--- a/src/main/java/org/monetdb/mcl/net/Parameter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/monetdb/mcl/net/Parameter.java
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ public enum Parameter {
 	DEBUG("debug", ParameterType.Bool, false, "enable tracing of socket communication for debugging", false),
 	LOGFILE("logfile", ParameterType.Str, "", "when debug is enabled its output will be written to this logfile", false),
 	SO_TIMEOUT("so_timeout", ParameterType.Int, 0, "abort if network I/O does not complete in this many milliseconds, 0 means no timeout", false),
-	CLOB_AS_VARCHAR("treat_clob_as_varchar", ParameterType.Bool, true, "return CLOB/TEXT data as type VARCHAR instead of type CLOB", false),
-	BLOB_AS_BINARY("treat_blob_as_binary", ParameterType.Bool, true, "return BLOB data as type BINARY instead of type BLOB", false),
+	CLOB_AS_VARCHAR("treat_clob_as_varchar", ParameterType.Bool, true, "map CLOB/TEXT data to type VARCHAR instead of type CLOB", false),
+	BLOB_AS_BINARY("treat_blob_as_binary", ParameterType.Bool, true, "map BLOB data to type BINARY instead of type BLOB", false),
 
 	CLIENT_INFO("client_info", ParameterType.Bool, true, "whether to send ClientInfo when connecting", false),
 	CLIENT_APPLICATION("client_application", ParameterType.Str, "", "application name to send in ClientInfo", false),
-	CLIENT_REMARK("client_remark", ParameterType.Str, "", "application name to send in ClientInfo", false),
+	CLIENT_REMARK("client_remark", ParameterType.Str, "", "any client remark to send in ClientInfo", false),
 	;
 
 	public final String name;