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diff --git a/library/std/src/panicking.rs b/library/std/src/panicking.rs
index b0db3112e..e59f32af7 100644
--- a/library/std/src/panicking.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/panicking.rs
@@ -95,13 +95,16 @@ impl Default for Hook {
static HOOK: RwLock<Hook> = RwLock::new(Hook::Default);
-/// Registers a custom panic hook, replacing any that was previously registered.
+/// Registers a custom panic hook, replacing the previously registered hook.
///
/// The panic hook is invoked when a thread panics, but before the panic runtime
/// is invoked. As such, the hook will run with both the aborting and unwinding
-/// runtimes. The default hook prints a message to standard error and generates
-/// a backtrace if requested, but this behavior can be customized with the
-/// `set_hook` and [`take_hook`] functions.
+/// runtimes.
+///
+/// The default hook, which is registered at startup, prints a message to standard error and
+/// generates a backtrace if requested. This behavior can be customized using the `set_hook` function.
+/// The current hook can be retrieved while reinstating the default hook with the [`take_hook`]
+/// function.
///
/// [`take_hook`]: ./fn.take_hook.html
///
@@ -143,13 +146,14 @@ pub fn set_hook(hook: Box<dyn Fn(&PanicInfo<'_>) + 'static + Sync + Send>) {
drop(old);
}
-/// Unregisters the current panic hook, returning it.
+/// Unregisters the current panic hook and returns it, registering the default hook
+/// in its place.
///
/// *See also the function [`set_hook`].*
///
/// [`set_hook`]: ./fn.set_hook.html
///
-/// If no custom hook is registered, the default hook will be returned.
+/// If the default hook is registered it will be returned, but remain registered.
///
/// # Panics
///