diff --git a/doc/api/vm.md b/doc/api/vm.md
index aa99c8430767a0a..bcd0de34b45ae10 100644
--- a/doc/api/vm.md
+++ b/doc/api/vm.md
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ Creates a code cache that can be used with the `Script` constructor's
 `cachedData` option. Returns a `Buffer`. This method may be called at any
 time and any number of times.
 
+The code cache of the `Script` doesn't contain any JavaScript observable
+states. The code cache is safe to be saved along side the script source and
+used to construct new `Script` instances multiple times.
+
+Functions in the `Script` source can be marked as lazily compiled and they are
+not compiled at construction of the `Script`. These functions are going to be
+compiled when they are invoked the first time. The code cache serializes the
+metadata that V8 currently knows about the `Script` that it can use to speed up
+future compilations.
+
 ```js
 const script = new vm.Script(`
 function add(a, b) {
@@ -135,11 +145,14 @@ function add(a, b) {
 const x = add(1, 2);
 `);
 
-const cacheWithoutX = script.createCachedData();
+const cacheWithoutAdd = script.createCachedData();
+// In `cacheWithoutAdd` the function `add()` is marked for full compilation
+// upon invocation.
 
 script.runInThisContext();
 
-const cacheWithX = script.createCachedData();
+const cacheWithAdd = script.createCachedData();
+// `cacheWithAdd` contains fully compiled function `add()`.
 ```
 
 ### `script.runInContext(contextifiedObject[, options])`
@@ -780,6 +793,15 @@ Creates a code cache that can be used with the `SourceTextModule` constructor's
 `cachedData` option. Returns a `Buffer`. This method may be called any number
 of times before the module has been evaluated.
 
+The code cache of the `SourceTextModule` doesn't contain any JavaScript
+observable states. The code cache is safe to be saved along side the script
+source and used to construct new `SourceTextModule` instances multiple times.
+
+Functions in the `SourceTextModule` source can be marked as lazily compiled and
+they are not compiled at construction of the `SourceTextModule`. These
+functions are forced to be compiled when they are invoked the first time. The
+code cache serializes the current compilation state.
+
 ```js
 // Create an initial module
 const module = new vm.SourceTextModule('const a = 1;');