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diff --git a/docs/source/getting_started.rst b/docs/source/getting_started.rst
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ First, import the essentials:
     from pyquil.quilbase import Declare
 
 The :py:class:`~pyquil.Program` class allows us to build a Quil program. :py:func:`~pyquil.get_qc` connects us to a
-:py:class:`~pyquil.api.QuantumComputer`, which specifies what our program should run on (see: :ref:`qvm`). We've also imported all (``*``)
+:py:class:`~pyquil.api.QuantumComputer`, which specifies what our program should run on (see: :ref:`the_quantum_computer`). We've also imported all (``*``)
 gates from the ``pyquil.gates`` module, which allows us to add operations to our program (:ref:`basics`). :py:class:`~pyquil.quilbase.Declare`
 allows us to declare classical memory regions so that we can receive data from the :py:class:`~pyquil.api.QuantumComputer`.
 

diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ If you’re new to pyQuil, head to the `getting started <getting_started>`_ guid
 
    getting_started
    programs_and_gates
-   qvm
+   the_quantum_computer
    wavefunction_simulator
    compiler
    noise

diff --git a/docs/source/programs_and_gates.rst b/docs/source/programs_and_gates.rst
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Congratulations! You just ran your program on the QVM. The returned value should
     [[1]]
 
 For more information on what the above result means, and on executing quantum programs on the QVM in
-general, see :ref:`qvm`. The remainder of this section of the docs will be dedicated to constructing
+general, see :ref:`the_quantum_computer`. The remainder of this section of the docs will be dedicated to constructing
 programs in detail, an essential part of becoming fluent in quantum programming.