diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index 671270d6112212..f75ad4e67a66d7 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -5993,7 +5993,7 @@ Miscellaneous System Information
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.13
       If :option:`-X cpu_count <-X>` is given or :envvar:`PYTHON_CPU_COUNT` is set,
-      :func:`cpu_count` returns the overridden value *n*.
+      :func:`cpu_count` returns the override value *n*.
 
 
 .. function:: getloadavg()
@@ -6015,7 +6015,7 @@ Miscellaneous System Information
    in the **system**.
 
    If :option:`-X cpu_count <-X>` is given or :envvar:`PYTHON_CPU_COUNT` is set,
-   :func:`process_cpu_count` returns the overridden value *n*.
+   :func:`process_cpu_count` returns the override value *n*.
 
    See also the :func:`sched_getaffinity` function.