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diff --git a/usr.sbin/apmd/apmd.8 b/usr.sbin/apmd/apmd.8
index 5ed555c7d5a..397cec5d29e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/apmd/apmd.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/apmd/apmd.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: apmd.8,v 1.33 2006/01/19 19:17:10 sturm Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: apmd.8,v 1.34 2006/03/15 20:30:28 sturm Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1995 John T. Kohl
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ For suspend and standby request events delivered by the BIOS, or via
.Xr apm 8 ,
.Nm
runs the appropriate configuration program (if one exists),
-syncs the buffer cache to disk and initiates the requested mode.
+syncs the buffer cache to disk and initiates the requested state.
When resuming after suspend or standby,
.Nm
runs the appropriate configuration program (if one exists).
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ Specify an alternate device file name,
.It Fl H
Start
.Nm
-in high performance mode, initialising
+in manual performance adjustment mode, initialising
.Va hw.setperf
to 100.
.It Fl L
Start
.Nm
-in low performance mode, initialising
+in manual performance adjustment mode, initialising
.Va hw.setperf
to 0.
.It Fl m
@@ -166,15 +166,15 @@ once per 10 minutes, but may be specified using the
command-line flag.
.El
.Pp
-When a client requests a suspend or stand-by mode,
+When a client requests a suspend or stand-by state,
.Nm
does not wait for positive confirmation that the requested
-mode has been entered before replying to the client; to do so would mean
+state has been entered before replying to the client; to do so would mean
the client does not get a reply until the system resumes from its sleep state.
Rather,
.Nm
replies with the intended state to the client and then places the system
-in the requested mode after running the configuration script and
+in the requested state after running the configuration script and
flushing the buffer cache.
.Pp
Actions can be configured for the following five transitions:
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ and
The suspend and standby actions are run prior to
.Nm
performing any other actions (such as disk syncs) and entering the new
-mode.
+state.
The resume program is run after resuming from a stand-by or
suspended state.
The powerup and powerdown programs are run after the power status (AC