diff --git a/doc/socket.html b/doc/socket.html
index b9303cb..e6a9bf8 100644
--- a/doc/socket.html
+++ b/doc/socket.html
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ socket.<b>gettime()</b>
 </p>
 
 <p class=description>
-Returns the time in seconds, relative to the origin of the 
-universe. You should subtract the values returned by this function
+Returns the UNIX time in seconds. You should subtract the values returned by this function
 to get meaningful values. 
 </p>