diff --git a/source/security/auth-mechanisms/scram.txt b/source/security/auth-mechanisms/scram.txt
index 48d6262a..a48aca57 100644
--- a/source/security/auth-mechanisms/scram.txt
+++ b/source/security/auth-mechanisms/scram.txt
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ The code examples on this page use the following placeholders:
   to a MongoDB Atlas cluster. To learn more about the ``+srv`` option, see
   :manual:`Connection String Formats </reference/connection-string/#connection-string-formats>`
   in the {+mdb-server+} manual.
-- ``<username>``: The MongoDB username of the user to authenticate.
-- ``<password>``: The MongoDB password of the user to authenticate.
+- ``<db_username>``: The MongoDB username of the user to authenticate.
+- ``<db_password>``: The MongoDB password of the user to authenticate.
 - ``<hostname>``: The network address of your MongoDB deployment.
 - ``<port>``: The port number of your MongoDB deployment. If you omit this parameter,
   the driver uses the default port number (``27017``). You don't need a port number
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ see the corresponding syntax:
 
       .. code-block:: ruby
 
-         client = Mongo::Client.new('mongodb[+srv]://<username>:<password>@<hostname>[:<port>]/?authSource=<authentication_db>')
+         client = Mongo::Client.new('mongodb[+srv]://<db_username>:<db_password>@<hostname>[:<port>]/?authSource=<authentication_db>')
 
    .. tab:: Client Options
       :tabid: default-mongo-credential
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ see the corresponding syntax:
       .. code-block:: ruby
 
          client = Mongo::Client.new('<hostname>',
-                                    user: '<username>',
-                                    password: '<password>')
+                                    user: '<db_username>',
+                                    password: '<db_password>')
 
 API Documentation
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