diff --git a/aspnetcore/fundamentals/configuration/index.md b/aspnetcore/fundamentals/configuration/index.md
index dc96f715ac..ae6484ba46 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/fundamentals/configuration/index.md
+++ b/aspnetcore/fundamentals/configuration/index.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ ASP.NET Core web apps created with [dotnet new](/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-new) o
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 ```
 
-`CreateBuilder` provides default configuration for the app in the following order:
+[WebApplication.CreateBuilder](xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder.WebApplication.CreateBuilder%2A) initializes a new instance of the <xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder.WebApplicationBuilder> class with preconfigured defaults. The initialized `WebApplicationBuilder` (`builder`) provides default configuration for the app in the following order:
 
 1. [ChainedConfigurationProvider](xref:Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.ChainedConfigurationSource) :  Adds an existing `IConfiguration` as a source. In the default configuration case, adds the [host](#hvac) configuration and setting it as the first source for the _app_ configuration.
 1. [appsettings.json](#appsettingsjson) using the [JSON configuration provider](#file-configuration-provider).