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--- a/c-user/timer_manager.rst
+++ b/c-user/timer_manager.rst
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ Timers
A timer is an RTEMS object which allows the application to schedule operations
to occur at specific times in the future. User supplied timer service routines
-are invoked by either the ``rtems_clock_tick`` directive or a special Timer
+are invoked by either a clock tick directive or a special Timer
Server task when the timer fires. Timer service routines may perform any
operations or directives which normally would be performed by the application
-code which invoked the ``rtems_clock_tick`` directive.
+code which invoked a clock tick directive.
The timer can be used to implement watchdog routines which only fire to denote
that an application error has occurred. The timer is reset at specific points
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Initiating an Interval Timer
The ``rtems_timer_fire_after`` and ``rtems_timer_server_fire_after`` directives
initiate a timer to fire a user provided timer service routine after the
specified number of clock ticks have elapsed. When the interval has elapsed,
-the timer service routine will be invoked from the ``rtems_clock_tick``
+the timer service routine will be invoked from a clock tick
directive if it was initiated by the ``rtems_timer_fire_after`` directive and
from the Timer Server task if initiated by the
``rtems_timer_server_fire_after`` directive.
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Initiating a Time of Day Timer
The ``rtems_timer_fire_when`` and ``rtems_timer_server_fire_when`` directive
initiate a timer to fire a user provided timer service routine when the
specified time of day has been reached. When the interval has elapsed, the
-timer service routine will be invoked from the ``rtems_clock_tick`` directive
+timer service routine will be invoked from a clock tick directive
by the ``rtems_timer_fire_when`` directive and from the Timer Server task if
initiated by the ``rtems_timer_server_fire_when`` directive.