diff --git a/doc/api/process.md b/doc/api/process.md
index a48879338b6015..53fc735a801cf4 100644
--- a/doc/api/process.md
+++ b/doc/api/process.md
@@ -834,8 +834,8 @@ added: v0.1.27
 The `process.argv` property returns an array containing the command-line
 arguments passed when the Node.js process was launched. The first element will
 be [`process.execPath`][]. See `process.argv0` if access to the original value
-of `argv[0]` is needed. The second element will be the path to the JavaScript
-file being executed. The remaining elements will be any additional command-line
+of `argv[0]` is needed. If a [program entry point][] was provided, the second element
+will be the absolute path to it. The remaining elements are additional command-line
 arguments.
 
 For example, assuming the following script for `process-args.js`:
@@ -4537,6 +4537,7 @@ cases:
 [Event Loop]: https://nodejs.org/en/learn/asynchronous-work/event-loop-timers-and-nexttick#understanding-processnexttick
 [LTS]: https://github.com/nodejs/Release
 [Permission Model]: permissions.md#permission-model
+[program entry point]: https://nodejs.org/api/cli.html#program-entry-point
 [Readable]: stream.md#readable-streams
 [Signal Events]: #signal-events
 [Source Map]: https://tc39.es/ecma426/