diff --git a/doc/arm/config-auth.inc.rst b/doc/arm/config-auth.inc.rst
index 06a1715d42..d60b1b7b8b 100644
--- a/doc/arm/config-auth.inc.rst
+++ b/doc/arm/config-auth.inc.rst
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ the :iscman:`named.conf` file has been modified as shown:
           };
         };
 
-The added statements and clauses are commented in the above file.
+The added statements and blocks are commented in the above file.
 
-The :ref:`zone<zone_clause>` clause, and :ref:`allow-query<allow-query>`,
+The :ref:`zone<zone_clause>` block, and :ref:`allow-query<allow-query>`,
 :any:`allow-query-cache`,
 :ref:`allow-transfer<allow-transfer>`, :ref:`file<file>`,
 :ref:`notify<notify_st>`, :ref:`recursion<recursion>`, and :ref:`type<type>`
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@ The :iscman:`named.conf` file has been modified as shown:
           primaries { 192.168.254.2; };
         };
 
-The statements and clauses added are all commented in the above file.
+The statements and blocks added are all commented in the above file.
 
-The :ref:`zone<zone_clause>` clause, and :ref:`allow-query<allow-query>`,
+The :ref:`zone<zone_clause>` block, and :ref:`allow-query<allow-query>`,
 :any:`allow-query-cache`,
 :ref:`allow-transfer<allow-transfer>`, :ref:`file<file>`,
 :ref:`notify<notify_st>`, :ref:`primaries<primaries>`,
@@ -268,5 +268,5 @@ message.
    can get more complicated.  A secondary zone can also be a primary to other
    secondaries: :iscman:`named`, by default, sends NOTIFY messages for every
    zone it loads.  Specifying :ref:`notify primary-only;<notify>` in the
-   :ref:`zone<zone_clause>` clause for the secondary causes :iscman:`named` to
+   :ref:`zone<zone_clause>` block for the secondary causes :iscman:`named` to
    only send NOTIFY messages for primary zones that it loads.
diff --git a/doc/arm/config-intro.inc.rst b/doc/arm/config-intro.inc.rst
index 7598c6571e..4a07ffacb4 100644
--- a/doc/arm/config-intro.inc.rst
+++ b/doc/arm/config-intro.inc.rst
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ as required by the user.
           };
         };
 
-The :ref:`logging<logging_grammar>` and :ref:`options<options_grammar>` clauses
+The :ref:`logging<logging_grammar>` and :ref:`options<options_grammar>` blocks
 and :ref:`category<the_category_phrase>`, :ref:`channel<channel>`,
 :ref:`directory<directory>`, :ref:`file<file>`, and :ref:`severity<severity>`
 statements are all described further in the appropriate sections of this ARM.
diff --git a/doc/arm/config-resolve.inc.rst b/doc/arm/config-resolve.inc.rst
index ab05742bac..d8563a9ad0 100644
--- a/doc/arm/config-resolve.inc.rst
+++ b/doc/arm/config-resolve.inc.rst
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Resolver and Forwarding Resolver
    can be used by rogue actors to cause all kinds of problems including
    **Denial of Service (DoS)** attacks. Resolvers should always be configured
    to limit the IP addresses that can use their services. BIND 9 provides a
-   number of statements and clauses to simplify defining these IP limits and
+   number of statements and blocks to simplify defining these IP limits and
    configuring a **closed resolver**. The resolver samples given here all
    configure closed resolvers using a variety of techniques.
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ It is therefore a **closed** resolver and cannot be used in wider network attack
           notify no;
         };
 
-The :ref:`zone<zone_clause>` and :ref:`acl<acl_grammar>` clauses, and the
+The :ref:`zone<zone_clause>` and :ref:`acl<acl_grammar>` blocks, and the
 :ref:`allow-query<allow-query>`, :ref:`empty-zones-enable<empty-zones-enable>`,
 :ref:`file<file>`, :ref:`notify<notify_st>`, :ref:`recursion<recursion>`, and
 :ref:`type<type>` statements are described in detail in the appropriate
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ provided<selective_forward_sample>`.
           notify no;
         };
 
-The :ref:`zone<zone_clause>` and :ref:`acl<acl_grammar>` clauses, and the
+The :ref:`zone<zone_clause>` and :ref:`acl<acl_grammar>` blocks, and the
 :ref:`allow-query<allow-query>`, :ref:`empty-zones-enable<empty-zones-enable>`,
 :ref:`file<file>`, :ref:`forward<forward>`, :ref:`forwarders<forwarders>`,
 :ref:`notify<notify_st>`, :ref:`recursion<recursion>`, and :ref:`type<type>`
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ those IPs from which it will accept recursive queries.
         };
 
 
-The :ref:`zone<zone_clause>` and :ref:`acl<acl_grammar>` clauses, and the
+The :ref:`zone<zone_clause>` and :ref:`acl<acl_grammar>` blocks, and the
 :ref:`allow-query<allow-query>`, :ref:`empty-zones-enable<empty-zones-enable>`,
 :ref:`file<file>`, :ref:`forward<forward>`, :ref:`forwarders<forwarders>`,
 :ref:`notify<notify_st>`, :ref:`recursion<recursion>`, and :ref:`type<type>`
@@ -567,4 +567,4 @@ and discard the rest.
 
 For more detail on ordering responses, refer to the
 :ref:`rrset-order<rrset_ordering>` statement in the
-:ref:`options<options_grammar>` clause.
+:ref:`options<options_grammar>` block.
diff --git a/doc/arm/introduction.inc.rst b/doc/arm/introduction.inc.rst
index 009a702347..ebb7e7acc8 100644
--- a/doc/arm/introduction.inc.rst
+++ b/doc/arm/introduction.inc.rst
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ running BIND 9 in a "jail," and securing file transfers and dynamic updates.
 :ref:`dnssec` describes the theory and practice of cryptographic authentication of DNS
 information. The :ref:`dnssec_guide` is a practical guide to implementing DNSSEC.
 
-:ref:`Reference` gives exhaustive descriptions of all supported clauses, statements, 
+:ref:`Reference` gives exhaustive descriptions of all supported blocks, statements, 
 and grammars used in BIND 9's ``named.conf`` configuration file.
 
 :ref:`troubleshooting` provides information on identifying and solving BIND 9 and DNS