deviated -> derived (#12846) [backport]

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/doc/manual/var_t_return.rst b/doc/manual/var_t_return.rst
index b9ff1d892..2235d5aa4 100644
--- a/doc/manual/var_t_return.rst
+++ b/doc/manual/var_t_return.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 Memory safety for returning by ``var T`` is ensured by a simple borrowing
 rule: If ``result`` does not refer to a location pointing to the heap
 (that is in ``result = X`` the ``X`` involves a ``ptr`` or ``ref`` access)
-then it has to be deviated by the routine's first parameter:
+then it has to be derived from the routine's first parameter:
 
 .. code-block:: nim
   proc forward[T](x: var T): var T =
-    result = x # ok, deviated from the first parameter.
+    result = x # ok, derived from the first parameter.
 
   proc p(param: var int): var int =
     var x: int
-    # we know 'forward' provides a view into the location deviated by
+    # we know 'forward' provides a view into the location derived from
     # its first argument 'x'.
     result = forward(x) # Error: location is derived from ``x``
                         # which is not p's first parameter and lives