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diff --git a/host/include/uhd/stream.hpp b/host/include/uhd/stream.hpp
index 1f0332088..8f3219dbd 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/stream.hpp
+++ b/host/include/uhd/stream.hpp
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ struct UHD_API stream_args_t{
/*!
* The CPU format is a string that describes the format of host memory.
- * Common CPU formats are:
- * - fc32 - complex<float>
+ * Conversions for the following CPU formats have been implemented:
* - fc64 - complex<double>
+ * - fc32 - complex<float>
* - sc16 - complex<int16_t>
+ *
+ * The following are not implemented, but are listed to demonstrate naming convention:
* - sc8 - complex<int8_t>
* - f32 - float
* - f64 - double
@@ -63,9 +65,11 @@ struct UHD_API stream_args_t{
/*!
* The OTW format is a string that describes the format over-the-wire.
- * Common OTW format are:
+ * The following over-the-wire formats have been implemented:
* - sc16 - Q16 I16
* - sc8 - Q8_1 I8_1 Q8_0 I8_0
+ *
+ * The following are not implemented, but are listed to demonstrate naming convention:
* - s16 - R16_1 R16_0
* - s8 - R8_3 R8_2 R8_1 R8_0
*/
@@ -74,7 +78,11 @@ struct UHD_API stream_args_t{
/*!
* The args parameter is used to pass arbitrary key/value pairs.
* Possible keys used by args (depends on implementation):
- * - scaler: 8sc converter scaling factor
+ * - scalar: an integer scaling factor used with the sc8 wire format.
+ * The key/value pair scalar=1024 means that the sample in the DSP
+ * was multiplied by 1024 before its upper 8 bits were harvested.
+ *
+ * The following are not implemented, but are listed for conceptual purposes:
* - function: magnitude or phase/magnitude
* - units: numeric units like counts or dBm
*/