diff --git a/documentation/src/main/asciidoc/chapter-3-defining-a-mapper.asciidoc b/documentation/src/main/asciidoc/chapter-3-defining-a-mapper.asciidoc
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--- a/documentation/src/main/asciidoc/chapter-3-defining-a-mapper.asciidoc
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@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ The property name as defined in the http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javas
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 By means of the `@BeanMapping(ignoreByDefault = true)` the default behavior will be *explicit mapping*, meaning that all mappings have to be specified by means of the `@Mapping` and no warnings will be issued on missing target properties.
+This allows to ignore all fields, except the ones that are explicitly defined through `@Mapping`.
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