diff --git a/pages/diagnostics/memory/understanding-and-tuning-memory.md b/pages/diagnostics/memory/understanding-and-tuning-memory.md
index fb0f128..3e45ecd 100644
--- a/pages/diagnostics/memory/understanding-and-tuning-memory.md
+++ b/pages/diagnostics/memory/understanding-and-tuning-memory.md
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ For example, in a real-time application like a stock trading platform, you may w
 node --gc-interval=100 app.js
 ```
 
-This setting forces V8 to attempt garbage collection every 100 ms. You may need to adjust this interval for specific use cases, but be cautious: setting the interval too low can cause performance degradation due to excessive garbage collection cycles.
+This setting forces V8 to attempt garbage collection every 100 allocations. You may need to adjust this interval for specific use cases, but be cautious: setting the interval too low can cause performance degradation due to excessive garbage collection cycles.
 
 ### `--expose-gc`