diff --git a/reference/network/functions/ip2long.xml b/reference/network/functions/ip2long.xml
index df2892709e..b8c4ebde9a 100644
--- a/reference/network/functions/ip2long.xml
+++ b/reference/network/functions/ip2long.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="function.ip2long" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>ip2long</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Converts a string containing an (IPv4) Internet Protocol dotted address into a proper address</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Converts a string containing an (IPv4) Internet Protocol dotted address into a long integer</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1 role="description">
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>ip_address</parameter></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
-   The function <function>ip2long</function> generates an IPv4 Internet
-   network address from its Internet standard format (dotted string)
-   representation. 
+   The function <function>ip2long</function> generates an long integer
+   representation of IPv4 Internet network address from its Internet
+   standard format (dotted string) representation. 
   </para>
   <para>
    <function>ip2long</function> will also work with non-complete IP
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   Returns the IPv4 address or &false; if <parameter>ip_address</parameter>
+   Returns the long integer or &false; if <parameter>ip_address</parameter>
    is invalid.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
diff --git a/reference/network/functions/long2ip.xml b/reference/network/functions/long2ip.xml
index 3c21009483..9a037baaf2 100644
--- a/reference/network/functions/long2ip.xml
+++ b/reference/network/functions/long2ip.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="function.long2ip" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>long2ip</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Converts an (IPv4) Internet network address into a string in Internet standard dotted format</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Converts an long integer address into a string in (IPv4) Internet standard dotted format</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1 role="description">
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    The function <function>long2ip</function> generates an Internet address
-   in dotted format (i.e.: aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd) from the proper address
+   in dotted format (i.e.: aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd) from the long integer
    representation.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
      <term><parameter>proper_address</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       A proper address representation.
+       A proper address representation in long integer.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>