Mac OS X 10.4.6 Combo?

What is the difference between the Mac OS X 10.4.6 update for PPC and the Mac OS X 10.4.6 Combo for PPC? What does the COMBO mean?
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

A Delta release is one that will update 10.4.3-10.4.4 for example.
A Combo will update any release of 10.4.x to the latest version (currently 10.4.6) as it includes all prior updates in one file including Security Updates.
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