@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ Scroll Snapping Rules: the 'scroll-snap-type' property {#snap-type}
219219 </pre>
220220
221221 The 'scroll-snap-type' property is used to specify
222- whether and how strictly <a>snap positions</a> are intepreted on the <a>scroll container</a> ,
222+ whether a <a>scroll container</a> is a <a>scroll snap container</a> ,
223+ how strictly <a>snap positions</a> are intepreted on the <a>scroll container</a> ,
223224 and which axes are considered.
224225
225226 Issue: <a href="https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2015Nov/0328.html">We're considering splitting this into subproperties.</a>
@@ -295,6 +296,16 @@ Scroll Snapping Rules: the 'scroll-snap-type' property {#snap-type}
295296 the UA must re-snap to it.
296297 </dl>
297298
299+ A box <dfn export>captures snap positions</dfn>
300+ if it is a <a>scroll container</a>
301+ or has a value other than ''scroll-snap-type/none'' for 'scroll-snap-type' .
302+ If a box's nearest <a lt="captures snap positions">snap-position capturing</a> ancestor
303+ on its containing block chain
304+ is a <a>scroll container</a> with a non-''scroll-snap-type/none'' value for 'scroll-snap-type' ,
305+ that is the box's <dfn export local-lt="snap container">scroll snap container</dfn> .
306+ Otherwise, the box has no <a>scroll snap container</a>
307+ and its <a>snap positions</a> do not cause snapping.
308+
298309 Advisement:
299310 Authors should use mandatory snap positions with consideration of
300311 varyingly-sized screens and (if applicable) varying-sized content.
@@ -489,7 +500,7 @@ Scroll Snapping Alignment: the 'scroll-snap-align' property {#scroll-snap-alignm
489500
490501 Specifies the element's <a>snap position</a> as an alignment of
491502 its <a>snap area</a> (as the <a>alignment subject</a> )
492- within the viewport's <a>snap viewport</a> (as the <a>alignment container</a> ).
503+ within its <a>snap container's</a> <a>snap viewport</a> (as the <a>alignment container</a> ).
493504 The two values specify the snapping behavior in the <a>inline axis</a> and <a>block axis</a> ,
494505 respectively.
495506 If only one value is specified,
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