diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
index b81d89e2608..ed9c1cba211 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ SELECT '52093.89'::money::numeric::float8;
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><type>bpchar</type></entry>
-        <entry>variable unlimited length, blank-trimmed</entry>
+        <entry>variable unlimited length, blank-insignificant</entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><type>text</type></entry>
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ SELECT '52093.89'::money::numeric::float8;
 
    <tip>
     <para>
-     There is no performance difference among these three types,
+     There is no performance difference among these four types,
      apart from increased storage space when using the blank-padded
      type, and a few extra CPU cycles to check the length when storing into
      a length-constrained column.  While