diff --git a/docs/docs/10.5-clone-with-props.md b/docs/docs/10.5-clone-with-props.md
index 4e688ed547..73652a0d2b 100644
--- a/docs/docs/10.5-clone-with-props.md
+++ b/docs/docs/10.5-clone-with-props.md
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 ---
 id: clone-with-props
-title: Cloning Components
+title: Cloning ReactElement
 permalink: clone-with-props.html
 prev: test-utils.html
 next: update.html
 ---
 
-In rare situations a component may want to change the props of a component that it doesn't own (like changing the `className` of a component passed as `this.props.children`). Other times it may want to make multiple copies of a component passed to it. `cloneWithProps()` makes this possible.
+In rare situations a element may want to change the props of a element that it doesn't own (like changing the `className` of a element passed as `this.props.children`). Other times it may want to make multiple copies of a element passed to it. `cloneWithProps()` makes this possible.
 
-#### `ReactComponent React.addons.cloneWithProps(ReactComponent component, object? extraProps)`
+#### `ReactElement React.addons.cloneWithProps(ReactElement element, object? extraProps)`
 
-Do a shallow copy of `component` and merge any props provided by `extraProps`. The `className` and `style` props will be merged intelligently.
+Do a shallow copy of `element` and merge any props provided by `extraProps`. The `className` and `style` props will be merged intelligently.
 
 > Note:
 >
-> `cloneWithProps` does not transfer `key` to the cloned component. If you wish to preserve the key, add it to the `extraProps` object:
+> `cloneWithProps` does not transfer `key` to the cloned element. If you wish to preserve the key, add it to the `extraProps` object:
 >
 > ```js
-> var clonedComponent = cloneWithProps(originalComponent, { key : originalComponent.key });
+> var clonedElement = cloneWithProps(originalElement, { key : originalElement.key });
 > ```
 >
 > `ref` is similarly not preserved.
diff --git a/src/utils/cloneWithProps.js b/src/utils/cloneWithProps.js
index 03e17c1707..e8c85f6234 100644
--- a/src/utils/cloneWithProps.js
+++ b/src/utils/cloneWithProps.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var CHILDREN_PROP = keyOf({children: null});
  * Sometimes you want to change the props of a child passed to you. Usually
  * this is to add a CSS class.
  *
- * @param {ReactElement} child child component you'd like to clone
+ * @param {ReactElement} child child element you'd like to clone
  * @param {object} props props you'd like to modify. className and style will be
  * merged automatically.
  * @return {ReactElement} a clone of child with props merged in.