diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions/IHttpApplication.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions/IHttpApplication.cs
index f4fc311a86..cc9d173da6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions/IHttpApplication.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions/IHttpApplication.cs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features;
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Represents an HttpApplication.
+    /// Represents an application.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TContext">The context associated with the HttpApplication.</typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TContext">The context associated with the application.</typeparam>
     public interface IHttpApplication<TContext>
     {
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions/IServer.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions/IServer.cs
index 80b978774f..88ac8662af 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions/IServer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions/IServer.cs
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server
         IFeatureCollection Features { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Start the server with an HttpApplication.
+        /// Start the server with an application.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="application">An instance of <see cref="IHttpApplication{TContext}"/>.</param>
-        /// <typeparam name="TContext">The context associated with the HttpApplication.</typeparam>
+        /// <typeparam name="TContext">The context associated with the application.</typeparam>
         void Start<TContext>(IHttpApplication<TContext> application);
     }
 }