diff --git a/R/QFeatures-constructors.R b/R/QFeatures-constructors.R
index 0cd3522e..a1d6fed8 100644
--- a/R/QFeatures-constructors.R
+++ b/R/QFeatures-constructors.R
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ QFeatures <- function(..., assayLinks = NULL) {
 ##' @param ... Further arguments passed to [readQFeatures()].
 ##'
 ##' @return An instance of class `QFeatures`. The expression data of
-##'     each acquisition run is stored in a separate assay as a
+##'     each acquisition run is stored in a separate set as a
 ##'     `SummarizedExperiment` object.
 ##'
 ##' - The `QFeatures` (see [QFeatures()]) class to read about how to
diff --git a/man/readQFeaturesFromDIANN.Rd b/man/readQFeaturesFromDIANN.Rd
index 86e9fa2f..35b602bc 100644
--- a/man/readQFeaturesFromDIANN.Rd
+++ b/man/readQFeaturesFromDIANN.Rd
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ experiment is label-free (default). Available options are:
 }
 \value{
 An instance of class \code{QFeatures}. The expression data of
-each acquisition run is stored in a separate assay as a
+each acquisition run is stored in a separate set as a
 \code{SummarizedExperiment} object.
 \itemize{
 \item The \code{QFeatures} (see \code{\link[=QFeatures]{QFeatures()}}) class to read about how to