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 # Overview
 
 This document explains how cherry picks are managed on release
-branches within the Kubernetes projects.
+branches within the Kubernetes projects. A common use case for this
+task is for backporting PRs from master to release branches.
 
 ## Prerequisites
  * [Contributor License Agreement](http://git.k8s.io/community/CLA.md)