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                <td>updater</td>
                <td>function</td>
-               <td>updates input with selection</td>
-               <td>Method used to update input contents. Accepts a single argument <code>item</code> and has the scope of the typeahead instance. Should return a string.</td>
+               <td>replaces contents of text input with typeahead selection</td>
+               <td>Method used to update contents of text input. Accepts a single argument, the <code>item</code> selected from the typeahead, and has the scope of the typeahead instance. Should return a string.</td>
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