diff --git a/Doc/library/socket.rst b/Doc/library/socket.rst
index ad7d4fd3850..e3591f6b5be 100644
--- a/Doc/library/socket.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/socket.rst
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ sends traffic to the first one connected successfully. ::
    import socket
    import sys
 
-   HOST = ''                 # Symbolic name meaning the local host
+   HOST = ''                 # Symbolic name meaning all available interfaces
    PORT = 50007              # Arbitrary non-privileged port
    s = None
    for res in socket.getaddrinfo(HOST, PORT, socket.AF_UNSPEC, socket.SOCK_STREAM, 0, socket.AI_PASSIVE):