diff --git a/docs/topics/spider-middleware.rst b/docs/topics/spider-middleware.rst
index 444b4fba3..871186235 100644
--- a/docs/topics/spider-middleware.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/spider-middleware.rst
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ StickyMetaParamsMiddleware
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 .. module:: scrapy.spidermiddlewares.stickymeta
-   :synopsis: Spider Middleware that forwards meta parameters through requests
+   :synopsis: Spider Middleware that forwards metadata through requests
 
 .. class:: StickyMetaParamsMiddleware