2 files changed, 8 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml
index f3164cdb46..0da6bbee5b 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml
+++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml
@@ -53,13 +53,11 @@
     <p>The following data types are used in the functions below:
     </p>
 
-    <p><c>boolean() = true | false</c></p> 
-    
-    <p><c>property() = atom()</c></p>
-    
+    <p><c>boolean() = true | false</c></p>
+
     <p><c>option() = socketoption() | ssloption() | transportoption()</c></p>
 
-     <p><c>socketoption() = [{property(), term()}] - defaults to
+     <p><c>socketoption() = proplists:property() - The default socket options are
       [{mode,list},{packet, 0},{header, 0},{active, true}].
     </c></p>
 
@@ -488,7 +486,7 @@ fun(OtpCert :: #'OTPCertificate'{}, Event :: {bad_cert, Reason :: atom()} |
       <fsummary>Get the value of the specified options.</fsummary>
       <type>
 	<v>Socket = sslsocket()</v>
-	<v>OptionNames = [property()]</v>
+	<v>OptionNames = [atom()]</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
 	<p>Get the value of the specified socket options, if no
diff --git a/lib/ssl/src/ssl.erl b/lib/ssl/src/ssl.erl
index c3e0bcf466..380c59b058 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/src/ssl.erl
+++ b/lib/ssl/src/ssl.erl
@@ -402,9 +402,9 @@ cipher_suites(openssl) ->
     [ssl_cipher:openssl_suite_name(S) || S <- ssl_cipher:suites(Version)].
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec getopts(#sslsocket{}, [atom()]) -> {ok, [{atom(), term()}]}| {error, reason()}.
+-spec getopts(#sslsocket{}, [atom()]) -> {ok, [{atom(), term()}]} | {error, reason()}.
 %% 
-%% Description:
+%% Description: Gets options
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 getopts(#sslsocket{fd = new_ssl, pid = Pid}, OptTags) when is_pid(Pid) ->
     ssl_connection:get_opts(Pid, OptTags);
@@ -415,9 +415,9 @@ getopts(#sslsocket{} = Socket, Options) ->
     ssl_broker:getopts(Socket, Options).
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec setopts(#sslsocket{},  [{atom(), term()}]) -> ok | {error, reason()}.
+-spec setopts(#sslsocket{},  [proplist:property()]) -> ok | {error, reason()}.
 %% 
-%% Description:
+%% Description: Sets options
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 setopts(#sslsocket{fd = new_ssl, pid = Pid}, Opts0) when is_pid(Pid) ->
     Opts = proplists:expand([{binary, [{mode, binary}]},