diff --git a/wp-includes/ms-load.php b/wp-includes/ms-load.php
index 06673f65ac..a516327399 100644
--- a/wp-includes/ms-load.php
+++ b/wp-includes/ms-load.php
@@ -134,7 +134,14 @@ function get_network_by_path( $domain, $path, $segments = null ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Retrieve a site object by its domain and path.
+ * Retrieves the closest matching site object by its domain and path.
+ * 
+ * This will not necessarily return an exact match for a domain and path. Instead, it
+ * breaks the domain and path into pieces that are then used to match the closest
+ * possibility from a query.
+ *
+ * The intent of this method is to match a site object during bootstrap for a
+ * requested site address
  *
  * @since 3.9.0
  * @since 4.7.0 Updated to always return a `WP_Site` object.
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 02cf0a3f69..eb52d18bf5 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.7-alpha-38780';
+$wp_version = '4.7-alpha-38781';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.