diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
index f280223..24f7185 100644
--- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@
 
 .. class:: Semaphore([value])
 
-   A bounded semaphore object: a clone of :class:`threading.Semaphore`.
+   A semaphore object: a clone of :class:`threading.Semaphore`.
 
 .. note::