diff --git a/docs/readthedocs/source/doc/Nano/Overview/pytorch_train.md b/docs/readthedocs/source/doc/Nano/Overview/pytorch_train.md
index 2ccb2e0e..1a13e7bf 100644
--- a/docs/readthedocs/source/doc/Nano/Overview/pytorch_train.md
+++ b/docs/readthedocs/source/doc/Nano/Overview/pytorch_train.md
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ class MyNano(TorchNano):
 # enable IPEX optimizaiton
 MyNano(use_ipex=True).train(...)
 
-# enable IPEX and distributed training, using subprocess strategy
-MyNano(use_ipex=True, num_processes=2, strategy="subprocess").train(...)
+# enable IPEX and distributed training, using 'subprocess' backend
+MyNano(use_ipex=True, num_processes=2, distributed_backend="subprocess").train(...)
 ```
 
 ### Optimized Data Pipeline
diff --git a/docs/readthedocs/source/doc/Nano/QuickStart/pytorch_nano.md b/docs/readthedocs/source/doc/Nano/QuickStart/pytorch_nano.md
index 613c9dc5..d32c1a28 100644
--- a/docs/readthedocs/source/doc/Nano/QuickStart/pytorch_nano.md
+++ b/docs/readthedocs/source/doc/Nano/QuickStart/pytorch_nano.md
@@ -160,15 +160,15 @@ At this stage, you may already experience some speedup due to the optimized envi
 #### Increase the number of processes in distributed training to accelerate training.
 
 ```python
-MyNano(num_processes=2, strategy="subprocess").train()
+MyNano(num_processes=2, distributed_backend="subprocess").train()
 ```
 
-- Note: BigDL-Nano now support 'spawn', 'subprocess' and 'ray' strategies for distributed training, but only the 'subprocess' strategy can be used in interactive environment.
+- Note: BigDL-Nano now support 'spawn', 'subprocess' and 'ray' backends for distributed training, but only the 'subprocess' backend can be used in interactive environment.
 
 #### Intel Extension for Pytorch (a.k.a. [IPEX](https://github.com/intel/intel-extension-for-pytorch))
 
 IPEX extends Pytorch with optimizations on intel hardware. BigDL-Nano also integrates IPEX into the `TorchNano`, you can turn on IPEX optimization by setting `use_ipex=True`.
 
 ```python
-MyNano(use_ipex=True, num_processes=2, strategy="subprocess").train()
+MyNano(use_ipex=True, num_processes=2, distributed_backend="subprocess").train()
 ```