diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.shared_memory.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.shared_memory.rst
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-:mod:`multiprocessing.shared_memory` ---  Provides shared memory for direct access across processes
-===================================================================================================
+:mod:`multiprocessing.shared_memory` --- Shared memory for direct access across processes
+=========================================================================================
 
 .. module:: multiprocessing.shared_memory
    :synopsis: Provides shared memory for direct access across processes.