diff --git a/src/expressions/closure-expr.md b/src/expressions/closure-expr.md
index 74b8e203c..f49ae697e 100644
--- a/src/expressions/closure-expr.md
+++ b/src/expressions/closure-expr.md
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
> _ClosureParam_ :\
> [_OuterAttribute_]\* [_Pattern_] ( `:` [_Type_] )?
-A _closure expression_ defines a closure and denotes it as a value, in a single
-expression. A closure expression is a pipe-symbol-delimited (`|`) list of
-irrefutable [patterns] followed by an expression. Type annotations may optionally be added
-for the type of the parameters or for the return type. If there is a return
-type, the expression used for the body of the closure must be a normal
-[block]. A closure expression also may begin with the
-`move` keyword before the initial `|`.
+A _closure expression_, also know as a lambda expression or a lambda, defines a
+closure and denotes it as a value, in a single expression. A closure expression
+is a pipe-symbol-delimited (`|`) list of irrefutable [patterns] followed by an
+expression. Type annotations may optionally be added for the type of the
+parameters or for the return type. If there is a return type, the expression
+used for the body of the closure must be a normal [block]. A closure expression
+also may begin with the `move` keyword before the initial `|`.
A closure expression denotes a function that maps a list of parameters onto
the expression that follows the parameters. Just like a [`let` binding], the
@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ Attributes on closure parameters follow the same rules and restrictions as
[_Pattern_]: ../patterns.md
[_Type_]: ../types.md#type-expressions
[`let` binding]: ../statements.md#let-statements
-[_OuterAttribute_]: ../attributes.md
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+[_OuterAttribute_]: ../attributes.md