@@ -234,8 +234,9 @@ Scrolling Overflow</h3>
234234 (through which the <a>scrollable overflow area</a> can be viewed)
235235 coincides with its padding box,
236236 and is called the <dfn export>scrollport</dfn> .
237- A box’s <dfn export>nearest scrollport</dfn>
238- is the [=scrollport=] of its nearest [=scroll container=] ancestor.
237+ A box’s <dfn export>nearest scroll container</dfn>
238+ is the its nearest [=scroll container=] ancestor in the [=containing block chain=] .
239+ (See [[#overflow-properties]] for control over whether a box clips or scrolls its overflow.)
239240
240241 Scrolling operations can be initiated by the user
241242 (for example, by manipulating a scrollbar, swiping a touchscreen, or using keyboard controls)
@@ -262,12 +263,6 @@ Scrolling Overflow</h3>
262263 Unless otherwise specified,
263264 it is the [=block-start=] [=inline-start=] corner of the [=scrollable overflow rectangle=] .
264265 (For example, in a [=flex container=] it is the [=main-start=] [=cross-start=] corner.)
265- Unless otherwise adjusted
266- (e.g. [[css-align-3#overflow-scroll-position|by content alignment]] [[css-align-3]] ),
267- the area beyond the [=scroll origin=] in either axis
268- is considered the <dfn export>unreachable scrollable overflow region</dfn> :
269- content rendered here is not accessible to the reader,
270- see [[#scrollable]] .
271266 A [=scroll container=] is said to be scrolled to its [=scroll origin=]
272267 when its [=scroll origin=] coincides with the corresponding corner of its [=scrollport=] .
273268 This [=scroll position=] , the <dfn export>scroll origin position</dfn> ,
@@ -290,6 +285,13 @@ Scrolling Overflow</h3>
290285 or away from the [=scroll origin=] is not defined.
291286 Should each API define its coordinate model?
292287
288+ Unless otherwise adjusted
289+ (e.g. [[css-align-3#overflow-scroll-position|by content alignment]] [[css-align-3]] ),
290+ the area beyond the [=scroll origin=] in either axis
291+ is considered the <dfn export>unreachable scrollable overflow region</dfn> :
292+ content rendered here is not accessible to the reader,
293+ see [[#scrollable]] .
294+
293295 The root viewport, which scrolls the page [=canvas=] ,
294296 uses the <a>principal writing mode</a> for determining
295297 its [=scroll origin=] and [=initial scroll position=] .
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