diff --git a/man7/epoll.7 b/man7/epoll.7
index 9f4be36aa..871b36883 100644
--- a/man7/epoll.7
+++ b/man7/epoll.7
@@ -372,8 +372,7 @@ with
 .SS Questions and answers
 .IP 0. 4
 What is the key used to distinguish the file descriptors registered in an
-.B epoll
-set?
+interest list?
 .IP
 The key is the combination of the file descriptor number and
 the open file description
@@ -453,13 +452,11 @@ Can I send an
 file descriptor over a UNIX domain socket to another process?
 .IP
 Yes, but it does not make sense to do this, since the receiving process
-would not have copies of the file descriptors in the
-.B epoll
-set.
+would not have copies of the file descriptors in the interest list.
 .IP 6.
 Will closing a file descriptor cause it to be removed from all
 .B epoll
-sets automatically?
+interest lists?
 .IP
 Yes, but be aware of the following point.
 A file descriptor is a reference to an open file description (see