diff --git a/specs/merge/client_settings.md b/specs/merge/client_settings.md
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--- a/specs/merge/client_settings.md
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@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ This document specifies configurable settings that clients must implement for th
 
 ### Override terminal total difficulty
 
-To coordinate changes to [`terminal_total_difficulty`](fork-choice.md#transitionstore), clients
+To coordinate manual overrides to [`terminal_total_difficulty`](fork-choice.md#transitionstore), clients
 must provide `--terminal-total-difficulty-override` as a configurable setting.
 
 If `TransitionStore` has already [been initialized](./fork.md#initializing-transition-store), this alters the previously initialized value of
-`TransitionStore.terminal_total_difficulty`, otherwise it initializes `TransitionStore` with the specified
+`TransitionStore.terminal_total_difficulty`, otherwise this setting initializes `TransitionStore` with the specified, bypassing `compute_terminal_total_difficulty` and the use of an `anchor_pow_block`.
 `terminal_total_difficulty`.
 
 Except under exceptional scenarios, this setting is expected to not be used, and `terminal_total_difficulty` will operate with [default functionality](./fork.md#initializing-transition-store). Sufficient warning to the user about this exceptional configurable setting should be provided.