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diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
index 99013efb495..7e674910f8e 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
@@ -616,6 +616,9 @@ impl Process {
 }
 
 /// Unix exit statuses
+//
+// This is not actually an "exit status" in Unix terminology.  Rather, it is a "wait status".
+// See the discussion in comments and doc comments for `std::process::ExitStatus`.
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct ExitStatus(c_int);