1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/base/callback.h b/base/callback.h
index 594c9d6..ade3f8c 100644
--- a/base/callback.h
+++ b/base/callback.h
@@ -23,13 +23,18 @@
 //
 // The templated Callback class is a generalized function object. Together
 // with the Bind() function in bind.h, they provide a type-safe method for
-// performing currying of arguments, and creating a "closure."
+// performing partial application of functions.
 //
-// In programming languages, a closure is a first-class function where all its
-// parameters have been bound (usually via currying).  Closures are well
-// suited for representing, and passing around a unit of delayed execution.
-// They are used in Chromium code to schedule tasks on different MessageLoops.
+// Partial application (or "currying") is the process of binding a subset of
+// a function's arguments to produce another function that takes fewer
+// arguments. This can be used to pass around a unit of delayed execution,
+// much like lexical closures are used in other languages. For example, it
+// is used in Chromium code to schedule tasks on different MessageLoops.
 //
+// A callback with no unbound input parameters (base::Callback<void(void)>)
+// is called a base::Closure. Note that this is NOT the same as what other
+// languages refer to as a closure -- it does not retain a reference to its
+// enclosing environment.
 //
 // MEMORY MANAGEMENT AND PASSING
 //
@@ -270,7 +275,7 @@
 // By default Bind() will store copies of all bound parameters, and attempt
 // to refcount a target object if the function being bound is a class method.
 // These copies are created even if the function takes parameters as const
-// references. (Binding to non-const references is forbidden, see bind.h)
+// references. (Binding to non-const references is forbidden, see bind.h.)
 //
 // To change this behavior, we introduce a set of argument wrappers
 // (e.g., Unretained(), and ConstRef()).  These are simple container templates