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diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index be5eddd8a..22bd6f548 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -3481,7 +3481,7 @@ Possible fields of the table returned are:
* `decoration`
Decorations have a key in the format of `"decoration#id"`, where `id` is the
-numeric unique decoration ID.
+numeric unique decoration ID as returned by `minetest.get_decoration_id`.
@@ -3750,21 +3750,24 @@ Call these functions only at load time!
mapgens. See [Mapgen aliases] section above.
* `minetest.register_alias_force(alias, original_name)`
* `minetest.register_ore(ore definition)`
- * Returns an integer uniquely identifying the registered ore on success.
+ * Returns an integer object handle uniquely identifying the registered
+ ore on success.
* The order of ore registrations determines the order of ore generation.
* `minetest.register_biome(biome definition)`
- * Returns an integer uniquely identifying the registered biome on success.
+ * Returns an integer object handle uniquely identifying the registered
+ biome on success. To get the biome ID, use `minetest.get_biome_id`.
* `minetest.unregister_biome(name)`
* Unregisters the biome from the engine, and deletes the entry with key
`name` from `minetest.registered_biomes`.
* `minetest.register_decoration(decoration definition)`
- * Returns an integer uniquely identifying the registered decoration on
- success.
+ * Returns an integer object handle uniquely identifying the registered
+ decoration on success. To get the decoration ID, use
+ `minetest.get_decoration_id`.
* The order of decoration registrations determines the order of decoration
generation.
* `minetest.register_schematic(schematic definition)`
- * Returns an integer uniquely identifying the registered schematic on
- success.
+ * Returns an integer object handle uniquely identifying the registered
+ schematic on success.
* If the schematic is loaded from a file, the `name` field is set to the
filename.
* If the function is called when loading the mod, and `name` is a relative
@@ -4978,17 +4981,19 @@ Global tables
* Map of registered aliases, indexed by name
* `minetest.registered_ores`
* Map of registered ore definitions, indexed by the `name` field.
- * If `name` is nil, the key is the ID returned by `minetest.register_ore`.
+ * If `name` is nil, the key is the object handle returned by
+ `minetest.register_ore`.
* `minetest.registered_biomes`
* Map of registered biome definitions, indexed by the `name` field.
- * If `name` is nil, the key is the ID returned by `minetest.register_biome`.
+ * If `name` is nil, the key is the object handle returned by
+ `minetest.register_biome`.
* `minetest.registered_decorations`
* Map of registered decoration definitions, indexed by the `name` field.
- * If `name` is nil, the key is the ID returned by
+ * If `name` is nil, the key is the object handle returned by
`minetest.register_decoration`.
* `minetest.registered_schematics`
* Map of registered schematic definitions, indexed by the `name` field.
- * If `name` is nil, the key is the ID returned by
+ * If `name` is nil, the key is the object handle returned by
`minetest.register_schematic`.
* `minetest.registered_chatcommands`
* Map of registered chat command definitions, indexed by name