diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 600da575fc..7d720c86b3 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -3670,14 +3670,16 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
 
         <glossentry id='var-T'><glossterm>T</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
-                <para>This variable points to a directory were BitBake places temporary
-                    files when building a particular package.
-                    It is typically set as follows:
+                <para>This variable points to a directory were BitBake places 
+                    temporary files, which consist mostly of task logs and 
+                    scripts, when building a particular recipe. 
+                    The variable is typically set as follows:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      T = "${WORKDIR}/temp"
                     </literallayout>
                     The <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>
-                    is the directory into which BitBake unpacks and builds the package.
+                    is the directory into which BitBake unpacks and builds the 
+                    recipe.
                     The default <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file sets this variable.</para>
                     <para>The <filename>T</filename> variable is not to be confused with
                     the <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link> variable,