diff --git modules/user/user.module modules/user/user.module
index 9b38d31..f913bf5 100644
--- modules/user/user.module
+++ modules/user/user.module
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ function user_external_login($account, $edit = array()) {
  * Fetch a user object.
  *
  * @param $array
- *   An associative array of attributes to search for in selecting the
- *   user, such as user name or e-mail address.
+ *   An associative array of attributes to search for in selecting the user
+ *   (such as username or e-mail address), or the numeric user ID.
  *
  * @return
  *   A fully-loaded $user object upon successful user load or FALSE if user