diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index 96db505d26..a32c31a408 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@
                 Sometimes this toolchain is referred to as the meta-toolchain.</para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Image:</emphasis> An image is the result produced when 
                 BitBake processes a given collection of recipes and related metadata.
-                Images are the binary output that run on specific hardware and for specific
-                use cases.
+                Images are the binary output that run on specific hardware or QEMU 
+                and for specific use cases.
                 For a list of the supported image types that the Yocto Project provides, see the
                 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-images'>Images</ulink>"
                 chapter in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.</para></listitem>