diff --git a/code/modules/wiremod/components/list/index_table.dm b/code/modules/wiremod/components/list/index_table.dm
index 66d8968b339..b5afc89fb3f 100644
--- a/code/modules/wiremod/components/list/index_table.dm
+++ b/code/modules/wiremod/components/list/index_table.dm
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /**
  * # Index Table Component
  *
- * Gets the row of a table using the index inputted. Will return no value if the index is invalid or a proper table is not returned.
+ * Gets the row of a table as an associative list using the index inputted. Will return no value if the index is invalid or a proper table is not returned.
  */
 /obj/item/circuit_component/index_table
 	display_name = "Index Table"
-	desc = "Gets the row of a table using the index inputted. Will return no value if the index is invalid or a proper table is not returned."
+	desc = "Gets the row of a table as an associative list using the index inputted. Will return no value if the index is invalid or a proper table is not returned."
 	category = "List"
 	circuit_flags = CIRCUIT_FLAG_INPUT_SIGNAL|CIRCUIT_FLAG_OUTPUT_SIGNAL
 
diff --git a/code/modules/wiremod/datatypes/composite/assoc_list.dm b/code/modules/wiremod/datatypes/composite/assoc_list.dm
index 23cc36acf83..1a603a5ff9c 100644
--- a/code/modules/wiremod/datatypes/composite/assoc_list.dm
+++ b/code/modules/wiremod/datatypes/composite/assoc_list.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	expected_types = 2
 
 /datum/circuit_composite_template/assoc_list/generate_name(list/composite_datatypes)
-	return "[composite_datatypes[1]], [composite_datatypes[2]] list"
+	return "[composite_datatypes[1]], [composite_datatypes[2]] assoc. list"
 
 /datum/circuit_datatype/composite_instance/assoc_list
 	color = "white"