described elsewhere (see @ref{Window Configurations}, and @pxref{Frame
Configurations}).
-@defspec save-excursion forms@dots{}
+@defspec save-excursion body@dots{}
@cindex mark excursion
@cindex point excursion
@cindex current buffer excursion
The @code{save-excursion} special form saves the identity of the current
buffer and the values of point and the mark in it, evaluates
-@var{forms}, and finally restores the buffer and its saved values of
+@var{body}, and finally restores the buffer and its saved values of
point and the mark. All three saved values are restored even in case of
an abnormal exit via @code{throw} or error (@pxref{Nonlocal Exits}).
use @code{save-window-excursion} inside @code{save-excursion}
(@pxref{Window Configurations}).
-The value returned by @code{save-excursion} is the result of the last of
-@var{forms}, or @code{nil} if no @var{forms} are given.
+The value returned by @code{save-excursion} is the result of the last
+form in @var{body}, or @code{nil} if no body forms were given.
@example
@group