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diff --git a/man/8/cs b/man/8/cs
index 6dfe65f6..63f8e149 100644
--- a/man/8/cs
+++ b/man/8/cs
@@ -198,17 +198,20 @@ when there is more than one network stack
(see
.IR ip (3)).
.PP
-.IR Cs (8)
+.I Cs
uses
-.IR services (6)
+.IR ndb (6)
to map protocol and service names to Internet port numbers.
-Finally, if all else fails, it applies the built-in
+When running hosted,
+if entries are not in
+.IR ndb (6),
+.I cs
+applies the built-in
.IR srv (2),
-if available.
+if available,
+to have the host system try the translation.
Consequently, entries in
-.IR services (6)
-and
-.IR dns (6)
+.IR ndb (6)
take precedence over the host's system-wide configuration.
(This is helpful for adding symbolic names for Inferno services
without requiring administrative privileges on the host system.)
@@ -241,5 +244,5 @@ map from symbolic service names to servers
.B /appl/cmd/ndb/csquery.b
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR sys-dial (2),
-.IR db (6),
+.IR ndb (6),
.IR dns (8)