diff --git a/website/docs/language/settings/backends/s3.html.md b/website/docs/language/settings/backends/s3.html.md
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@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ The following configuration is optional:
 The following configuration is optional:
 
 * `dynamodb_endpoint` - (Optional) Custom endpoint for the AWS DynamoDB API. This can also be sourced from the `AWS_DYNAMODB_ENDPOINT` environment variable.
-* `dynamodb_table` - (Optional) Name of DynamoDB Table to use for state locking and consistency. The table must have a primary key named `LockID` with type of `string`. If not configured, state locking will be disabled.
+* `dynamodb_table` - (Optional) Name of DynamoDB Table to use for state locking and consistency. The table must have a partition key named `LockID` with type of `String`. If not configured, state locking will be disabled.
 
 ## Multi-account AWS Architecture