diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/pause.md b/docs/reference/commandline/pause.md
index 91eb0a3376..5bca9f020c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/pause.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/pause.md
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ Options:
 ## Description
 
 The `docker pause` command suspends all processes in the specified containers.
-On Linux, this uses the cgroups freezer. Traditionally, when suspending a process
+On Linux, this uses the freezer cgroup. Traditionally, when suspending a process
 the `SIGSTOP` signal is used, which is observable by the process being suspended.
-With the cgroups freezer the process is unaware, and unable to capture,
+With the freezer cgroup the process is unaware, and unable to capture,
 that it is being suspended, and subsequently resumed. On Windows, only Hyper-V
 containers can be paused.
 
 See the
-[cgroups freezer documentation](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/freezer-subsystem.txt)
+[freezer cgroup documentation](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/freezer-subsystem.txt)
 for further details.
 
 ## Examples
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/unpause.md b/docs/reference/commandline/unpause.md
index 90ce391004..9084626f69 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/unpause.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/unpause.md
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ Options:
 ## Description
 
 The `docker unpause` command un-suspends all processes in the specified containers.
-On Linux, it does this using the cgroups freezer.
+On Linux, it does this using the freezer cgroup.
 
 See the
-[cgroups freezer documentation](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/freezer-subsystem.txt)
+[freezer cgroup documentation](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/freezer-subsystem.txt)
 for further details.
 
 ## Examples
diff --git a/man/src/container/pause.md b/man/src/container/pause.md
index 09ea5b93d2..a99023eb64 100644
--- a/man/src/container/pause.md
+++ b/man/src/container/pause.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 The `docker container pause` command suspends all processes in the specified containers.
-On Linux, this uses the cgroups freezer. Traditionally, when suspending a process
+On Linux, this uses the freezer cgroup. Traditionally, when suspending a process
 the `SIGSTOP` signal is used, which is observable by the process being suspended.
-With the cgroups freezer the process is unaware, and unable to capture,
+With the freezer cgroup the process is unaware, and unable to capture,
 that it is being suspended, and subsequently resumed. On Windows, only Hyper-V
 containers can be paused.
 
-See the [cgroups freezer documentation]
+See the [freezer cgroup documentation]
 (https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/freezer-subsystem.txt) for
 further details.
 
diff --git a/man/src/container/unpause.md b/man/src/container/unpause.md
index 0e77ceed6b..8eea3b799d 100644
--- a/man/src/container/unpause.md
+++ b/man/src/container/unpause.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 The `docker container unpause` command un-suspends all processes in a container.
-On Linux, it does this using the cgroups freezer.
+On Linux, it does this using the freezer cgroup.
 
-See the [cgroups freezer documentation]
+See the [freezer cgroup documentation]
 (https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/freezer-subsystem.txt) for
 further details.