diff --git a/docs/reference/zmodel-language.md b/docs/reference/zmodel-language.md
index ebba39ff..49a1aafd 100644
--- a/docs/reference/zmodel-language.md
+++ b/docs/reference/zmodel-language.md
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ model User {
 attribute @meta(_ name: String, _ value: Any)
 ```
 
-Adds arbitrary metadata to a field. The metadata can be accessed by custom plugins for code generation, or at runtime from the `modelMeta` object exported from `@zenstackhq/runtime/model-meta`. The `value` parameter can be an arbitrary literal expression, including object literals.
+Adds arbitrary metadata to a model. The metadata can be accessed by custom plugins for code generation, or at runtime from the `modelMeta` object exported from `@zenstackhq/runtime/model-meta`. The `value` parameter can be an arbitrary literal expression, including object literals.
 
 ```zmodel
 model User {