diff --git a/docs/PASSWORD_AGENTS.md b/docs/PASSWORD_AGENTS.md
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--- a/docs/PASSWORD_AGENTS.md
+++ b/docs/PASSWORD_AGENTS.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ It is easy to write additional agents. The basic algorithm to follow looks like
 * You'll find the PID of the client asking the question in the `PID=` field in the `[Ask]` section
   (Before asking your question use `kill(PID, 0)` and ignore the file if this returns `ESRCH`;
   there's no need to show the data of this field but if you want to you may)
-* `Echo=` specifies whether the input should be obscured. If this field is missing or is `Echo=0`, the input should not be shown.
+* `Echo=` specifies whether the input should be obscured. If this field is missing or is `Echo=0`, the input should not be shown as-is.
 * The socket to send the response to is configured via `Socket=` in the `[Ask]` section. It is a `AF_UNIX`/`SOCK_DGRAM` socket in the file system.
 * Ignore files where the time specified in the `NotAfter=` field in the `[Ask]` section is in the past.
   The time is specified in usecs, and refers to the `CLOCK_MONOTONIC` clock. If `NotAfter=` is `0`, no such check should take place.