From: Arun Mani J <49952138+arun-mani-j@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2022 21:57:41 +0000 (+0530)
Subject: gh-85023: [doc] clarify parameters vs arguments explanation in FAQ (GH-94282)
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gh-85023: [doc] clarify parameters vs arguments explanation in FAQ (GH-94282)
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diff --git a/Doc/faq/programming.rst b/Doc/faq/programming.rst
index 0b11bc986bbb..5207add7783d 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/programming.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/programming.rst
@@ -409,8 +409,9 @@ What is the difference between arguments and parameters?
 
 :term:`Parameters <parameter>` are defined by the names that appear in a
 function definition, whereas :term:`arguments <argument>` are the values
-actually passed to a function when calling it.  Parameters define what types of
-arguments a function can accept.  For example, given the function definition::
+actually passed to a function when calling it.  Parameters define what
+:term:`kind of arguments <parameter>` a function can accept.  For
+example, given the function definition::
 
    def func(foo, bar=None, **kwargs):
        pass