (OE-Core):</emphasis>
+                <emphasis>OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core):</emphasis>
                 OE-Core is metadata comprised of foundational recipes,
                 classes, and associated files that are meant to be
                 common among many different OpenEmbedded-derived systems,
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index d42ab01861..468fa4dfde 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -7821,14 +7821,14 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
 
         <glossentry id='var-LAYERSERIES_COMPAT'><glossterm>LAYERSERIES_COMPAT</glossterm>
             <info>
-                LAYERSERIES_COMPAT[doc] = "Lists the versions of the OpenEmbedded Core project for which a layer is compatible."
+                LAYERSERIES_COMPAT[doc] = "Lists the OpenEmbedded-Core versions for which a layer is compatible."
             </info>
             <glossdef>
                 <para role="glossdeffirst">
 <!--                <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> -->
                     Lists the versions of the
-                    <link linkend='oe-core'>OpenEmbedded Core</link> project
-                    for which a layer is compatible.
+                    <link linkend='oe-core'>OpenEmbedded-Core</link> for which
+                    a layer is compatible.
                     Using the <filename>LAYERSERIES_COMPAT</filename> variable
                     allows the layer maintainer to indicate which combinations
                     of the layer and OE-Core can be expected to work.
@@ -7838,13 +7838,13 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
                 </para>
 
                 <para>
-                    To specify the OE-Core projects for which a layer is
+                    To specify the OE-Core versions for which a layer is
                     compatible, use this variable in your layer's
                     <filename>conf/layer.conf</filename> configuration file.
                     For the list, use the Yocto Project
                     <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Releases'>Release Name</ulink>
                     (e.g. &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP;).
-                    To specify multiple OE-Core projects for the layer,
+                    To specify multiple OE-Core versions for the layer,
                     use a space-separated list:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_<replaceable>layer_root_name</replaceable> = "&DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP; &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP_MINUS_ONE;"