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@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ For Windows, see [mountvol][mountvol] and [SetVolumeMountPoint][set-volume-mount
 
 * **`terminal`** (bool, OPTIONAL) specifies whether a terminal is attached to that process, defaults to false.
   As an example, if set to true on Linux a pseudoterminal pair is allocated for the container process and the pseudoterminal slave is duplicated on the container process's [standard streams][stdin.3].
-* **`consoleSize`** (object, OPTIONAL) specifies the console size of the terminal if attached, containing the following properties:
+* **`consoleSize`** (object, OPTIONAL) specifies the console size in characters of the terminal if attached, containing the following properties:
   * **`height`** (uint, REQUIRED)
   * **`width`** (uint, REQUIRED)
 * **`cwd`** (string, REQUIRED) is the working directory that will be set for the executable.