diff --git a/aio/content/guide/lifecycle-hooks.md b/aio/content/guide/lifecycle-hooks.md
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+++ b/aio/content/guide/lifecycle-hooks.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ checks it when its data-bound properties change, and destroys it before removing
 Angular offers **lifecycle hooks**
 that provide visibility into these key life moments and the ability to act when they occur.
 
-A directive has the same set of lifecycle hooks, minus the hooks that are specific to component content and views.
+A directive has the same set of lifecycle hooks.
 
 {@a hooks-overview}
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ that Angular calls shortly after creating the component:
 
 <code-example path="lifecycle-hooks/src/app/peek-a-boo.component.ts" region="ngOnInit" title="peek-a-boo.component.ts (excerpt)" linenums="false"></code-example>
 
-No directive or component will implement all of the lifecycle hooks and some of the hooks only make sense for components.
+No directive or component will implement all of the lifecycle hooks.
 Angular only calls a directive/component hook method *if it is defined*.
 
 {@a hooks-purpose-timing}
@@ -86,12 +86,10 @@ calls the lifecycle hook methods in the following sequence at specific moments:
     </td>
     <td>
 
-      Respond after Angular projects external content into the component's view.
+      Respond after Angular projects external content into the component's view / the view that a directive is in.
 
       Called _once_ after the first `ngDoCheck()`.
 
-      _A component-only hook_.
-
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@@ -100,12 +98,10 @@ calls the lifecycle hook methods in the following sequence at specific moments:
     </td>
     <td>
 
-      Respond after Angular checks the content projected into the component.
+      Respond after Angular checks the content projected into the directive/component.
 
       Called after the `ngAfterContentInit()` and every subsequent `ngDoCheck()`.
 
-      _A component-only hook_.
-
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@@ -114,12 +110,10 @@ calls the lifecycle hook methods in the following sequence at specific moments:
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     <td>
 
-      Respond after Angular initializes the component's views and child views.
+      Respond after Angular initializes the component's views and child views / the view that a directive is in.
 
       Called _once_ after the first `ngAfterContentChecked()`.
 
-      _A component-only hook_.
-
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@@ -128,12 +122,10 @@ calls the lifecycle hook methods in the following sequence at specific moments:
     </td>
     <td>
 
-      Respond after Angular checks the component's views and child views.
+      Respond after Angular checks the component's views and child views / the view that a directive is in.
 
       Called after the `ngAfterViewInit` and every subsequent `ngAfterContentChecked()`.
 
-      _A component-only hook_.
-
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