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 This guide assumes you are sharding to an `N`-of-`M` system with `I` smart
 cards per shardholder. The variables will be used in the following commands as
-`$N`, `$M`, and `$I`. The smart cards will be factory reset during the process.
+`$N`, `$M`, and `$I`. The smart card OpenPGP slots will be factory reset during
+the process.
 
 On an airgapped system, run the following command to generate a file containing
 encrypted shards of a generated seed: