diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/overview/creator-only/creator-glossary.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/overview/creator-only/creator-glossary.qdoc
index bf8bdcad611..43959315b4e 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/overview/creator-only/creator-glossary.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/overview/creator-only/creator-glossary.qdoc
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@
                 if you need many build configurations for a single set of
                 source files.
 
+                Shadow builds are also widely known as \e {out-of-source builds}
+                to separate them from \e {in-source builds} or
+                \e {in-tree builds}.
+
     \endtable
 
 */