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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Notable improvements and fixes
 - `fish --no-execute` will no longer complain about unknown commands or non-matching wildcards, as these could be defined differently at runtime (especially for functions). #977
 - `jobs --quiet PID` will no longer print 'no suitable job' if the job for PID does not exist (e.g. because it has finished). #6809
-- A variable `fish_kill_signal` will be set to the signal that terminated the last command, or `0` if the command exited normally.
+- A variable `fish_kill_signal` will be set to the signal that terminated the last foreground job, or `0` if the job exited normally.
 
 ### Syntax changes and new commands
 
diff --git a/doc_src/index.rst b/doc_src/index.rst
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@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ The user can change the settings of ``fish`` by changing the values of certain v
 
 - ``pipestatus``, a list of exit statuses of all processes that made up the last executed pipe.
 
-- ``fish_kill_signal``, the signal that terminated the previous command, or `0` if the command exited normally.
+- ``fish_kill_signal``, the signal that terminated the last foreground job, or `0` if the job exited normally.
 
 - ``USER``, the current username. This variable can be changed by the user.