- doc: /* Convert a syntax specification STRING into syntax cell form.
-STRING should be a string as it is allowed as argument of
-`modify-syntax-entry'. Value is the equivalent cons cell
-\(CODE . MATCHING-CHAR) that can be used as value of a `syntax-table'
-text property. */)
+ doc: /* Convert a syntax descriptor STRING into a raw syntax descriptor.
+STRING should be a string of the form allowed as argument of
+`modify-syntax-entry'. The return value is a raw syntax descriptor: a
+cons cell \(CODE . MATCHING-CHAR) which can be used, for example, as
+the value of a `syntax-table' text property. */)