diff --git a/content/moretypes.article b/content/moretypes.article
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@@ -194,7 +194,9 @@
 
 A map maps keys to values.
 
-Maps must be created with `make` before use; the `nil` map is empty and cannot be assigned to.
+Maps must be initialized before use; the `nil` map is empty and cannot be written to.
+
+The `make` function initializes an empty map of the given type.
 
 .play moretypes/maps.go