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@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 sched \- overview of CPU scheduling
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .SS API summary
-The Linux scheduling APIs are as follows:
+Linux provides the following system calls for controlling
+the CPU scheduling behavior, policy, and priority of processes
+(or, more precisely, threads).
 .TP
 .BR sched_setscheduler (2)
 Set the scheduling policy and parameters of a specified thread.