diff --git a/reference/apcu/functions/apcu-entry.xml b/reference/apcu/functions/apcu-entry.xml
index 756a8d763883..4caa3dea9543 100644
--- a/reference/apcu/functions/apcu-entry.xml
+++ b/reference/apcu/functions/apcu-entry.xml
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@
ttl
- Time To Live; store var in the cache for
+ Time To Live; store the callback's return value in the cache for
ttl seconds. After the
- ttl has passed, the stored variable will be
+ ttl has passed, the stored entry will be
expunged from the cache (on the next request). If no ttl
is supplied (or if the ttl is
0), the value will persist until it is removed from