diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-header.php b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
index 57e036496f..9f09b1c5d2 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-header.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if ( ! defined( 'WP_ADMIN' ) ) {
  * @global string    $hook_suffix
  * @global WP_Screen $current_screen     WordPress current screen object.
  * @global WP_Locale $wp_locale          WordPress date and time locale object.
- * @global string    $pagenow
+ * @global string    $pagenow            The filename of the current screen.
  * @global string    $update_title
  * @global int       $total_update_count
  * @global string    $parent_file
diff --git a/wp-admin/admin.php b/wp-admin/admin.php
index d06890259e..e48b6959e7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin.php
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ $time_format = __( 'g:i a' );
 wp_enqueue_script( 'common' );
 
 /**
- * $pagenow is set in vars.php
- * $wp_importers is sometimes set in wp-admin/includes/import.php
- * The remaining variables are imported as globals elsewhere, declared as globals here
+ * $pagenow is set in vars.php.
+ * $wp_importers is sometimes set in wp-admin/includes/import.php.
+ * The remaining variables are imported as globals elsewhere, declared as globals here.
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow      The filename of the current screen.
  * @global array  $wp_importers
  * @global string $hook_suffix
  * @global string $plugin_page
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ if ( isset( $plugin_page ) ) {
 	 * The load-* hook fires in a number of contexts. This hook is for core screens.
 	 *
 	 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$pagenow`, is a global variable
-	 * referring to the filename of the current page, such as 'admin.php',
+	 * referring to the filename of the current screen, such as 'admin.php',
 	 * 'post-new.php' etc. A complete hook for the latter would be
 	 * 'load-post-new.php'.
 	 *
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/bookmark.php b/wp-admin/includes/bookmark.php
index abc79d4353..8d26e27a5e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/bookmark.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/bookmark.php
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ function wp_update_link( $linkdata ) {
  * @since 3.5.0
  * @access private
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
  */
 function wp_link_manager_disabled_message() {
 	global $pagenow;
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/file.php b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
index 5aac6c29df..a8975356c0 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/file.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
@@ -2146,7 +2146,7 @@ function get_filesystem_method( $args = array(), $context = '', $allow_relaxed_f
  * @since 2.5.0
  * @since 4.6.0 The `$context` parameter default changed from `false` to an empty string.
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
  *
  * @param string        $form_post                    The URL to post the form to.
  * @param string        $type                         Optional. Chosen type of filesystem. Default empty.
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/misc.php b/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
index f8cf82acf7..aeeccc9b6f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ function wp_refresh_heartbeat_nonces( $response ) {
  *
  * @since 3.8.0
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
  *
  * @param array $settings An array of Heartbeat settings.
  * @return array Filtered Heartbeat settings.
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/ms.php b/wp-admin/includes/ms.php
index ad9dbec3b2..42ff3f21d2 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/ms.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/ms.php
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ function mu_dropdown_languages( $lang_files = array(), $current = '' ) {
  * @since 3.0.0
  *
  * @global int    $wp_db_version WordPress database version.
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow       The filename of the current screen.
  *
  * @return void|false Void on success. False if the current user is not a super admin.
  */
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ jQuery( function($) {
  *
  * @since 4.6.0
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
  *
  * @param array $args {
  *     Optional. Array or string of Query parameters. Default empty array.
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php b/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
index 58718a01d5..4473110a8f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ function menu_page_url( $menu_slug, $echo = true ) {
  * @global string $parent_file
  * @global array  $menu
  * @global array  $submenu
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow              The filename of the current screen.
  * @global string $typenow
  * @global string $plugin_page
  * @global array  $_wp_real_parent_file
@@ -1949,7 +1949,7 @@ function get_admin_page_parent( $parent = '' ) {
  * @global string $title
  * @global array $menu
  * @global array $submenu
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow     The filename of the current screen.
  * @global string $plugin_page
  * @global string $typenow
  *
@@ -2084,7 +2084,7 @@ function get_plugin_page_hookname( $plugin_page, $parent_page ) {
  *
  * @since 1.5.0
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow            The filename of the current screen.
  * @global array  $menu
  * @global array  $submenu
  * @global array  $_wp_menu_nopriv
@@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@ function resume_plugin( $plugin, $redirect = '' ) {
  *
  * @since 5.2.0
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
  */
 function paused_plugins_notice() {
 	if ( 'plugins.php' === $GLOBALS['pagenow'] ) {
@@ -2500,8 +2500,8 @@ function paused_plugins_notice() {
  * @since 5.8.0
  * @access private
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
- * @global string $wp_version
+ * @global string $pagenow    The filename of the current screen.
+ * @global string $wp_version The WordPress version string.
  */
 function deactivated_plugins_notice() {
 	if ( 'plugins.php' === $GLOBALS['pagenow'] ) {
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/theme.php b/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
index 313b344548..3886a8eeff 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ function resume_theme( $theme, $redirect = '' ) {
  *
  * @since 5.2.0
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
  */
 function paused_themes_notice() {
 	if ( 'themes.php' === $GLOBALS['pagenow'] ) {
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php b/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
index 2326bb6547..3fcd009bcc 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ function _copy_dir( $from, $to, $skip_list = array() ) {
  * @since 3.3.0
  *
  * @global string $wp_version The WordPress version string.
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow    The filename of the current screen.
  * @global string $action
  *
  * @param string $new_version
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/update.php b/wp-admin/includes/update.php
index 13800a12ae..bc751e1196 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/update.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/update.php
@@ -277,16 +277,16 @@ function core_update_footer( $msg = '' ) {
 /**
  * @since 2.3.0
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
  * @return void|false
  */
 function update_nag() {
+	global $pagenow;
+
 	if ( is_multisite() && ! current_user_can( 'update_core' ) ) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	global $pagenow;
-
 	if ( 'update-core.php' === $pagenow ) {
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/user.php b/wp-admin/includes/user.php
index 29a4f3598a..6563859ef7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/user.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/user.php
@@ -510,10 +510,11 @@ function default_password_nag_edit_user( $user_ID, $old_data ) {
 /**
  * @since 2.8.0
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
  */
 function default_password_nag() {
 	global $pagenow;
+
 	// Short-circuit it.
 	if ( 'profile.php' === $pagenow || ! get_user_option( 'default_password_nag' ) ) {
 		return;
diff --git a/wp-includes/admin-bar.php b/wp-includes/admin-bar.php
index 18ca17b5fa..6f05fb7b26 100644
--- a/wp-includes/admin-bar.php
+++ b/wp-includes/admin-bar.php
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ function show_admin_bar( $show ) {
  * @since 3.1.0
  *
  * @global bool   $show_admin_bar
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow        The filename of the current screen.
  *
  * @return bool Whether the admin bar should be showing.
  */
diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
index 6d7572c535..67a9b23962 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Manager {
 	 *
 	 * @since 3.4.0
 	 *
-	 * @global string $pagenow
+	 * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
 	 */
 	public function setup_theme() {
 		global $pagenow;
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Manager {
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.9.0
 	 *
-	 * @global string $pagenow
+	 * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
 	 */
 	public function establish_loaded_changeset() {
 		global $pagenow;
@@ -3285,7 +3285,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Manager {
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.9.0
 	 *
-	 * @global string $pagenow
+	 * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
 	 *
 	 * @param array $settings Current settings to filter.
 	 * @return array Heartbeat settings.
diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-link-service.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-link-service.php
index c25b572b76..1b4b96373a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-link-service.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-link-service.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class WP_Recovery_Mode_Link_Service {
 	 *
 	 * @since 5.2.0
 	 *
-	 * @global string $pagenow
+	 * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
 	 *
 	 * @param int $ttl Number of seconds the link should be valid for.
 	 */
diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index ce28ff7a9a..589a4256e7 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -8399,7 +8399,7 @@ function clean_dirsize_cache( $path ) {
  *
  * @since 5.2.0
  *
- * @global string $wp_version WordPress version.
+ * @global string $wp_version The WordPress version string.
  *
  * @param string $required Minimum required WordPress version.
  * @return bool True if required version is compatible or empty, false if not.
diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.wp-scripts.php b/wp-includes/functions.wp-scripts.php
index 296aba3891..4dd7122b45 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.wp-scripts.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.wp-scripts.php
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ function wp_set_script_translations( $handle, $domain = 'default', $path = null
  *
  * @since 2.1.0
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
  *
  * @param string $handle Name of the script to be removed.
  */
diff --git a/wp-includes/l10n.php b/wp-includes/l10n.php
index d55ef8ff98..98e527281e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/l10n.php
+++ b/wp-includes/l10n.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function get_user_locale( $user_id = 0 ) {
  *
  * @since 5.0.0
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
  *
  * @return string The determined locale.
  */
diff --git a/wp-includes/load.php b/wp-includes/load.php
index 7ef5171b4c..ae5ada388d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/load.php
+++ b/wp-includes/load.php
@@ -886,6 +886,8 @@ function wp_skip_paused_plugins( array $plugins ) {
  * @since 5.1.0
  * @access private
  *
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
+ *
  * @return string[] Array of absolute paths to theme directories.
  */
 function wp_get_active_and_valid_themes() {
@@ -966,7 +968,7 @@ function wp_is_recovery_mode() {
  *
  * @since 5.2.0
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
  *
  * @return bool True if the current endpoint should be protected.
  */
@@ -1746,7 +1748,7 @@ function wp_is_xml_request() {
  *
  * @since 5.6.1
  *
- * @global string $pagenow The current page.
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
  *
  * @param string $context The context to check for protection. Accepts 'login', 'admin', and 'front'.
  *                        Defaults to the current context.
diff --git a/wp-includes/post.php b/wp-includes/post.php
index 67704e9fd7..f0d5750494 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -6577,7 +6577,7 @@ function wp_update_attachment_metadata( $attachment_id, $data ) {
  *
  * @since 2.1.0
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
  *
  * @param int $attachment_id Optional. Attachment post ID. Defaults to global $post.
  * @return string|false Attachment URL, otherwise false.
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 7ac0a3760c..aabd7fc5ed 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -2847,6 +2847,8 @@ function _wp_normalize_relative_css_links( $css, $stylesheet_url ) {
  * Inject the block editor assets that need to be loaded into the editor's iframe as an inline script.
  *
  * @since 5.8.0
+ *
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
  */
 function wp_add_iframed_editor_assets_html() {
 	global $pagenow;
diff --git a/wp-includes/user.php b/wp-includes/user.php
index 9e1b81a93a..8d60d06619 100644
--- a/wp-includes/user.php
+++ b/wp-includes/user.php
@@ -3712,7 +3712,7 @@ All at ###SITENAME###
  * @since 3.0.0
  * @since 4.9.0 This function was moved from wp-admin/includes/ms.php so it's no longer Multisite specific.
  *
- * @global string $pagenow
+ * @global string $pagenow The filename of the current screen.
  */
 function new_user_email_admin_notice() {
 	global $pagenow;
diff --git a/wp-includes/vars.php b/wp-includes/vars.php
index f303a9d835..5f9257e85a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/vars.php
+++ b/wp-includes/vars.php
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 /**
  * Creates common globals for the rest of WordPress
  *
- * Sets $pagenow global which is the current page. Checks
- * for the browser to set which one is currently being used.
+ * Sets $pagenow global which is the filename of the current screen.
+ * Checks for the browser to set which one is currently being used.
  *
  * Detects which user environment WordPress is being used on.
  * Only attempts to check for Apache, Nginx and IIS -- three web
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 3e815ae5e4..f6d5de6701 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.0-alpha-53059';
+$wp_version = '6.0-alpha-53060';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.