diff --git a/docs/user-guide/persistent-volumes/index.md b/docs/user-guide/persistent-volumes/index.md
index 35c68cb165..f48919cc05 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/persistent-volumes/index.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/persistent-volumes/index.md
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ class and can only be bound to PVCs that request no particular class.
 In the future after beta, the `volume.beta.kubernetes.io/storage-class`
 annotation will become an attribute.
 
-### Recycling Policy
+### Reclaiming Policy
 
-Current recycling policies are:
+Current reclaiming policies are:
 
 * Retain -- manual reclamation
 * Recycle -- basic scrub ("rm -rf /thevolume/*")