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diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
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@@ -308,9 +308,23 @@
                 with OpenEmbedded (OE) that is shared between OE and the Yocto Project.
                 This metadata is found in the <filename>meta</filename> directory of the source
                 directory.</para></listitem>
-            <listitem><para><emphasis>Package:</emphasis> The packaged output from a baked recipe.
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Package:</emphasis> In the context of the Yocto Project, 
+                this term refers to the packaged output from a baked recipe.
                 A package is generally the compiled binaries produced from the recipe's sources.  
-                You ‘bake’ something by running it through BitBake.</para></listitem>
+                You ‘bake’ something by running it through BitBake.</para>
+                <para>It is worth noting that the term "package" can, in general, have subtle
+                meanings.  For example, the packages refered to in the 
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#packages'>The Packages</ulink>" section are
+                compiled binaries that when installed add functionality to your Linux 
+                distribution.</para>
+                <para>Another point worth noting is that historically within the Yocto Project,
+                recipes were referred to as packages - thus, the existence of several BitBake 
+                variables that are seemingly mis-named, 
+                (e.g. <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></ulink>,
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PRINC'><filename>PRINC</filename></ulink>,
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></ulink>, and 
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PE'><filename>PE</filename></ulink>).
+                </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para id='poky'><emphasis>Poky:</emphasis> The term "poky" can mean several things.
                 In its most general sence, it is an open-source project that was initially developed
                 by OpenedHand.  With OpenedHand, poky was developed off of the existing OpenEmbedded