@cindex cursor position for @code{display} properties and overlays
When the buffer has many overlay strings (e.g., @pxref{Overlay
-Properties, before-string}) or @code{display} properties that are
-strings, it is a good idea to use the @code{cursor} property on these
-strings to cue the Emacs display about the places where to put the
-cursor while traversing these strings. This directly communicates to
-the display engine where the Lisp program wants to put the cursor, or
-where the user would expect the cursor.
+Properties, before-string}) that conceal some of the buffer text or
+@code{display} properties that are strings, it is a good idea to use
+the @code{cursor} property on these strings to cue the Emacs display
+about the places where to put the cursor while traversing these
+strings. This directly communicates to the display engine where the
+Lisp program wants to put the cursor, or where the user would expect
+the cursor, when point is located on some buffer position that is
+``covered'' by the display or overlay string.
@item pointer
@kindex pointer @r{(text property)}