Improve docs for ProxyPass mapping= parameter. [skip ci]

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diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.xml b/docs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.xml
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--- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.xml
@@ -1285,9 +1285,20 @@ ProxyPass "/example" "http://backend.example.com" max=20 ttl=120 retry=300
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     <tr><td>mapping</td>
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-        <td><p>Mapping to process the <var>url</var> before choosing a Worker/Balancer.
-        'servlet' maps like a servlet container (like jk_servlet_normalize), use with Apache Tomcat for example.
-        'encoded' maps it encoded.</p>
+        <td><p>Type of mapping between the <var>path</var> and the <var>url</var>.
+        This determines the normalization and/or (non-)decoding that <module>mod_proxy</module> will
+        apply to the request's <var>uri-path</var> to match the <var>path</var>. If/when the mapping
+        matches, the request <var>uri-path</var> is committed such that <code>&lt;Location</code>
+        and other directory contexts using a path will match according to the same mapping.</p>
+        <p>The <code>encoded</code> mapping avoids the %-decoding of the <var>uri-path</var> such that
+        one can match for instance <code>/some%2furi%2fpath%2fwith%2fslash</code> in a <code>ProxyPass</code>
+        or <code>&lt;Location</code> context.</p>
+        <p>The <code>servlet</code> mapping refers to the one defined by the Servlet specification, which
+        is for instance applied by Apache Tomcat for servlet containers (notably the path parameters are
+        ignored for the mapping). An <var>uri-path</var> like <code>/some;foo/path</code> is then mapped
+        as <code>/some/path</code> and thus matches <code>&lt;Location /some/path&gt;</code> or
+        <code>ProxyPass "/some/path" "https://tomcat.example.com"</code> regardless of the requested
+        path parameters.</p>
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