1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/functions.texi b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
index ddf7cff6c2e..983dfe2ec59 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/functions.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/functions.texi
@@ -219,10 +219,12 @@ function.  For example:
 
 @defun compiled-function-p object
 This function returns @code{t} if @var{object} is a function object
-that was either built-in (a.k.a.@: ``primitive'', @pxref{What Is a
-Function}), or byte-compiled (@pxref{Byte Compilation}), or
-natively-compiled (@pxref{Native Compilation}), or a function loaded
-from a dynamic module (@pxref{Dynamic Modules}).
+that is not in the form of ELisp source code but something like
+machine code or byte code instead.  More specifically it returns
+@code{t} if the function is built-in (a.k.a.@: ``primitive'',
+@pxref{What Is a Function}), or byte-compiled (@pxref{Byte
+Compilation}), or natively-compiled (@pxref{Native Compilation}), or
+a function loaded from a dynamic module (@pxref{Dynamic Modules}).
 @end defun
 
 @defun subr-arity subr