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diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qelapsedtimer_generic.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qelapsedtimer_generic.cpp
index f1f17b7fe5..734f693072 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qelapsedtimer_generic.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qelapsedtimer_generic.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ qint64 QElapsedTimer::elapsed() const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
number of milliseconds since January 1st, 1970 at 0:00 UTC (that is, it
is the Unix time expressed in milliseconds).
+ On Linux, Windows and OS X/iOS systems, this value is usually the time
+ since the system boot, though it usually does not include the time the
+ system has spent in sleep states.
+
\sa clockType(), elapsed()
*/
qint64 QElapsedTimer::msecsSinceReference() const Q_DECL_NOTHROW