diff --git a/man1/pldd.1 b/man1/pldd.1
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@@ -33,20 +33,20 @@ pldd \- display dynamic shared objects linked into a process
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .B pldd
-command displays a list of the dynamic shared objects that are
-linked into the process with the specified process ID.
+command displays a list of the dynamic shared objects (DSOs) that are
+linked into the process with the specified process ID (PID).
 The list includes the libraries that have been dynamically loaded using
 .BR dlopen (3).
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .BR \-? ", " \-\-help
-Display program help message.
+Display a help message and exit.
 .TP
 .B \-\-usage
-Display a short usage message.
+Display a short usage message and exit.
 .TP
 .BR \-V ", " \-\-version
-Display the program version.
+Display program version information and exit.
 .SH EXIT STATUS
 On success,
 .B pldd