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@@ -602,8 +602,8 @@ <h3>Payment App Invocation and Response Data</h3>
     </dd>
     <dt><dfn id="dfn-app-response-data">payment app response data</dfn></dt>
     <dd>data returned by an invoked payment app to the user agent, typically after payment authorization or other action
-        taken through the payment app. This data, which will vary according to payment method, is then passed through
-        the Payment Request API as the payment response.</dd>
+        taken through the payment app. This data, which will vary according to payment method, is then returned to the payee via
+        the Payment Request API as part of the payment response.</dd>
   </dl>
 </section>
 </section>