diff --git a/draft/core/write-operations.txt b/draft/core/write-operations.txt
index 591d5ef9a41..3a32c9eec79 100644
--- a/draft/core/write-operations.txt
+++ b/draft/core/write-operations.txt
@@ -284,16 +284,18 @@ and :doc:`/applications/indexes`.
 Isolation
 ---------
 
-All operations inside of a *single* MongoDB document are atomic. An
-update operation may modify more than one sub-document within a single
-MongoDB document (or record) in a single operation that will either
-succeed or fail and cannot leave the document in an in-between state.
+When a single write operation modifies multiple documents, the
+operation as a whole is not atomic, and other operations may
+interleave. The modification of a single document, or record, is always
+atomic, even if the write operation modifies multiple sub-document
+*within* the single record.
 
 No other operations are atomic; however, you can attempt to isolate a
-sequence of write operations from other read and write operations to
-prevent undesirable interactions. For more information see
-:doc:`Isolated write operations </reference/operator/atomic>` and
-:doc:`/tutorial/perform-two-phase-commits`.
+write operation that affects multiple documents using the
+:doc:`isolation operator </reference/operator/atomic>`.
+
+To isolate a sequence of write operations from other read and write
+operations, see :doc:`/tutorial/perform-two-phase-commits`.
 
 Architecture
 ------------