diff --git a/types/ember__component/index.d.ts b/types/ember__component/index.d.ts
index afc1914648..b853dea3ce 100644
--- a/types/ember__component/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/ember__component/index.d.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ interface TemplateFactory {
 }
 
 /**
- * A view that is completely isolated. Property access in its templates go to the view object
- * and actions are targeted at the view object. There is no access to the surrounding context or
- * outer controller; all contextual information is passed in.
+ * A component is an isolated piece of UI, represented by a template and an
+ * optional class. When a component has a class, its template's `this` value
+ * is an instance of the component class.
  */
 export default class Component extends CoreView.extend(
     ViewMixin,