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@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ Flag to disable intra PUs in inter slices.
 \Option{MmvdDisNum} &
 %\ShortOption{\None} &
 \Default{6} &
-Specifies the number of MMVD distance entries used from the distance table.
+Specifies the number of MMVD distance entries used from the distance table at encoder.
 \\
 \end{OptionTableNoShorthand}