* functions.texi (What Is a Function): Document the autoload

object.

Fixes: debbugs:6496

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index a87cd201676..f96ecc30c58 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-07-03  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
+
+        * functions.texi (What Is a Function): Document the autoload
+        object (bug#6496).
+
 2011-07-02  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
         * customize.texi (Variable Definitions): Clarify that SETFUNCTION
diff --git a/doc/lispref/functions.texi b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
index 974487382c8..519957f8921 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/functions.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ editors; for Lisp programs, the distinction is normally unimportant.
 @item byte-code function
 A @dfn{byte-code function} is a function that has been compiled by the
 byte compiler.  @xref{Byte-Code Type}.
+
+@item autoload object
+@cindex autoload object
+An @dfn{autoload object} is a place-holder for a real function.  If
+the autoload object is called, it will make Emacs load the file
+containing the definition of the real function, and then call the real
+function instead.
 @end table
 
 @defun functionp object