diff --git a/docs/source/concepts/request_life_cycle.rst b/docs/source/concepts/request_life_cycle.rst
index bd02b04..6ef3c9a 100644
--- a/docs/source/concepts/request_life_cycle.rst
+++ b/docs/source/concepts/request_life_cycle.rst
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ available via these commands:
 
 These commands use the aforementioned environment variables to read data
 from the user request and to write the response.  They accept data either as
-arguments or from :tech:`stdin`.
+arguments or from `stdin`.
 
 
 4. exit
diff --git a/docs/source/examples/index.rst b/docs/source/examples/index.rst
index ae00a2d..c85b490 100644
--- a/docs/source/examples/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/examples/index.rst
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ If you need to write more complex actions, you can leverage multiline commands:
 .. warning::
 
     Be aware of the **"-"** at the end of the ``kapow route add`` command.
-    It tells ``kapow route add`` to read commands from :tech:`stdin`.
+    It tells ``kapow route add`` to read commands from `stdin`.
 
 .. warning::
 
diff --git a/docs/source/tutorial/tutorial04.rst b/docs/source/tutorial/tutorial04.rst
index b8a7c68..609a7f2 100644
--- a/docs/source/tutorial/tutorial04.rst
+++ b/docs/source/tutorial/tutorial04.rst
@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@ I Need my Report!
      EOF
 
   The shell will put the data between the first ``EOF`` and the second
-  ``EOF`` as the :tech:`stdin` of the :command:`cat` process.
+  ``EOF`` as the `stdin` of the :command:`cat` process.
 
 **Junior**
 
   OK, I understand. That's cool, by the way.
 
   So, if I want to use this with *Kapow!*, I have to make it read the script
-  from :tech:`stdin`.  To do this I know that I have to put a :nref-option:`-` at the end.
+  from `stdin`.  To do this I know that I have to put a :nref-option:`-` at the end.
 
   Let me try:
 
diff --git a/docs/source/tutorial/tutorial05.rst b/docs/source/tutorial/tutorial05.rst
index 409c878..423e1cf 100644
--- a/docs/source/tutorial/tutorial05.rst
+++ b/docs/source/tutorial/tutorial05.rst
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ Sharing the Stats
      because the body can be so big that *Kapow!* is forced to start sending it
      out.
   2. In cases where you want to set a small piece of data (like the header), it
-     is better not to use :tech:`stdin`.  *Kapow!* provides a secondary syntax
+     is better not to use `stdin`.  *Kapow!* provides a secondary syntax
      for these cases:
 
      .. code-block:: console