1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
index 1904f57e4a..1c8a79c291 100644
--- a/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/subprocess.rst
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ This module defines one class called :class:`Popen`:
    *stdin*, *stdout* and *stderr* specify the executed programs' standard input,
    standard output and standard error file handles, respectively.  Valid values
    are :data:`PIPE`, an existing file descriptor (a positive integer), an
-   existing file object, and ``None``.  :data:`PIPE` indicates that a new pipe
-   to the child should be created.  With ``None``, no redirection will occur;
-   the child's file handles will be inherited from the parent.  Additionally,
+   existing :term:`file object`, and ``None``.  :data:`PIPE` indicates that a
+   new pipe to the child should be created.  With ``None``, no redirection will
+   occur; the child's file handles will be inherited from the parent.  Additionally,
    *stderr* can be :data:`STDOUT`, which indicates that the stderr data from the
    applications should be captured into the same file handle as for stdout.
 
@@ -409,20 +409,20 @@ The following attributes are also available:
 
 .. attribute:: Popen.stdin
 
-   If the *stdin* argument was :data:`PIPE`, this attribute is a file object
-   that provides input to the child process.  Otherwise, it is ``None``.
+   If the *stdin* argument was :data:`PIPE`, this attribute is a :term:`file
+   object` that provides input to the child process.  Otherwise, it is ``None``.
 
 
 .. attribute:: Popen.stdout
 
-   If the *stdout* argument was :data:`PIPE`, this attribute is a file object
-   that provides output from the child process.  Otherwise, it is ``None``.
+   If the *stdout* argument was :data:`PIPE`, this attribute is a :term:`file
+   object` that provides output from the child process.  Otherwise, it is ``None``.
 
 
 .. attribute:: Popen.stderr
 
-   If the *stderr* argument was :data:`PIPE`, this attribute is a file object
-   that provides error output from the child process.  Otherwise, it is
+   If the *stderr* argument was :data:`PIPE`, this attribute is a :term:`file
+   object` that provides error output from the child process.  Otherwise, it is
    ``None``.