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@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ See the documentation for `list-load-path-shadows' for further information."
;;;###autoload
(defun list-load-path-shadows ()
- "Display a list of Emacs Lisp files that create shadows.
+ "Display a list of Emacs Lisp files that shadow other files.
This function lists potential load-path problems. Directories in the
`load-path' variable are searched, in order, for Emacs Lisp
-files. When a previously encountered file name is re-located, a
-message is displayed indicating that the later file is \"shadowed\" by
+files. When a previously encountered file name is found again, a
+message is displayed indicating that the later file is \"hidden\" by
the earlier.
For example, suppose `load-path' is set to