If ``full``, the server collects statistical data on all zones,
unless specifically turned off on a per-zone basis by specifying
``zone-statistics terse`` or ``zone-statistics none`` in the ``zone``
- statement. The default is ``terse``, providing minimal statistics on
- zones (including name and current serial number, but not query type
+ statement. These include, for example, DNSSEC signing operations
+ and the number of authoritative answers per query type. The
+ default is ``terse``, providing minimal statistics on zones
+ (including name and current serial number, but not query type
counters).
These statistics may be accessed via the ``statistics-channel`` or