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@@ -355,9 +355,10 @@ <h3 id="Inline_Functions">Inline Functions</h3>
 lines or fewer.</p>
 
 <p class="definition"></p>
-<p>You can declare functions in a way that allows the compiler to expand
-them inline rather than calling them through the usual
-function call mechanism.</p>
+<p>Declaring a function inline suggests that the compiler 
+replace every call to that function with code in the 
+function definition, rather than calling them through the 
+usual function call mechanism.</p>
 
 <p class="pros"></p>
 <p>Inlining a function can generate more efficient object