diff --git a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/scala/stream/stream-flows-and-basics.md b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/scala/stream/stream-flows-and-basics.md
index 2f64bcf82a..aa1c6c8e3f 100644
--- a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/scala/stream/stream-flows-and-basics.md
+++ b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/scala/stream/stream-flows-and-basics.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Sink
 producer of elements
 
 Flow
-: A processing stage which has *exactly one input and output*, which connects its up- and downstreams by
+: A processing stage which has *exactly one input and output*, which connects its upstream and downstream by
 transforming the data elements flowing through it.
 
 RunnableGraph