diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-network.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-network.php
index 26b125b648..0ccafafd1c 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-network.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-network.php
@@ -169,7 +169,14 @@ class WP_Network {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Retrieve a network by its domain and path.
+	 * Retrieve the closest matching network for a domain and path.
+	 *
+	 * This will not necessarily return an exact match for a domain and path. Instead, it
+	 * breaks the domain and path into pieces that are then used to match the closest
+	 * possibility from a query.
+	 *
+	 * The intent of this method is to match a network during bootstrap for a
+	 * requested site address.
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.4.0
 	 * @access public
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/ms-load.php b/src/wp-includes/ms-load.php
index 7da0454fa6..923d4e720d 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/ms-load.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/ms-load.php
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function ms_site_check() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Retrieve a network object by its domain and path.
+ * Retrieve the closest matching network for a domain and path.
  *
  * @since 3.9.0
  * @since 4.4.0 Converted to a wrapper for WP_Network::get_by_path()