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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml
index bd824b3405..99f0421080 100644
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+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml
@@ -360,11 +360,12 @@
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[-mode interactive | embedded]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Indicates if the system is to load code dynamically
- (<c><![CDATA[interactive]]></c>), or if all code is to be loaded
- during system initialization (<c><![CDATA[embedded]]></c>); see
- <seealso marker="kernel:code"><c>code(3)</c></seealso>.
- Defaults to <c><![CDATA[interactive]]></c>.</p>
+ <p>Modules are auto loaded when they are first referenced if the
+ runtime system runs in <c><![CDATA[interactive]]></c> mode, which is
+ the default. In <c><![CDATA[embedded]]></c> mode modules are not auto
+ loaded. The latter is recommended when the boot script preloads all
+ modules, as conventionally happens in OTP releases. See
+ <seealso marker="kernel:code"><c>code(3)</c></seealso></p>.
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[-name Name]]></c></tag>
<item>
@@ -1693,4 +1694,3 @@ code:load_abs("..../user_default"). ]]></code>
<seealso marker="tools:make"><c>make(3)</c></seealso></p>
</section>
</comref>
-