--- a/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ with: >
 For a color terminal see |:hi-normal-cterm|.
 For setting up your own colors syntax highlighting see |syncolor|.
 
-NOTE: The syntax files on MS-DOS and Windows have lines that end in <CR><NL>.
+NOTE: The syntax files on MS-Windows have lines that end in <CR><NL>.
 The files for Unix end in <NL>.  This means you should use the right type of
-file for your system.  Although on MS-DOS and Windows the right format is
+file for your system.  Although on MS-Windows the right format is
 automatically selected if the 'fileformats' option is not empty.
 
 NOTE: When using reverse video ("gvim -fg white -bg black"), the default value
@@ -4827,7 +4827,7 @@ mentioned for the default values. See |:
 					*highlight-args* *E416* *E417* *E423*
 There are three types of terminals for highlighting:
 term	a normal terminal (vt100, xterm)
-cterm	a color terminal (MS-DOS console, color-xterm, these have the "Co"
+cterm	a color terminal (MS-Windows console, color-xterm, these have the "Co"
 	termcap entry)
 gui	the GUI
 
@@ -4914,9 +4914,9 @@ ctermbg={color-nr}				*highlight-ctermbg
 	Unfortunately this means that it's not possible to get the same colors
 	for each user.	See |xterm-color| for info about color xterms.
 
-	The MSDOS standard colors are fixed (in a console window), so these
-	have been used for the names.  But the meaning of color names in X11
-	are fixed, so these color settings have been used, to make the
+	The MS-Windows standard colors are fixed (in a console window), so
+	these have been used for the names.  But the meaning of color names in
+	X11 are fixed, so these color settings have been used, to make the
 	highlighting settings portable (complicated, isn't it?).  The
 	following names are recognized, with the color number used:
 
@@ -4981,8 +4981,8 @@ ctermbg={color-nr}				*highlight-ctermbg
 							*E419* *E420*
 	When Vim knows the normal foreground and background colors, "fg" and
 	"bg" can be used as color names.  This only works after setting the
-	colors for the Normal group and for the MS-DOS console.  Example, for
-	reverse video: >
+	colors for the Normal group and for the MS-Windows console.  Example,
+	for reverse video: >
 	    :highlight Visual ctermfg=bg ctermbg=fg
 <	Note that the colors are used that are valid at the moment this
 	command are given.  If the Normal group colors are changed later, the