diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 17ed47e..8f6b896 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ pub enum DataStoreError {
   }
   ```
 
-- The Error trait's `backtrace()` method is implemented to return whichever
-  field has a type named `Backtrace`, if any.
+- The Error trait's `provide()` method is implemented to provide whichever field
+  has a type named `Backtrace`, if any, as a `std::backtrace::Backtrace`.
 
   ```rust
   use std::backtrace::Backtrace;
@@ -138,8 +138,9 @@ pub enum DataStoreError {
   ```
 
 - If a field is both a source (named `source`, or has `#[source]` or `#[from]`
-  attribute) *and* is marked `#[backtrace]`, then the Error trait's
-  `backtrace()` method is forwarded to the source's backtrace.
+  attribute) *and* is marked `#[backtrace]`, then the Error trait's `provide()`
+  method is forwarded to the source's `provide` so that both layers of the error
+  share the same backtrace.
 
   ```rust
   #[derive(Error, Debug)]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8f122a0..aae6552 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@
 //!   # }
 //!   ```
 //!
-//! - The Error trait's `backtrace()` method is implemented to return whichever
-//!   field has a type named `Backtrace`, if any.
+//! - The Error trait's `provide()` method is implemented to provide whichever
+//!   field has a type named `Backtrace`, if any, as a
+//!   `std::backtrace::Backtrace`.
 //!
 //!   ```rust
 //!   # const IGNORE: &str = stringify! {
@@ -163,7 +164,8 @@
 //!
 //! - If a field is both a source (named `source`, or has `#[source]` or
 //!   `#[from]` attribute) *and* is marked `#[backtrace]`, then the Error
-//!   trait's `backtrace()` method is forwarded to the source's backtrace.
+//!   trait's `provide()` method is forwarded to the source's `provide` so that
+//!   both layers of the error share the same backtrace.
 //!
 //!   ```rust
 //!   # const IGNORE: &str = stringify! {