diff --git a/docs/tutorial/online-offline-events.md b/docs/tutorial/online-offline-events.md
index 88dc179279a1..b231cede710b 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial/online-offline-events.md
+++ b/docs/tutorial/online-offline-events.md
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ _online-status.html_
 ```
 **NOTE:** If Electron is not able to connect to a local area network (LAN) or
 a router, it is considered offline; all other conditions return true.
-So while you can assume that the browser is offline when `navigator.onLine`
+So while you can assume that Electron is offline when `navigator.onLine`
 returns a false value, you cannot assume that a true value necessarily
-means that the browser can access the internet. You could be getting false
+means that Electron can access the internet. You could be getting false
 positives, such as in cases where the computer is running a virtualization
 software that has virtual ethernet adapters that are always "connected."
-Therefore, if you really want to determine the online status of the browser,
+Therefore, if you really want to determine the internet access status of Electron,
 you should develop additional means for checking.