diff --git a/doc/api/http.markdown b/doc/api/http.markdown index 98da286460c0..2ec0cbfcb25b 100644 --- a/doc/api/http.markdown +++ b/doc/api/http.markdown @@ -910,7 +910,8 @@ is finished. ### request.abort() -Aborts a request. (New since v0.3.8.) +Marks the request as aborting. Calling this will cause remaining data +in the response to be dropped and the socket to be destroyed. ### request.setTimeout(timeout[, callback])