diff --git a/include/zim/writer/creator.h b/include/zim/writer/creator.h
index 60d1c546f..a104e52e3 100644
--- a/include/zim/writer/creator.h
+++ b/include/zim/writer/creator.h
@@ -197,28 +197,28 @@ namespace zim
 
 
         /**
-         * Add a clone of a existing entry.
+         * Add a alias of a existing entry.
          *
          * The existing entry pointed by `targetPath` is cloned and updated with
          * `path` and `title`.
          *
-         * The clone entry will shared the same type (redirection or item)
+         * The alias entry will shared the same type (redirection or item)
          * and namespace than `targetPath`.
          *
          * If the `targetPath` is a item, the new entry will be item pointing
          * to the same data than `targetPath` item. (Not a redirection to `targetPath`).
-         * However, the cloned entry is not counted in the media type counter
+         * However, the alias entry is not counted in the media type counter
          * and it is not fulltext indexed (only title indexed).
          *
          * Hints can be given to influence creator handling (front article, ...)
          * as it is done for redirection.
          *
-         * @param path the path of the clone
-         * @param title the title of the clone
-         * @param targetPath the path of the cloned entry.
-         * @param hints hints associated to the clone.
+         * @param path the path of the alias
+         * @param title the title of the alias
+         * @param targetPath the path of the aliased entry.
+         * @param hints hints associated to the alias.
          */
-        void addClone(
+        void addAlias(
             const std::string& path,
             const std::string& title,
             const std::string& targetPath,
diff --git a/src/writer/creator.cpp b/src/writer/creator.cpp
index d38621624..fd842a851 100644
--- a/src/writer/creator.cpp
+++ b/src/writer/creator.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ namespace zim
       data->handle(dirent, hints);
     }
 
-    void Creator::addClone(const std::string& path, const std::string& title, const std::string& targetPath, const Hints& hints)
+    void Creator::addAlias(const std::string& path, const std::string& title, const std::string& targetPath, const Hints& hints)
     {
       checkError();
       Dirent tmpDirent(NS::C, targetPath);
@@ -214,12 +214,12 @@ namespace zim
 
       if (existing_dirent_it == data->dirents.end()) {
         std::ostringstream ss;
-        ss << "Impossible to clone C/" << targetPath << " to C/" << path << std::endl;
+        ss << "Impossible to alias C/" << targetPath << " as C/" << path << std::endl;
         ss << "C/" << targetPath << " doesn't exist." << std::endl;
         throw InvalidEntry(ss.str());
       }
 
-      auto dirent = data->createCloneDirent(path, title, **existing_dirent_it);
+      auto dirent = data->createAliasDirent(path, title, **existing_dirent_it);
       data->handle(dirent, hints);
     }
 
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ namespace zim
       return dirent;
     }
 
-    Dirent* CreatorData::createCloneDirent(const std::string& path, const std::string& title, const Dirent& target)
+    Dirent* CreatorData::createAliasDirent(const std::string& path, const std::string& title, const Dirent& target)
     {
       auto dirent = pool.getCloneDirent(path, title, target);
       addDirent(dirent);
diff --git a/src/writer/creatordata.h b/src/writer/creatordata.h
index 5f83ffb55..7ff8cbcd3 100644
--- a/src/writer/creatordata.h
+++ b/src/writer/creatordata.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace zim
         Dirent* createDirent(NS ns, const std::string& path, const std::string& mimetype, const std::string& title);
         Dirent* createItemDirent(const Item* item);
         Dirent* createRedirectDirent(NS ns, const std::string& path, const std::string& title, NS targetNs, const std::string& targetPath);
-        Dirent* createCloneDirent(const std::string& path, const std::string& title, const Dirent& target);
+        Dirent* createAliasDirent(const std::string& path, const std::string& title, const Dirent& target);
         Cluster* closeCluster(bool compressed);
 
         void setEntryIndexes();
diff --git a/test/creator.cpp b/test/creator.cpp
index d64990b33..db13e8c12 100644
--- a/test/creator.cpp
+++ b/test/creator.cpp
@@ -185,13 +185,13 @@ TEST(ZimCreator, createZim)
   // Be sure that title order is not the same that url order
   item = std::make_shared<TestItem>("foo2", "AFoo", "Foo2Content");
   creator.addItem(item);
-  creator.addClone("foo_bis", "The same Foo", "foo2");
+  creator.addAlias("foo_bis", "The same Foo", "foo2");
   creator.addMetadata("Title", "This is a title");
   creator.addIllustration(48, "PNGBinaryContent48");
   creator.addIllustration(96, "PNGBinaryContent96");
   creator.setMainPath("foo");
   creator.addRedirection("foo3", "FooRedirection", "foo"); // Not a front article.
-  creator.addClone("foo_ter", "The same redirection", "foo3", {{ zim::writer::FRONT_ARTICLE, true}}); // a clone of the previous redirect, but as a front article.
+  creator.addAlias("foo_ter", "The same redirection", "foo3", {{ zim::writer::FRONT_ARTICLE, true}}); // a clone of the previous redirect, but as a front article.
   creator.addRedirection("foo4", "FooRedirection", "NoExistant", {{zim::writer::FRONT_ARTICLE, true}}); // Invalid redirection, must be removed by creator
   creator.finishZimCreation();