diff --git a/include/VersionedMap.h b/include/VersionedMap.h
index 8e47f5d..1d26a20 100644
--- a/include/VersionedMap.h
+++ b/include/VersionedMap.h
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ struct VersionedMap {
 
   /** Reclaim mutations older than `version`. Must be <= `getVersion()`.
    * Postcondition: `getOldestVersion()` == `version`. @warning performs work
-   * proportional to the mutation rate. Call frequently to favor
-   * memory usage, and infrequently to favor speed. @warning Invalidates any
-   * iterator from a version less than `version`. There shouldn't be any anyway
-   * because you should have already applied all mutations through `version` to
-   * your unversioned data structure. */
+   * proportional to the mutation rate. Call frequently to favor latency and
+   * memory usage, and infrequently to favor throughput. @warning Invalidates
+   * any iterator from a version less than `version`. There shouldn't be any
+   * anyway because you should have already applied all mutations through
+   * `version` to your unversioned data structure. */
   void setOldestVersion(int64_t version);
 
   /** The version of the most recent call to `addMutations`. */