diff --git a/doc/tutorial.md b/doc/tutorial.md
index 3d104ed7cea73..9166766f427ad 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial.md
+++ b/doc/tutorial.md
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ distinct type. They support most of the same allocation options as
 vectors, though the string literal without a storage sigil (for
 example, `"foo"`) is treated differently than a comparable vector
 (`[foo]`).  Whereas plain vectors are stack-allocated fixed-length
-vectors, plain strings are region pointers to read-only
+vectors, plain strings are borrowed pointers to read-only
 memory. All strings are immutable.
 
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