diff --git a/prologue/why.xml b/prologue/why.xml
index 4a002484e..1f8737c9b 100644
--- a/prologue/why.xml
+++ b/prologue/why.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
         <para>Eudev</para>
 
         <para>This package is a device manager.  It dynamically controls the ownership,
-        permissions, names, and symbolic links of devices in the /dev directory when
+        permissions, names, and symbolic links of device nodes in the /dev directory when
         devices are added to or removed from the system.
         </para>
       </listitem>