diff --git a/aider/coders/editblock_coder.py b/aider/coders/editblock_coder.py
index 68500c358..781b1530c 100644
--- a/aider/coders/editblock_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/editblock_coder.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from .editblock_prompts import EditBlockPrompts
 
 
 class EditBlockCoder(Coder):
-    """A coder that uses edit blocks for code modifications."""
+    """A coder that uses search/replace blocks for code modifications."""
     edit_format = "diff"
     gpt_prompts = EditBlockPrompts()
 
diff --git a/aider/coders/editblock_fenced_coder.py b/aider/coders/editblock_fenced_coder.py
index 3f30ef87d..80e5036ea 100644
--- a/aider/coders/editblock_fenced_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/editblock_fenced_coder.py
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ from .editblock_fenced_prompts import EditBlockFencedPrompts
 
 
 class EditBlockFencedCoder(EditBlockCoder):
-    """A coder that uses fenced edit blocks for code modifications."""
+    """A coder that uses fenced search/replace blocks for code modifications."""
     edit_format = "diff-fenced"
     gpt_prompts = EditBlockFencedPrompts()