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@@ -5154,8 +5154,8 @@ function has no prototype). FUNCTION is a reference to, or the name of,
the function whose prototype you want to retrieve.
If FUNCTION is a string starting with C<CORE::>, the rest is taken as a
-name for a Perl builtin. If the builtin is not I<overridable> (such as
-C<qw//>) or if its arguments cannot be adequately expressed by a prototype
+name for a Perl builtin. If the builtin's arguments
+cannot be adequately expressed by a prototype
(such as C<system>), prototype() returns C<undef>, because the builtin
does not really behave like a Perl function. Otherwise, the string
describing the equivalent prototype is returned.