diff --git a/examples/Readme.md b/examples/Readme.md
index 8a5f541..dfb6c9c 100644
--- a/examples/Readme.md
+++ b/examples/Readme.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ includes greek and japanese characters to show non-ascii support.
 ## [`edit`](edit.rs)
 
 Here we have an `EditView` to get input from the user, and use that input in
-the next view. It shows how to identify a view with an ID and refer to it
+the next view. It shows how to identify a view with an name and refer to it
 later.
 
 ## [`mutation`](mutation.rs)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ This example draws a colorful square to show off true color support.
 
 ## [`refcell_view`](refcell_view.rs)
 
-Here we show how to access multiple views concurently through their IDs.
+Here we show how to access multiple views concurently through their name.
 
 ## [`progress`](progress.rs)
 
diff --git a/examples/edit.rs b/examples/edit.rs
index fc6432b..4c8012c 100644
--- a/examples/edit.rs
+++ b/examples/edit.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fn main() {
             )
             .button("Ok", |s| {
                 // This will run the given closure, *ONLY* if a view with the
-                // correct type and the given ID is found.
+                // correct type and the given name is found.
                 let name = s
                     .call_on_name("name", |view: &mut EditView| {
                         // We can return content from the closure!
diff --git a/examples/mutation.rs b/examples/mutation.rs
index 07611f0..1451fc8 100644
--- a/examples/mutation.rs
+++ b/examples/mutation.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     siv.add_global_callback('q', |s| s.quit());
 
-    // Let's wrap the view to give it a recognizable ID, so we can look for it.
+    // Let's wrap the view to give it a recognizable name, so we can look for it.
     // We add the P callback on the textview only (and not globally),
     // so that we can't call it when the popup is already visible.
     siv.add_layer(
diff --git a/src/cursive.rs b/src/cursive.rs
index 6e170a8..28f7583 100644
--- a/src/cursive.rs
+++ b/src/cursive.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::vec::Vec2;
 use crate::view::{self, Finder, IntoBoxedView, Position, View};
 use crate::views::{self, LayerPosition};
 
-static DEBUG_VIEW_ID: &str = "_cursive_debug_view";
+static DEBUG_VIEW_NAME: &str = "_cursive_debug_view";
 
 // How long we wait between two empty input polls
 const INPUT_POLL_DELAY_MS: u64 = 30;
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ impl Cursive {
         self.add_layer(
             views::Dialog::around(
                 views::ScrollView::new(views::NamedView::new(
-                    DEBUG_VIEW_ID,
+                    DEBUG_VIEW_NAME,
                     views::DebugView::new(),
                 ))
                 .scroll_x(true),
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ impl Cursive {
     /// ```
     pub fn toggle_debug_console(&mut self) {
         if let Some(pos) =
-            self.screen_mut().find_layer_from_name(DEBUG_VIEW_ID)
+            self.screen_mut().find_layer_from_name(DEBUG_VIEW_NAME)
         {
             self.screen_mut().remove_layer(pos);
         } else {
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ impl Cursive {
 
     /// Convenient method to find a view wrapped in [`NamedView`].
     ///
-    /// This looks for a `NamedView<V>` with the given ID, and return
+    /// This looks for a `NamedView<V>` with the given name, and return
     /// a [`ViewRef`] to the wrapped view. The `ViewRef` implements
     /// `DerefMut<Target=T>`, so you can treat it just like a `&mut T`.
     ///
diff --git a/src/view/finder.rs b/src/view/finder.rs
index 00570cf..37f6bac 100644
--- a/src/view/finder.rs
+++ b/src/view/finder.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl<T: View> Finder for T {
 
 /// Selects a single view (if any) in the tree.
 pub enum Selector<'a> {
-    /// Selects a view from its ID.
+    /// Same as [`Selector::Name`].
     #[deprecated(
         note = "`Selector::Id` is being renamed to `Selector::Name`"
     )]
diff --git a/src/views/stack_view.rs b/src/views/stack_view.rs
index 893d6e4..18ac286 100644
--- a/src/views/stack_view.rs
+++ b/src/views/stack_view.rs
@@ -295,12 +295,12 @@ impl StackView {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Looks for the layer containing a view with the given ID.
+    /// Looks for the layer containing a view with the given name.
     ///
-    /// Returns `Some(pos)` if `self.get(pos)` has the given ID,
-    /// or is a parent of a view with this ID.
+    /// Returns `Some(pos)` if `self.get(pos)` has the given name,
+    /// or is a parent of a view with this name.
     ///
-    /// Returns `None` if the given ID is not found.
+    /// Returns `None` if the given name is not found.
     ///
     /// Note that the returned position may be invalidated if some layers are
     /// removed from the view.