diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHotReloading.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHotReloading.js
index 9645fdca2b..ae7c9bd7e7 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHotReloading.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHotReloading.js
@@ -292,26 +292,30 @@ function scheduleFibersWithFamiliesRecursively(
   }
 }
 
-export function findHostNodesForHotUpdate(
+export function findHostInstancesForHotUpdate(
   root: FiberRoot,
   families: Array<Family>,
 ): Set<Instance> {
   if (__DEV__) {
-    const hostNodes = new Set();
+    const hostInstances = new Set();
     const types = new Set(families.map(family => family.current));
-    findHostNodesForMatchingFibersRecursively(root.current, types, hostNodes);
-    return hostNodes;
+    findHostInstancesForMatchingFibersRecursively(
+      root.current,
+      types,
+      hostInstances,
+    );
+    return hostInstances;
   } else {
     throw new Error(
-      'Did not expect findHostNodesForHotUpdate to be called in production.',
+      'Did not expect findHostInstancesForHotUpdate to be called in production.',
     );
   }
 }
 
-function findHostNodesForMatchingFibersRecursively(
+function findHostInstancesForMatchingFibersRecursively(
   fiber: Fiber,
   types: Set<any>,
-  hostNodes: Set<Instance>,
+  hostInstances: Set<Instance>,
 ) {
   if (__DEV__) {
     const {child, sibling, tag, type} = fiber;
@@ -341,30 +345,38 @@ function findHostNodesForMatchingFibersRecursively(
       // We have a match. This only drills down to the closest host components.
       // There's no need to search deeper because for the purpose of giving
       // visual feedback, "flashing" outermost parent rectangles is sufficient.
-      findHostNodesForFiberShallowly(fiber, hostNodes);
+      findHostInstancesForFiberShallowly(fiber, hostInstances);
     } else {
       // If there's no match, maybe there will be one further down in the child tree.
       if (child !== null) {
-        findHostNodesForMatchingFibersRecursively(child, types, hostNodes);
+        findHostInstancesForMatchingFibersRecursively(
+          child,
+          types,
+          hostInstances,
+        );
       }
     }
 
     if (sibling !== null) {
-      findHostNodesForMatchingFibersRecursively(sibling, types, hostNodes);
+      findHostInstancesForMatchingFibersRecursively(
+        sibling,
+        types,
+        hostInstances,
+      );
     }
   }
 }
 
-function findHostNodesForFiberShallowly(
+function findHostInstancesForFiberShallowly(
   fiber: Fiber,
-  hostNodes: Set<Instance>,
+  hostInstances: Set<Instance>,
 ): void {
   if (__DEV__) {
-    const foundHostNodes = findChildHostNodesForFiberShallowly(
+    const foundHostInstances = findChildHostInstancesForFiberShallowly(
       fiber,
-      hostNodes,
+      hostInstances,
     );
-    if (foundHostNodes) {
+    if (foundHostInstances) {
       return;
     }
     // If we didn't find any host children, fallback to closest host parent.
@@ -372,13 +384,13 @@ function findHostNodesForFiberShallowly(
     while (true) {
       switch (node.tag) {
         case HostComponent:
-          hostNodes.add(node.stateNode);
+          hostInstances.add(node.stateNode);
           return;
         case HostPortal:
-          hostNodes.add(node.stateNode.containerInfo);
+          hostInstances.add(node.stateNode.containerInfo);
           return;
         case HostRoot:
-          hostNodes.add(node.stateNode.containerInfo);
+          hostInstances.add(node.stateNode.containerInfo);
           return;
       }
       if (node.return === null) {
@@ -389,18 +401,18 @@ function findHostNodesForFiberShallowly(
   }
 }
 
-function findChildHostNodesForFiberShallowly(
+function findChildHostInstancesForFiberShallowly(
   fiber: Fiber,
-  hostNodes: Set<Instance>,
+  hostInstances: Set<Instance>,
 ): boolean {
   if (__DEV__) {
     let node: Fiber = fiber;
-    let foundHostNodes = false;
+    let foundHostInstances = false;
     while (true) {
       if (node.tag === HostComponent) {
         // We got a match.
-        foundHostNodes = true;
-        hostNodes.add(node.stateNode);
+        foundHostInstances = true;
+        hostInstances.add(node.stateNode);
         // There may still be more, so keep searching.
       } else if (node.child !== null) {
         node.child.return = node;
@@ -408,11 +420,11 @@ function findChildHostNodesForFiberShallowly(
         continue;
       }
       if (node === fiber) {
-        return foundHostNodes;
+        return foundHostInstances;
       }
       while (node.sibling === null) {
         if (node.return === null || node.return === fiber) {
-          return foundHostNodes;
+          return foundHostInstances;
         }
         node = node.return;
       }
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberReconciler.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberReconciler.js
index df1828a233..5300872062 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberReconciler.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberReconciler.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ import {revertPassiveEffectsChange} from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
 import {requestCurrentSuspenseConfig} from './ReactFiberSuspenseConfig';
 import {
   scheduleHotUpdate,
-  findHostNodesForHotUpdate,
+  findHostInstancesForHotUpdate,
 } from './ReactFiberHotReloading';
 
 type OpaqueRoot = FiberRoot;
@@ -475,7 +475,9 @@ export function injectIntoDevTools(devToolsConfig: DevToolsConfig): boolean {
 
   return injectInternals({
     ...devToolsConfig,
-    findHostNodesForHotUpdate: __DEV__ ? findHostNodesForHotUpdate : null,
+    findHostInstancesForHotUpdate: __DEV__
+      ? findHostInstancesForHotUpdate
+      : null,
     scheduleHotUpdate: __DEV__ ? scheduleHotUpdate : null,
     overrideHookState,
     overrideProps,
diff --git a/packages/react-refresh/src/__tests__/ReactFresh-test.js b/packages/react-refresh/src/__tests__/ReactFresh-test.js
index 255b311779..f7ebc8dd8d 100644
--- a/packages/react-refresh/src/__tests__/ReactFresh-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-refresh/src/__tests__/ReactFresh-test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ let act;
 describe('ReactFresh', () => {
   let container;
   let lastRoot;
-  let findHostNodesForHotUpdate;
+  let findHostInstancesForHotUpdate;
   let scheduleHotUpdate;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('ReactFresh', () => {
       supportsFiber: true,
       inject: injected => {
         scheduleHotUpdate = injected.scheduleHotUpdate;
-        findHostNodesForHotUpdate = injected.findHostNodesForHotUpdate;
+        findHostInstancesForHotUpdate = injected.findHostInstancesForHotUpdate;
       },
       onCommitFiberRoot: (id, root) => {
         lastRoot = root;
@@ -2937,7 +2937,7 @@ describe('ReactFresh', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it('can find host nodes for a family', () => {
+  it('can find host instances for a family', () => {
     if (__DEV__) {
       render(() => {
         function Child({children}) {
@@ -3010,37 +3010,37 @@ describe('ReactFresh', () => {
       const childFamily = ReactFreshRuntime.getFamilyByID('Child');
       const emptyFamily = ReactFreshRuntime.getFamilyByID('Empty');
 
-      testFindNodesForFamilies(
+      testFindHostInstancesForFamilies(
         [parentFamily],
         container.querySelectorAll('.Parent'),
       );
 
-      testFindNodesForFamilies(
+      testFindHostInstancesForFamilies(
         [childFamily],
         container.querySelectorAll('.Child'),
       );
 
       // When searching for both Parent and Child,
       // we'll stop visual highlighting at the Parent.
-      testFindNodesForFamilies(
+      testFindHostInstancesForFamilies(
         [parentFamily, childFamily],
         container.querySelectorAll('.Parent'),
       );
 
       // When we can't find host nodes, use the closest parent.
-      testFindNodesForFamilies(
+      testFindHostInstancesForFamilies(
         [emptyFamily],
         container.querySelectorAll('.App'),
       );
     }
   });
 
-  function testFindNodesForFamilies(families, expectedNodes) {
-    const foundNodes = Array.from(
-      findHostNodesForHotUpdate(lastRoot, families),
+  function testFindHostInstancesForFamilies(families, expectedNodes) {
+    const foundInstances = Array.from(
+      findHostInstancesForHotUpdate(lastRoot, families),
     );
-    expect(foundNodes.length).toEqual(expectedNodes.length);
-    foundNodes.forEach((node, i) => {
+    expect(foundInstances.length).toEqual(expectedNodes.length);
+    foundInstances.forEach((node, i) => {
       expect(node).toBe(expectedNodes[i]);
     });
   }