diff --git a/Lib/csv.py b/Lib/csv.py
index aaaa3cf..14b4d17 100644
--- a/Lib/csv.py
+++ b/Lib/csv.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import re
 from _csv import Error, __version__, writer, reader, register_dialect, \
                  unregister_dialect, get_dialect, list_dialects, \
-                 set_field_limit, \
+                 field_size_limit, \
                  QUOTE_MINIMAL, QUOTE_ALL, QUOTE_NONNUMERIC, QUOTE_NONE, \
                  __doc__
 from _csv import Dialect as _Dialect
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_csv.py b/Lib/test/test_csv.py
index fd26e78..be1147d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_csv.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_csv.py
@@ -233,21 +233,21 @@
     def test_read_bigfield(self):
         # This exercises the buffer realloc functionality and field size
         # limits.
-        limit = csv.set_field_limit()
+        limit = csv.field_size_limit()
         try:
             size = 50000
             bigstring = 'X' * size
             bigline = '%s,%s' % (bigstring, bigstring)
             self._read_test([bigline], [[bigstring, bigstring]])
-            csv.set_field_limit(size)
+            csv.field_size_limit(size)
             self._read_test([bigline], [[bigstring, bigstring]])
-            self.assertEqual(csv.set_field_limit(), size)
-            csv.set_field_limit(size-1)
+            self.assertEqual(csv.field_size_limit(), size)
+            csv.field_size_limit(size-1)
             self.assertRaises(csv.Error, self._read_test, [bigline], [])
-            self.assertRaises(TypeError, csv.set_field_limit, None)
-            self.assertRaises(TypeError, csv.set_field_limit, 1, None)
+            self.assertRaises(TypeError, csv.field_size_limit, None)
+            self.assertRaises(TypeError, csv.field_size_limit, 1, None)
         finally:
-            csv.set_field_limit(limit)
+            csv.field_size_limit(limit)
 
 class TestDialectRegistry(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_registry_badargs(self):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index a551d51..4bb11e4 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
   + a configurable limit to the size of parsed fields has been added -
     previously, an unmatched quote character could result in the entire
     file being read into the field buffer before an error was reported.
-  + A new module method csv.set_field_limit() has been added that sets
+  + A new module method csv.field_size_limit() has been added that sets
     the parser field size limit (returning the former limit). The initial
     limit is 128kB.
   + reader and writer objects were not being registered with the cyclic-GC.
diff --git a/Modules/_csv.c b/Modules/_csv.c
index a433960..03b291f 100644
--- a/Modules/_csv.c
+++ b/Modules/_csv.c
@@ -1408,12 +1408,12 @@
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-csv_set_field_limit(PyObject *module, PyObject *args)
+csv_field_size_limit(PyObject *module, PyObject *args)
 {
 	PyObject *new_limit = NULL;
 	long old_limit = field_limit;
 
-	if (!PyArg_UnpackTuple(args, "set_field_limit", 0, 1, &new_limit))
+	if (!PyArg_UnpackTuple(args, "field_size_limit", 0, 1, &new_limit))
 		return NULL;
 	if (new_limit != NULL) {
 		if (!PyInt_Check(new_limit)) {
@@ -1533,9 +1533,9 @@
 "Delete the name/dialect mapping associated with a string name.\n"
 "    csv.unregister_dialect(name)");
 
-PyDoc_STRVAR(csv_set_field_limit_doc,
+PyDoc_STRVAR(csv_field_size_limit_doc,
 "Sets an upper limit on parsed fields.\n"
-"    csv.set_field_limit([limit])\n"
+"    csv.field_size_limit([limit])\n"
 "\n"
 "Returns old limit. If limit is not given, no new limit is set and\n"
 "the old limit is returned");
@@ -1553,8 +1553,8 @@
 		METH_O, csv_unregister_dialect_doc},
 	{ "get_dialect", (PyCFunction)csv_get_dialect, 
 		METH_O, csv_get_dialect_doc},
-	{ "set_field_limit", (PyCFunction)csv_set_field_limit, 
-		METH_VARARGS, csv_set_field_limit_doc},
+	{ "field_size_limit", (PyCFunction)csv_field_size_limit, 
+		METH_VARARGS, csv_field_size_limit_doc},
 	{ NULL, NULL }
 };