diff --git a/Doc/extending/extending.rst b/Doc/extending/extending.rst
index 980d407..edc2c8c 100644
--- a/Doc/extending/extending.rst
+++ b/Doc/extending/extending.rst
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
    int
    main(int argc, char *argv[])
    {
-       /* Add a builtin module, before Py_Initialize */
+       /* Add a built-in module, before Py_Initialize */
        PyImport_AppendInittab("spam", PyInit_spam);
 
        /* Pass argv[0] to the Python interpreter */
diff --git a/Doc/faq/design.rst b/Doc/faq/design.rst
index b6a0e17..627ee4e 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/design.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/design.rst
@@ -649,9 +649,10 @@
 you won't be fooled into accidentally overwriting a list when you need a sorted
 copy but also need to keep the unsorted version around.
 
-In Python 2.4 a new builtin -- :func:`sorted` -- has been added.  This function
-creates a new list from a provided iterable, sorts it and returns it.  For
-example, here's how to iterate over the keys of a dictionary in sorted order::
+In Python 2.4 a new built-in function -- :func:`sorted` -- has been added.
+This function creates a new list from a provided iterable, sorts it and returns
+it.  For example, here's how to iterate over the keys of a dictionary in sorted
+order::
 
    for key in sorted(mydict):
        ... # do whatever with mydict[key]...
diff --git a/Doc/faq/extending.rst b/Doc/faq/extending.rst
index 9091193..7f0c16e 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/extending.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/extending.rst
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
 Can I create an object class with some methods implemented in C and others in Python (e.g. through inheritance)?
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-In Python 2.2, you can inherit from builtin classes such as :class:`int`,
+In Python 2.2, you can inherit from built-in classes such as :class:`int`,
 :class:`list`, :class:`dict`, etc.
 
 The Boost Python Library (BPL, http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/index.html)
diff --git a/Doc/faq/library.rst b/Doc/faq/library.rst
index a7d7052..2824330 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/library.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/library.rst
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 Where is the math.py (socket.py, regex.py, etc.) source file?
 -------------------------------------------------------------
 
-If you can't find a source file for a module it may be a builtin or dynamically
-loaded module implemented in C, C++ or other compiled language.  In this case
-you may not have the source file or it may be something like mathmodule.c,
-somewhere in a C source directory (not on the Python Path).
+If you can't find a source file for a module it may be a built-in or
+dynamically loaded module implemented in C, C++ or other compiled language.
+In this case you may not have the source file or it may be something like
+mathmodule.c, somewhere in a C source directory (not on the Python Path).
 
 There are (at least) three kinds of modules in Python:
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 
 In theory, this means an exact accounting requires an exact understanding of the
 PVM bytecode implementation.  In practice, it means that operations on shared
-variables of builtin data types (ints, lists, dicts, etc) that "look atomic"
+variables of built-in data types (ints, lists, dicts, etc) that "look atomic"
 really are.
 
 For example, the following operations are all atomic (L, L1, L2 are lists, D,
@@ -504,9 +504,9 @@
 
 :func:`os.read` is a low-level function which takes a file descriptor, a small
 integer representing the opened file.  :func:`os.popen` creates a high-level
-file object, the same type returned by the builtin :func:`open` function.  Thus,
-to read n bytes from a pipe p created with :func:`os.popen`, you need to use
-``p.read(n)``.
+file object, the same type returned by the built-in :func:`open` function.
+Thus, to read n bytes from a pipe p created with :func:`os.popen`, you need to
+use ``p.read(n)``.
 
 
 .. XXX update to use subprocess. See the :ref:`subprocess-replacements` section.
@@ -607,10 +607,11 @@
 which in turn are a medium-level layer of abstraction on top of (among other
 things) low-level C file descriptors.
 
-For most file objects you create in Python via the builtin ``open`` constructor,
-``f.close()`` marks the Python file object as being closed from Python's point
-of view, and also arranges to close the underlying C stream.  This also happens
-automatically in f's destructor, when f becomes garbage.
+For most file objects you create in Python via the built-in ``open``
+constructor, ``f.close()`` marks the Python file object as being closed from
+Python's point of view, and also arranges to close the underlying C stream.
+This also happens automatically in ``f``'s destructor, when ``f`` becomes
+garbage.
 
 But stdin, stdout and stderr are treated specially by Python, because of the
 special status also given to them by C.  Running ``sys.stdout.close()`` marks
diff --git a/Doc/faq/programming.rst b/Doc/faq/programming.rst
index 3c9e5f4..a35459b 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/programming.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/programming.rst
@@ -178,9 +178,10 @@
 
    L2 = list(L1[:3])  # "list" is redundant if L1 is a list.
 
-Note that the functionally-oriented builtins such as :func:`map`, :func:`zip`,
-and friends can be a convenient accelerator for loops that perform a single
-task.  For example to pair the elements of two lists together::
+Note that the functionally-oriented built-in functions such as :func:`map`,
+:func:`zip`, and friends can be a convenient accelerator for loops that
+perform a single task.  For example to pair the elements of two lists
+together::
 
    >>> list(zip([1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]))
    [(1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6)]
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@
 on string objects <string-methods>`.  Use regular expressions only when you're
 not dealing with constant string patterns.
 
-Be sure to use the :meth:`list.sort` builtin method to do sorting, and see the
+Be sure to use the :meth:`list.sort` built-in method to do sorting, and see the
 `sorting mini-HOWTO <http://wiki.python.org/moin/HowTo/Sorting>`_ for examples
 of moderately advanced usage.  :meth:`list.sort` beats other techniques for
 sorting in all but the most extreme circumstances.
@@ -361,7 +362,7 @@
 one hand, requiring :keyword:`global` for assigned variables provides a bar
 against unintended side-effects.  On the other hand, if ``global`` was required
 for all global references, you'd be using ``global`` all the time.  You'd have
-to declare as global every reference to a builtin function or to a component of
+to declare as global every reference to a built-in function or to a component of
 an imported module.  This clutter would defeat the usefulness of the ``global``
 declaration for identifying side-effects.
 
@@ -1033,7 +1034,7 @@
 How do I iterate over a sequence in reverse order?
 --------------------------------------------------
 
-Use the :func:`reversed` builtin function, which is new in Python 2.4::
+Use the :func:`reversed` built-in function, which is new in Python 2.4::
 
    for x in reversed(sequence):
        ... # do something with x...
diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst
index c08c204..12396a7 100644
--- a/Doc/glossary.rst
+++ b/Doc/glossary.rst
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 
    iterator
       An object representing a stream of data.  Repeated calls to the iterator's
-      :meth:`__next__` (or passing it to the builtin function)  :func:`next`
+      :meth:`__next__` (or passing it to the built-in function)  :func:`next`
       method return successive items in the stream.  When no more data are
       available a :exc:`StopIteration` exception is raised instead.  At this
       point, the iterator object is exhausted and any further calls to its
diff --git a/Doc/howto/doanddont.rst b/Doc/howto/doanddont.rst
index 989ae9f..a9302ed 100644
--- a/Doc/howto/doanddont.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/doanddont.rst
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@
    f.read()
 
 does not work. Of course, it works just fine (assuming you have a file called
-"www".) But it does not work if somewhere in the module, the statement ``from os
-import *`` is present. The :mod:`os` module has a function called :func:`open`
-which returns an integer. While it is very useful, shadowing builtins is one of
-its least useful properties.
+"www".) But it does not work if somewhere in the module, the statement ``from
+os import *`` is present. The :mod:`os` module has a function called
+:func:`open` which returns an integer. While it is very useful, shadowing a
+builtin is one of its least useful properties.
 
 Remember, you can never know for sure what names a module exports, so either
 take what you need --- ``from module import name1, name2``, or keep them in the
diff --git a/Doc/library/exceptions.rst b/Doc/library/exceptions.rst
index 03e71c4..9b95fa3 100644
--- a/Doc/library/exceptions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/exceptions.rst
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@
 
 .. exception:: StopIteration
 
-   Raised by builtin :func:`next` and an :term:`iterator`\'s :meth:`__next__`
-   method to signal that there are no further values.
+   Raised by built-in function :func:`next` and an :term:`iterator`\'s
+   :meth:`__next__` method to signal that there are no further values.
 
 
 .. exception:: SyntaxError
diff --git a/Doc/library/gc.rst b/Doc/library/gc.rst
index 34aba65..a5c9e7b 100644
--- a/Doc/library/gc.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/gc.rst
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
    :exc:`ValueError` is raised if the generation number  is invalid. The number of
    unreachable objects found is returned.
 
-   The free lists maintained for a number of builtin types are cleared
+   The free lists maintained for a number of built-in types are cleared
    whenever a full collection or collection of the highest generation (2)
    is run.  Not all items in some free lists may be freed due to the
    particular implementation, in particular :class:`float`.
diff --git a/Doc/library/inspect.rst b/Doc/library/inspect.rst
index cc88acf..5087733 100644
--- a/Doc/library/inspect.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/inspect.rst
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 | frame     | f_back          | next outer frame object   |
 |           |                 | (this frame's caller)     |
 +-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
-|           | f_builtins      | built-in namespace seen   |
+|           | f_builtins      | builtins namespace seen   |
 |           |                 | by this frame             |
 +-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
 |           | f_code          | code object being         |
diff --git a/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
index b1be34a..99ff248 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@
 **Programmer's note:** the :keyword:`global` is a directive to the parser.  It
 applies only to code parsed at the same time as the :keyword:`global` statement.
 In particular, a :keyword:`global` statement contained in a string or code
-object supplied to the builtin :func:`exec` function does not affect the code
+object supplied to the built-in :func:`exec` function does not affect the code
 block *containing* the function call, and code contained in such a string is
 unaffected by :keyword:`global` statements in the code containing the function
 call.  The same applies to the :func:`eval` and :func:`compile` functions.
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/classes.rst b/Doc/tutorial/classes.rst
index 4e166d1..6627ffb 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/classes.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/classes.rst
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@
 container one at a time.  When there are no more elements, :meth:`__next__`
 raises a :exc:`StopIteration` exception which tells the :keyword:`for` loop to
 terminate.  You can call the :meth:`__next__` method using the :func:`next`
-builtin; this example shows how it all works::
+built-in function; this example shows how it all works::
 
    >>> s = 'abc'
    >>> it = iter(s)
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst
index b79ce7f..c748993 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
   single "euro" character.  (Of course, this change only affects raw
   string literals; the euro character is ``'\u20ac'`` in Python 3.0.)
 
-* The builtin :class:`basestring` abstract type was removed.  Use
+* The built-in :class:`basestring` abstract type was removed.  Use
   :class:`str` instead.  The :class:`str` and :class:`bytes` types
   don't have functionality enough in common to warrant a shared base
   class.  The ``2to3`` tool (see below) replaces every occurrence of
@@ -383,10 +383,10 @@
   literals (``0720``) are gone.
 
 * New binary literals, e.g. ``0b1010`` (already in 2.6), and
-  there is a new corresponding builtin function, :func:`bin`.
+  there is a new corresponding built-in function, :func:`bin`.
 
 * Bytes literals are introduced with a leading ``b`` or ``B``, and
-  there is a new corresponding builtin function, :func:`bytes`.
+  there is a new corresponding built-in function, :func:`bytes`.
 
 Changed Syntax
 --------------
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
 * :ref:`pep-3116`.  The :mod:`io` module is now the standard way of
   doing file I/O, and the initial values of :data:`sys.stdin`,
   :data:`sys.stdout` and :data:`sys.stderr` are now instances of
-  :class:`io.TextIOBase`.  The builtin :func:`open` function is now an
+  :class:`io.TextIOBase`.  The built-in :func:`open` function is now an
   alias for :func:`io.open` and has additional keyword arguments
   *encoding*, *errors*, *newline* and *closefd*.  Also note that an
   invalid *mode* argument now raises :exc:`ValueError`, not
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@
 
 * :ref:`pep-3119`.  The :mod:`abc` module and the ABCs defined in the
   :mod:`collections` module plays a somewhat more prominent role in
-  the language now, and builtin collection types like :class:`dict`
+  the language now, and built-in collection types like :class:`dict`
   and :class:`list` conform to the :class:`collections.MutableMapping`
   and :class:`collections.MutableSequence` ABCs, respectively.
 
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@
 Some other changes to standard library modules, not covered by
 :pep:`3108`:
 
-* Killed :mod:`sets`.  Use the builtin :func:`set` function.
+* Killed :mod:`sets`.  Use the built-in :func:`set` class.
 
 * Cleanup of the :mod:`sys` module: removed :func:`sys.exitfunc`,
   :func:`sys.exc_clear`, :data:`sys.exc_type`, :data:`sys.exc_value`,
@@ -795,8 +795,8 @@
   It raises :exc:`EOFError` if the input is terminated prematurely.
   To get the old behavior of :func:`input`, use ``eval(input())``.
 
-* A new builtin :func:`next` was added to call the :meth:`__next__`
-  method on an object.
+* A new built-in function :func:`next` was added to call the
+  :meth:`__next__` method on an object.
 
 * Moved :func:`intern` to :func:`sys.intern`.
 
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst
index c76fd68..f51c4ee 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 PEP 378: Format Specifier for Thousands Separator
 =================================================
 
-The builtin :func:`format` function and the :meth:`str.format` method use
+The built-in :func:`format` function and the :meth:`str.format` method use
 a mini-language that now includes a simple, non-locale aware way to format
 a number with a thousands separator.  That provides a way to humanize a
 program's output, improving its professional appearance and readability::