diff --git a/src/cap-description.adoc b/src/cap-description.adoc
index b3fde32e..e6e22989 100644
--- a/src/cap-description.adoc
+++ b/src/cap-description.adoc
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ address
 into the capability's address
 * *EF:* Exponent format flag indicating the encoding for T, B and E
     ** The exponent is stored in T and B if EF=0, so it is 'internal'
-    ** The exponent is zero if EF=1, so it is 'embedded'
+    ** The exponent is zero if EF=1
 
 The bit width of T and B are defined in terms of the mantissa width (MW) which
 is set depending on the value of XLENMAX as shown in
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ bounds are formed of two or three sections:
 * Upper bits from the address
 * Middle bits from T and B decoded from the metadata
 * Lower bits are set to zero
-** This is only if there is an embedded exponent (EF=0)
+** This is only if there is an internal exponent (EF=0)
 
 .Composition of address bounds
 [#comp_addr_bounds,options=header,align="center"]