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diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod
index 9785a250c6..a7eaece801 100644
--- a/pod/perlfunc.pod
+++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod
@@ -3425,7 +3425,7 @@ count should not be more than 65.
The C<a>, C<A>, and C<Z> types gobble just one value, but pack it as a
string of length count, padding with nulls or spaces as necessary. When
-unpacking, C<A> strips trailing spaces and nulls, C<Z> strips everything
+unpacking, C<A> strips trailing whitespace and nulls, C<Z> strips everything
after the first null, and C<a> returns data verbatim.
If the value-to-pack is too long, it is truncated. If too long and an