diff --git a/content/en/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-pod-configmap.md b/content/en/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-pod-configmap.md
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 ### Optional ConfigMaps
 
-A ConfigMap reference may be marked "optional".
+In a Pod, or pod template, you can mark a reference to a ConfigMap as _optional_.
 If the ConfigMap is non-existent, the mounted volume will be empty.
 If the ConfigMap exists, but the referenced key is non-existent the path will be absent beneath the mount point.