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diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/schema.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/schema.py
index 98a96fd56..fe98138ad 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/schema.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/schema.py
@@ -1061,6 +1061,10 @@ class Column(SchemaItem, ColumnClause):
using :class:`.ColumnDefault` as a positional argument with
``for_update=True``.
+ .. seealso::
+
+ :ref:`metadata_defaults` - complete discussion of onupdate
+
:param primary_key: If ``True``, marks this column as a primary key
column. Multiple columns can have this flag set to specify
composite primary keys. As an alternative, the primary key of a
@@ -1095,14 +1099,20 @@ class Column(SchemaItem, ColumnClause):
.. seealso::
- :ref:`server_defaults`
+ :ref:`server_defaults` - complete discussion of server side
+ defaults
:param server_onupdate: A :class:`.FetchedValue` instance
- representing a database-side default generation function. This
+ representing a database-side default generation function,
+ such as a trigger. This
indicates to SQLAlchemy that a newly generated value will be
- available after updates. This construct does not specify any DDL
- and the implementation is left to the database, such as via a
- trigger.
+ available after updates. This construct does not actually
+ implement any kind of generation function within the database,
+ which instead must be specified separately.
+
+ .. seealso::
+
+ :ref:`triggered_columns`
:param quote: Force quoting of this column's name on or off,
corresponding to ``True`` or ``False``. When left at its default