diff --git a/wp-admin/options-discussion.php b/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
index 8ec6f7d1a9..4222c8fe71 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
@@ -43,21 +43,21 @@ include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 
 <table class="form-table">
 <tr>
-<th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Default article settings' ); ?></th>
-<td><fieldset><legend class="screen-reader-text"><span><?php _e( 'Default article settings' ); ?></span></legend>
+<th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Default post settings' ); ?></th>
+<td><fieldset><legend class="screen-reader-text"><span><?php _e( 'Default post settings' ); ?></span></legend>
 <label for="default_pingback_flag">
 <input name="default_pingback_flag" type="checkbox" id="default_pingback_flag" value="1" <?php checked( '1', get_option( 'default_pingback_flag' ) ); ?> />
-<?php _e( 'Attempt to notify any blogs linked to from the article' ); ?></label>
+<?php _e( 'Attempt to notify any blogs linked to from the post' ); ?></label>
 <br />
 <label for="default_ping_status">
 <input name="default_ping_status" type="checkbox" id="default_ping_status" value="open" <?php checked( 'open', get_option( 'default_ping_status' ) ); ?> />
-<?php _e( 'Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new articles' ); ?></label>
+<?php _e( 'Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new posts' ); ?></label>
 <br />
 <label for="default_comment_status">
 <input name="default_comment_status" type="checkbox" id="default_comment_status" value="open" <?php checked( 'open', get_option( 'default_comment_status' ) ); ?> />
-<?php _e( 'Allow people to post comments on new articles' ); ?></label>
+<?php _e( 'Allow people to submit comments on new posts' ); ?></label>
 <br />
-<p class="description"><?php echo '(' . __( 'These settings may be overridden for individual articles.' ) . ')'; ?></p>
+<p class="description"><?php echo '(' . __( 'These settings may be overridden for individual posts.' ) . ')'; ?></p>
 </fieldset></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ if ( ! get_option( 'users_can_register' ) && is_multisite() ) {
 <input name="close_comments_for_old_posts" type="checkbox" id="close_comments_for_old_posts" value="1" <?php checked( '1', get_option( 'close_comments_for_old_posts' ) ); ?> />
 <?php
 printf(
-	__( 'Automatically close comments on articles older than %s days' ),
+	__( 'Automatically close comments on posts older than %s days' ),
 	'</label> <label for="close_comments_days_old"><input name="close_comments_days_old" type="number" min="0" step="1" id="close_comments_days_old" value="' . esc_attr( get_option( 'close_comments_days_old' ) ) . '" class="small-text" />'
 );
 ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-reading.php b/wp-admin/options-reading.php
index 636b6d124c..2fb8d22fa4 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-reading.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-reading.php
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ else :
 <td><input name="posts_per_rss" type="number" step="1" min="1" id="posts_per_rss" value="<?php form_option( 'posts_per_rss' ); ?>" class="small-text" /> <?php _e( 'items' ); ?></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
-<th scope="row"><?php _e( 'For each article in a feed, show' ); ?> </th>
-<td><fieldset><legend class="screen-reader-text"><span><?php _e( 'For each article in a feed, show' ); ?> </span></legend>
+<th scope="row"><?php _e( 'For each post in a feed, show' ); ?> </th>
+<td><fieldset><legend class="screen-reader-text"><span><?php _e( 'For each post in a feed, show' ); ?> </span></legend>
 <p><label><input name="rss_use_excerpt" type="radio" value="0" <?php checked( 0, get_option( 'rss_use_excerpt' ) ); ?>	/> <?php _e( 'Full text' ); ?></label><br />
 <label><input name="rss_use_excerpt" type="radio" value="1" <?php checked( 1, get_option( 'rss_use_excerpt' ) ); ?> /> <?php _e( 'Summary' ); ?></label></p>
 </fieldset></td>
diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
index cf1666fff5..4b4687e9ae 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
@@ -612,12 +612,12 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 				'option'   => 'large_size_h',
 			),
 			'default_comment_status'  => array(
-				'desc'     => __( 'Allow people to post comments on new articles' ),
+				'desc'     => __( 'Allow people to submit comments on new posts' ),
 				'readonly' => false,
 				'option'   => 'default_comment_status',
 			),
 			'default_ping_status'     => array(
-				'desc'     => __( 'Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new articles' ),
+				'desc'     => __( 'Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new posts' ),
 				'readonly' => false,
 				'option'   => 'default_ping_status',
 			),
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 5496c05942..8895c11720 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45400';
+$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45401';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.