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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 4ba2fb9a6..4fdee3ecb 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ Equivalent to @option{-vET}.
@itemx --number-nonblank
@opindex -b
@opindex --number-nonblank
-Number all nonblank output lines, starting with 1.
+Number all nonempty output lines, starting with 1.
@item -e
@opindex -e
@@ -1330,8 +1330,9 @@ Number all output lines, starting with 1.
@itemx --squeeze-blank
@opindex -s
@opindex --squeeze-blank
-@cindex squeezing blank lines
-Replace multiple adjacent blank lines with a single blank line.
+@cindex squeezing empty lines
+Suppress repeated adjacent empty lines; output just one empty line
+instead of several.
@item -t
@opindex -t