4 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/term/ns-win.el b/lisp/term/ns-win.el
index af1e388c2a3..1a3811a37c2 100644
--- a/lisp/term/ns-win.el
+++ b/lisp/term/ns-win.el
@@ -586,8 +586,8 @@ string dropped into the current buffer."
 ;; Based on a function by David Reitter <dreitter@inf.ed.ac.uk> ;
 ;; see https://lists.gnu.org/r/emacs-devel/2005-09/msg00681.html .
 (defun ns-toggle-toolbar (&optional frame)
-  "Switches the tool bar on and off in frame FRAME.
- If FRAME is nil, the change applies to the selected frame."
+  "Switch the tool bar on and off in frame FRAME.
+If FRAME is nil, the change applies to the selected frame."
   (interactive)
   (modify-frame-parameters
    frame (list (cons 'tool-bar-lines
diff --git a/lisp/term/sun.el b/lisp/term/sun.el
index 3dfd4c697a2..4c88c80bf7b 100644
--- a/lisp/term/sun.el
+++ b/lisp/term/sun.el
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   (scroll-up n))
 
 (defun kill-region-and-unmark (beg end)
-  "Like `kill-region', but pops the mark [which equals point, anyway.]"
+  "Like `kill-region', but pops the mark [which equals point, anyway]."
   (interactive "r")
   (kill-region beg end)
   (setq this-command 'kill-region-and-unmark)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   (interactive)
   (eval (nth 0 command-history)))
 
-(defvar grep-arg nil "Default arg for RE-search")
+(defvar grep-arg nil "Default arg for RE-search.")
 (defun grep-arg ()
   (if (memq last-command '(research-forward research-backward)) grep-arg
     (let* ((command (car command-history))
diff --git a/lisp/term/x-win.el b/lisp/term/x-win.el
index 8c6c75e7e22..d6e63187487 100644
--- a/lisp/term/x-win.el
+++ b/lisp/term/x-win.el
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ When a session manager tells Emacs that the window system is shutting
 down, this function is called.  It calls the functions in the hook
 `emacs-save-session-functions'.  Functions are called with the current
 buffer set to a temporary buffer.  Functions should use `insert' to insert
-lisp code to save the session state.  The buffer is saved in a file in the
+Lisp code to save the session state.  The buffer is saved in a file in the
 home directory of the user running Emacs.  The file is evaluated when
 Emacs is restarted by the session manager.
 
diff --git a/lisp/term/xterm.el b/lisp/term/xterm.el
index 95187d5d117..52a64d6c414 100644
--- a/lisp/term/xterm.el
+++ b/lisp/term/xterm.el
@@ -790,14 +790,13 @@ Return the pasted text as a string."
 Can be nil to mean \"no timeout\".")
 
 (defvar xterm-query-redisplay-timeout 0.2
-  "Seconds to wait before allowing redisplay during terminal
-  query." )
+  "Seconds to wait before allowing redisplay during terminal query." )
 
 (defun xterm--read-event-for-query ()
-  "Like read-event, but inhibit redisplay.
+  "Like `read-event', but inhibit redisplay.
 
 By not redisplaying right away for xterm queries, we can avoid
-unsightly flashing during initialization. Give up and redisplay
+unsightly flashing during initialization.  Give up and redisplay
 anyway if we've been waiting a little while."
   (let ((start-time (current-time)))
     (or (let ((inhibit-redisplay t))