diff --git a/R/src_dbi.R b/R/src_dbi.R
index 5c62b7e56..6dbb2d423 100644
--- a/R/src_dbi.R
+++ b/R/src_dbi.R
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #' All data manipulation on SQL tbls are lazy: they will not actually
 #' run the query or retrieve the data unless you ask for it: they all return
 #' a new `tbl_dbi` object. Use [compute()] to run the query and save the
-#' results in a temporary in the database, or use [collect()] to retrieve the
+#' results in a temporary table in the database, or use [collect()] to retrieve the
 #' results to R. You can see the query with [show_query()].
 #'
 #' @details
diff --git a/man/tbl.src_dbi.Rd b/man/tbl.src_dbi.Rd
index c2c4ad005..13c72f004 100644
--- a/man/tbl.src_dbi.Rd
+++ b/man/tbl.src_dbi.Rd
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ also use \code{\link[=in_schema]{in_schema()}}/\code{\link[=in_catalog]{in_catal
 All data manipulation on SQL tbls are lazy: they will not actually
 run the query or retrieve the data unless you ask for it: they all return
 a new \code{tbl_dbi} object. Use \code{\link[=compute]{compute()}} to run the query and save the
-results in a temporary in the database, or use \code{\link[=collect]{collect()}} to retrieve the
+results in a temporary table in the database, or use \code{\link[=collect]{collect()}} to retrieve the
 results to R. You can see the query with \code{\link[=show_query]{show_query()}}.
 }
 \details{