diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 87896cf..116ff0f 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 
 ## Version 1.1
 
-* Split the file measurement computation and signing functionality
-  of the `fsverity` program into a library `libfsverity`.  See
-  `README.md` and `Makefile` for more details.
+* Split the file digest computation and signing functionality of the
+  `fsverity` program into a library `libfsverity`.  See `README.md`
+  and `Makefile` for more details.
 
 * Improved the Makefile.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36a52e9..6045c75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ might add support for fs-verity in the future.
 
 fsverity-utils currently contains just one program, `fsverity`.  The
 `fsverity` program allows you to set up fs-verity protected files.
-In addition, the file measurement computation and signing
-functionality of `fsverity` is optionally exposed through a C library
-`libfsverity`.  See `libfsverity.h` for the API of this library.
+In addition, the file digest computation and signing functionality of
+`fsverity` is optionally exposed through a C library `libfsverity`.
+See `libfsverity.h` for the API of this library.
 
 ## Building and installing
 
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ See the `Makefile` for other supported build and installation options.
     # Enable verity on the file
     fsverity enable file
 
-    # Show the verity file measurement
+    # Show the verity file digest
     fsverity measure file
 
     # File should still be readable as usual.  However, all data read
     # is now transparently checked against a hidden Merkle tree, whose
-    # root hash is incorporated into the verity file measurement.
-    # Reads of any corrupted parts of the data will fail.
+    # root hash is incorporated into the verity file digest.  Reads of
+    # any corrupted parts of the data will fail.
     sha256sum file
 ```
 
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ against a trusted value.
 ### Using builtin signatures
 
 With `CONFIG_FS_VERITY_BUILTIN_SIGNATURES=y`, the filesystem supports
-automatically verifying a signed file measurement that has been
-included in the verity metadata.  The signature is verified against
-the set of X.509 certificates that have been loaded into the
-".fs-verity" kernel keyring.  Here's an example:
+automatically verifying a signed file digest that has been included in
+the verity metadata.  The signature is verified against the set of
+X.509 certificates that have been loaded into the ".fs-verity" kernel
+keyring.  Here's an example:
 
 ```bash
     # Generate a new certificate and private key:
diff --git a/include/libfsverity.h b/include/libfsverity.h
index 8f78a13..d6c3092 100644
--- a/include/libfsverity.h
+++ b/include/libfsverity.h
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ typedef int (*libfsverity_read_fn_t)(void *fd, void *buf, size_t count);
 
 /**
  * libfsverity_compute_digest() - Compute digest of a file
- *          An fsverity_digest (also called a "file measurement") is the root of
- *          a file's Merkle tree.  Not to be confused with a traditional file
- *          digest computed over the entire file.
+ *          A fs-verity file digest is the hash of a file's fsverity_descriptor.
+ *          Not to be confused with a traditional file digest computed over the
+ *          entire file, or with the bare fsverity_descriptor::root_hash.
  * @fd: context that will be passed to @read_fn
  * @read_fn: a function that will read the data of the file
  * @params: struct libfsverity_merkle_tree_params specifying the fs-verity
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ libfsverity_compute_digest(void *fd, libfsverity_read_fn_t read_fn,
 
 /**
  * libfsverity_sign_digest() - Sign previously computed digest of a file
- *          This signature is used by the file system to validate the
- *          signed file measurement against a public key loaded into the
- *          .fs-verity kernel keyring, when CONFIG_FS_VERITY_BUILTIN_SIGNATURES
- *          is enabled. The signature is formatted as PKCS#7 stored in DER
- *          format. See Documentation/filesystems/fsverity.rst in the kernel
- *          source tree for further details.
+ *          This signature is used by the filesystem to validate the signed file
+ *          digest against a public key loaded into the .fs-verity kernel
+ *          keyring, when CONFIG_FS_VERITY_BUILTIN_SIGNATURES is enabled. The
+ *          signature is formatted as PKCS#7 stored in DER format. See
+ *          Documentation/filesystems/fsverity.rst in the kernel source tree for
+ *          further details.
  * @digest: pointer to previously computed digest
  * @sig_params: struct libfsverity_signature_params providing filenames of
  *          the keyfile and certificate file. Reserved fields must be zero.
diff --git a/programs/cmd_digest.c b/programs/cmd_digest.c
index 420ba82..31dfd45 100644
--- a/programs/cmd_digest.c
+++ b/programs/cmd_digest.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static const struct option longopts[] = {
 };
 
 /*
- * Compute the fs-verity measurement of the given file(s), for offline signing.
+ * Compute the fs-verity digest of the given file(s), for offline signing.
  */
 int fsverity_cmd_digest(const struct fsverity_command *cmd,
 		      int argc, char *argv[])
diff --git a/programs/cmd_measure.c b/programs/cmd_measure.c
index 98382ab..d78969c 100644
--- a/programs/cmd_measure.c
+++ b/programs/cmd_measure.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 
-/* Display the measurement of the given verity file(s). */
+/* Display the fs-verity digest of the given verity file(s). */
 int fsverity_cmd_measure(const struct fsverity_command *cmd,
 			 int argc, char *argv[])
 {
diff --git a/programs/cmd_sign.c b/programs/cmd_sign.c
index 580e4df..2f06007 100644
--- a/programs/cmd_sign.c
+++ b/programs/cmd_sign.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static const struct option longopts[] = {
 	{NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
 };
 
-/* Sign a file for fs-verity by computing its measurement, then signing it. */
+/* Sign a file for fs-verity by computing its digest, then signing it. */
 int fsverity_cmd_sign(const struct fsverity_command *cmd,
 		      int argc, char *argv[])
 {
diff --git a/programs/fsverity.c b/programs/fsverity.c
index 4a2f8df..b12c878 100644
--- a/programs/fsverity.c
+++ b/programs/fsverity.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static const struct fsverity_command {
 		.name = "digest",
 		.func = fsverity_cmd_digest,
 		.short_desc =
-"Compute the fs-verity measurement of the given file(s), for offline signing",
+"Compute the fs-verity digest of the given file(s), for offline signing",
 		.usage_str =
 "    fsverity digest FILE...\n"
 "               [--hash-alg=HASH_ALG] [--block-size=BLOCK_SIZE] [--salt=SALT]\n"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static const struct fsverity_command {
 		.name = "measure",
 		.func = fsverity_cmd_measure,
 		.short_desc =
-"Display the measurement of the given verity file(s)",
+"Display the fs-verity digest of the given verity file(s)",
 		.usage_str =
 "    fsverity measure FILE...\n"
 	}, {
