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diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/glossary.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/glossary.rst
index dda45bd18f..7044a7df2a 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/glossary.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/glossary.rst
@@ -124,10 +124,13 @@ LAN
 LPM
    Longest Prefix Match
 
-master lcore
+main lcore
    The execution unit that executes the main() function and that launches
    other lcores.
 
+master lcore
+   Deprecated name for *main lcore*. No longer used.
+
 mbuf
    An mbuf is a data structure used internally to carry messages (mainly
    network packets).  The name is derived from BSD stacks.  To understand the
@@ -185,7 +188,7 @@ Rx
    Reception
 
 Slave lcore
-   Any *lcore* that is not the *master lcore*.
+   Deprecated name for *worker lcore*. No longer used.
 
 Socket
    A physical CPU, that includes several *cores*.
@@ -205,7 +208,7 @@ SW
 Target
    In the DPDK, the target is a combination of architecture, machine,
    executive environment and toolchain.  For example:
-   i686-native-linuxapp-gcc.
+   i686-native-linux-gcc.
 
 TCP
    Transmission Control Protocol
@@ -237,6 +240,9 @@ VLAN
 Wr
    Write
 
+Worker lcore
+   Any *lcore* that is not the *main lcore*.
+
 WRED
    Weighted Random Early Detection