diff --git a/novaclient/v1_1/shell.py b/novaclient/v1_1/shell.py
index 66eb742af..f86995c64 100644
--- a/novaclient/v1_1/shell.py
+++ b/novaclient/v1_1/shell.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def _boot(cs, args, reservation_id=None, min_count=None, max_count=None):
      default=None,
      type=int,
      metavar='<number>',
-     help="boot multi instances at a time (limited by quota).")
+     help="boot multiple servers at a time (limited by quota).")
 @utils.arg('--meta',
      metavar="<key=value>",
      action='append',
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def _boot(cs, args, reservation_id=None, min_count=None, max_count=None):
 @utils.arg('--availability-zone',
     default=None,
     metavar='<availability-zone>',
-    help="The availability zone for instance placement.")
+    help="The availability zone for server placement.")
 @utils.arg('--availability_zone',
     help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 @utils.arg('--security-groups',
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ def _boot(cs, args, reservation_id=None, min_count=None, max_count=None):
     dest='poll',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Blocks while instance builds so progress can be reported.')
+    help='Blocks while server builds so progress can be reported.')
 def do_boot(cs, args):
     """Boot a new server."""
     boot_args, boot_kwargs = _boot(cs, args)
@@ -476,10 +476,10 @@ def _poll_for_status(poll_fn, obj_id, action, final_ok_states,
     """
     def print_progress(progress):
         if show_progress:
-            msg = ('\rInstance %(action)s... %(progress)s%% complete'
+            msg = ('\rServer %(action)s... %(progress)s%% complete'
                    % dict(action=action, progress=progress))
         else:
-            msg = '\rInstance %(action)s...' % dict(action=action)
+            msg = '\rServer %(action)s...' % dict(action=action)
 
         sys.stdout.write(msg)
         sys.stdout.flush()
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ def _poll_for_status(poll_fn, obj_id, action, final_ok_states,
             break
         elif status == "error":
             if not silent:
-                print("\nError %s instance" % action)
+                print("\nError %s server" % action)
             break
 
         if not silent:
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ def do_image_delete(cs, args):
     dest='reservation_id',
     metavar='<reservation-id>',
     default=None,
-    help='Only return instances that match reservation-id.')
+    help='Only return servers that match reservation-id.')
 @utils.arg('--reservation_id',
     help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 @utils.arg('--ip',
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ def do_image_delete(cs, args):
     dest='instance_name',
     metavar='<name-regexp>',
     default=None,
-    help='Search with regular expression match by instance name (Admin only).')
+    help='Search with regular expression match by server name (Admin only).')
 @utils.arg('--instance_name',
     help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 @utils.arg('--status',
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ def do_image_delete(cs, args):
     dest='host',
     metavar='<hostname>',
     default=None,
-    help='Search instances by hostname to which they are assigned '
+    help='Search servers by hostname to which they are assigned '
          '(Admin only).')
 @utils.arg('--all-tenants',
     dest='all_tenants',
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ def do_list(cs, args):
     dest='poll',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Blocks while instance is rebooting.')
+    help='Blocks while server is rebooting.')
 def do_reboot(cs, args):
     """Reboot a server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
@@ -1190,19 +1190,19 @@ def do_reboot(cs, args):
     dest='rebuild_password',
     metavar='<rebuild-password>',
     default=False,
-    help="Set the provided password on the rebuild instance.")
+    help="Set the provided password on the rebuild server.")
 @utils.arg('--rebuild_password',
     help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 @utils.arg('--poll',
     dest='poll',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Blocks while instance rebuilds so progress can be reported.')
+    help='Blocks while server rebuilds so progress can be reported.')
 @utils.arg('--minimal',
     dest='minimal',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Skips flavor/image lookups when showing instances')
+    help='Skips flavor/image lookups when showing servers')
 def do_rebuild(cs, args):
     """Shutdown, re-image, and re-boot a server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ def do_rename(cs, args):
     dest='poll',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Blocks while instance resizes so progress can be reported.')
+    help='Blocks while servers resizes so progress can be reported.')
 def do_resize(cs, args):
     """Resize a server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ def do_resize_revert(cs, args):
     dest='poll',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Blocks while instance migrates so progress can be reported.')
+    help='Blocks while server migrates so progress can be reported.')
 def do_migrate(cs, args):
     """Migrate a server. The new host will be selected by the scheduler."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ def do_root_password(cs, args):
     dest='poll',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Blocks while instance snapshots so progress can be reported.')
+    help='Blocks while server snapshots so progress can be reported.')
 def do_image_create(cs, args):
     """Create a new image by taking a snapshot of a running server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ def do_image_create(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('rotation', metavar='<rotation>',
            help='Int parameter representing how many backups to keep around.')
 def do_backup(cs, args):
-    """Backup a instance by create a 'backup' type snapshot."""
+    """Backup a server by creating a 'backup' type snapshot."""
     _find_server(cs, args.server).backup(args.name,
                                          args.backup_type,
                                          args.rotation)
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ def _print_server(cs, args):
     dest='minimal',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Skips flavor/image lookups when showing instances')
+    help='Skips flavor/image lookups when showing servers')
 @utils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help='Name or ID of server.')
 def do_show(cs, args):
     """Show details about the given server."""
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ def do_volume_snapshot_show(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('--force',
     metavar='<True|False>',
     help='Optional flag to indicate whether to snapshot a volume even if its '
-        'attached to an instance. (Default=False)',
+        'attached to a server. (Default=False)',
     default=False)
 @utils.arg('--display-name',
     metavar='<display-name>',
@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ def do_clear_password(cs, args):
 
 
 def _print_floating_ip_list(floating_ips):
-    utils.print_list(floating_ips, ['Ip', 'Instance Id', 'Fixed Ip', 'Pool'])
+    utils.print_list(floating_ips, ['Ip', 'Server Id', 'Fixed Ip', 'Pool'])
 
 
 @utils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help='Name or ID of server.')
@@ -2032,7 +2032,7 @@ def do_dns_delete_domain(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('--availability-zone',
     metavar='<availability-zone>',
     default=None,
-    help='Limit access to this domain to instances '
+    help='Limit access to this domain to servers '
         'in the specified availability zone.')
 @utils.arg('--availability_zone',
     help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
@@ -2304,7 +2304,7 @@ def do_secgroup_delete_group_rule(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('--pub_key',
     help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 def do_keypair_add(cs, args):
-    """Create a new key pair for use with instances."""
+    """Create a new key pair for use with servers."""
     name = args.name
     pub_key = args.pub_key
 
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ def do_rate_limits(cs, args):
 def do_usage_list(cs, args):
     """List usage data for all tenants."""
     dateformat = "%Y-%m-%d"
-    rows = ["Tenant ID", "Instances", "RAM MB-Hours", "CPU Hours",
+    rows = ["Tenant ID", "Servers", "RAM MB-Hours", "CPU Hours",
             "Disk GB-Hours"]
 
     now = timeutils.utcnow()
@@ -2434,7 +2434,7 @@ def do_usage_list(cs, args):
 def do_usage(cs, args):
     """Show usage data for a single tenant."""
     dateformat = "%Y-%m-%d"
-    rows = ["Instances", "RAM MB-Hours", "CPU Hours", "Disk GB-Hours"]
+    rows = ["Servers", "RAM MB-Hours", "CPU Hours", "Disk GB-Hours"]
 
     now = timeutils.utcnow()
 
@@ -2690,7 +2690,7 @@ def _print_aggregate_details(aggregate):
     action='store_true',
     help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 def do_live_migration(cs, args):
-    """Migrate running instance to a new machine."""
+    """Migrate running server to a new machine."""
     _find_server(cs, args.server).live_migrate(args.host,
                                                args.block_migrate,
                                                args.disk_over_commit)
@@ -2699,16 +2699,16 @@ def do_live_migration(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help='Name or ID of server.')
 @utils.arg('--active', action='store_const', dest='state',
            default='error', const='active',
-           help='Request the instance be reset to "active" state instead '
+           help='Request the server be reset to "active" state instead '
            'of "error" state (the default).')
 def do_reset_state(cs, args):
-    """Reset the state of an instance."""
+    """Reset the state of a server."""
     _find_server(cs, args.server).reset_state(args.state)
 
 
 @utils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help='Name or ID of server.')
 def do_reset_network(cs, args):
-    """Reset network of an instance."""
+    """Reset network of a server."""
     _find_server(cs, args.server).reset_network()
 
 
@@ -2884,7 +2884,7 @@ def do_hypervisor_list(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('hostname', metavar='<hostname>',
            help='The hypervisor hostname (or pattern) to search for.')
 def do_hypervisor_servers(cs, args):
-    """List instances belonging to specific hypervisors."""
+    """List servers belonging to specific hypervisors."""
     hypers = cs.hypervisors.search(args.hostname, servers=True)
 
     class InstanceOnHyper(object):
@@ -2982,13 +2982,13 @@ def do_credentials(cs, _args):
     action='store_true',
     default=False,
     help='Optional flag to indicate whether to use private address '
-         'attached to an instance. (Default=False)')
+         'attached to a server. (Default=False)')
 @utils.arg('--ipv6',
     dest='ipv6',
     action='store_true',
     default=False,
     help='Optional flag to indicate whether to use an IPv6 address '
-         'attached to an instance. (Defaults to IPv4 address)')
+         'attached to a server. (Defaults to IPv4 address)')
 @utils.arg('--login', metavar='<login>', help='Login to use.', default="root")
 @utils.arg('-i', '--identity',
     dest='identity',
@@ -3307,13 +3307,13 @@ def do_quota_class_update(cs, args):
     dest='password',
     metavar='<password>',
     default=None,
-    help="Set the provided password on the evacuated instance. Not applicable "
+    help="Set the provided password on the evacuated server. Not applicable "
             "with on-shared-storage flag")
 @utils.arg('--on-shared-storage',
     dest='on_shared_storage',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Specifies whether instance files located on shared storage')
+    help='Specifies whether server files are located on shared storage')
 def do_evacuate(cs, args):
     """Evacuate server from failed host to specified one."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
@@ -3340,7 +3340,7 @@ def _print_interfaces(interfaces):
 
 @utils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help='Name or ID of server.')
 def do_interface_list(cs, args):
-    """List interfaces attached to an instance."""
+    """List interfaces attached to a server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
 
     res = server.interface_list()
@@ -3355,7 +3355,7 @@ def do_interface_list(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('--fixed-ip', metavar='<fixed_ip>', help='Requested fixed IP.',
            default=None, dest="fixed_ip")
 def do_interface_attach(cs, args):
-    """Attach a network interface to an instance."""
+    """Attach a network interface to a server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
 
     res = server.interface_attach(args.port_id, args.net_id, args.fixed_ip)
@@ -3366,7 +3366,7 @@ def do_interface_attach(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help='Name or ID of server.')
 @utils.arg('port_id', metavar='<port_id>', help='Port ID.')
 def do_interface_detach(cs, args):
-    """Detach a network interface from an instance."""
+    """Detach a network interface from a server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
 
     res = server.interface_detach(args.port_id)
diff --git a/novaclient/v3/shell.py b/novaclient/v3/shell.py
index 7b478c79e..3044e6d9f 100644
--- a/novaclient/v3/shell.py
+++ b/novaclient/v3/shell.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def _boot(cs, args, reservation_id=None, min_count=None, max_count=None):
      default=None,
      type=int,
      metavar='<number>',
-     help="boot multi instances at a time (limited by quota).")
+     help="boot multiple servers at a time (limited by quota).")
 @utils.arg('--meta',
      metavar="<key=value>",
      action='append',
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def _boot(cs, args, reservation_id=None, min_count=None, max_count=None):
 @utils.arg('--availability-zone',
     default=None,
     metavar='<availability-zone>',
-    help="The availability zone for instance placement.")
+    help="The availability zone for server placement.")
 @utils.arg('--availability_zone',
     help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 @utils.arg('--security-groups',
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def _boot(cs, args, reservation_id=None, min_count=None, max_count=None):
     dest='poll',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Blocks while instance builds so progress can be reported.')
+    help='Blocks while server builds so progress can be reported.')
 def do_boot(cs, args):
     """Boot a new server."""
     boot_args, boot_kwargs = _boot(cs, args)
@@ -360,10 +360,10 @@ def _poll_for_status(poll_fn, obj_id, action, final_ok_states,
     """
     def print_progress(progress):
         if show_progress:
-            msg = ('\rInstance %(action)s... %(progress)s%% complete'
+            msg = ('\rServer %(action)s... %(progress)s%% complete'
                    % dict(action=action, progress=progress))
         else:
-            msg = '\rInstance %(action)s...' % dict(action=action)
+            msg = '\rServer %(action)s...' % dict(action=action)
 
         sys.stdout.write(msg)
         sys.stdout.flush()
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ def _poll_for_status(poll_fn, obj_id, action, final_ok_states,
             break
         elif status == "error":
             if not silent:
-                print("\nError %s instance" % action)
+                print("\nError %s server" % action)
             break
 
         if not silent:
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ def do_image_delete(cs, args):
     dest='reservation_id',
     metavar='<reservation-id>',
     default=None,
-    help='Only return instances that match reservation-id.')
+    help='Only return servers that match reservation-id.')
 @utils.arg('--reservation_id',
     help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 @utils.arg('--ip',
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ def do_image_delete(cs, args):
     dest='instance_name',
     metavar='<name-regexp>',
     default=None,
-    help='Search with regular expression match by instance name (Admin only).')
+    help='Search with regular expression match by server name (Admin only).')
 @utils.arg('--instance_name',
     help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 @utils.arg('--status',
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ def do_image_delete(cs, args):
     dest='host',
     metavar='<hostname>',
     default=None,
-    help='Search instances by hostname to which they are assigned '
+    help='Search servers by hostname to which they are assigned '
          '(Admin only).')
 @utils.arg('--all-tenants',
     dest='all_tenants',
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ def do_list(cs, args):
     dest='poll',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Blocks while instance is rebooting.')
+    help='Blocks while server is rebooting.')
 def do_reboot(cs, args):
     """Reboot a server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
@@ -1074,19 +1074,19 @@ def do_reboot(cs, args):
     dest='rebuild_password',
     metavar='<rebuild-password>',
     default=False,
-    help="Set the provided password on the rebuild instance.")
+    help="Set the provided password on the rebuild server.")
 @utils.arg('--rebuild_password',
     help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 @utils.arg('--poll',
     dest='poll',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Blocks while instance rebuilds so progress can be reported.')
+    help='Blocks while server rebuilds so progress can be reported.')
 @utils.arg('--minimal',
     dest='minimal',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Skips flavor/image lookups when showing instances')
+    help='Skips flavor/image lookups when showing servers')
 def do_rebuild(cs, args):
     """Shutdown, re-image, and re-boot a server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ def do_rename(cs, args):
     dest='poll',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Blocks while instance resizes so progress can be reported.')
+    help='Blocks while server resizes so progress can be reported.')
 def do_resize(cs, args):
     """Resize a server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ def do_resize_revert(cs, args):
     dest='poll',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Blocks while instance migrates so progress can be reported.')
+    help='Blocks while server migrates so progress can be reported.')
 def do_migrate(cs, args):
     """Migrate a server. The new host will be selected by the scheduler."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ def do_root_password(cs, args):
     dest='poll',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Blocks while instance snapshots so progress can be reported.')
+    help='Blocks while server snapshots so progress can be reported.')
 def do_image_create(cs, args):
     """Create a new image by taking a snapshot of a running server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ def do_image_create(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('rotation', metavar='<rotation>',
            help='Int parameter representing how many backups to keep around.')
 def do_backup(cs, args):
-    """Backup a instance by create a 'backup' type snapshot."""
+    """Backup a server by creating a 'backup' type snapshot."""
     _find_server(cs, args.server).backup(args.name,
                                          args.backup_type,
                                          args.rotation)
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ def _print_server(cs, args):
     dest='minimal',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Skips flavor/image lookups when showing instances')
+    help='Skips flavor/image lookups when showing servers')
 @utils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help='Name or ID of server.')
 def do_show(cs, args):
     """Show details about the given server."""
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ def do_volume_snapshot_show(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('--force',
     metavar='<True|False>',
     help='Optional flag to indicate whether to snapshot a volume even if its '
-        'attached to an instance. (Default=False)',
+        'attached to a server. (Default=False)',
     default=False)
 @utils.arg('--display-name',
     metavar='<display-name>',
@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@ def do_clear_password(cs, args):
 
 
 def _print_floating_ip_list(floating_ips):
-    utils.print_list(floating_ips, ['Ip', 'Instance Id', 'Fixed Ip', 'Pool'])
+    utils.print_list(floating_ips, ['Ip', 'Server Id', 'Fixed Ip', 'Pool'])
 
 
 @utils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help='Name or ID of server.')
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@ def do_dns_delete_domain(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('--availability-zone',
     metavar='<availability-zone>',
     default=None,
-    help='Limit access to this domain to instances '
+    help='Limit access to this domain to servers '
         'in the specified availability zone.')
 @utils.arg('--availability_zone',
     help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
@@ -2155,7 +2155,7 @@ def do_secgroup_delete_group_rule(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('--pub_key',
     help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 def do_keypair_add(cs, args):
-    """Create a new key pair for use with instances."""
+    """Create a new key pair for use with servers."""
     name = args.name
     pub_key = args.pub_key
 
@@ -2238,7 +2238,7 @@ def do_rate_limits(cs, args):
 def do_usage_list(cs, args):
     """List usage data for all tenants."""
     dateformat = "%Y-%m-%d"
-    rows = ["Tenant ID", "Instances", "RAM MB-Hours", "CPU Hours",
+    rows = ["Tenant ID", "Servers", "RAM MB-Hours", "CPU Hours",
             "Disk GB-Hours"]
 
     now = timeutils.utcnow()
@@ -2285,7 +2285,7 @@ def do_usage_list(cs, args):
 def do_usage(cs, args):
     """Show usage data for a single tenant."""
     dateformat = "%Y-%m-%d"
-    rows = ["Instances", "RAM MB-Hours", "CPU Hours", "Disk GB-Hours"]
+    rows = ["Servers", "RAM MB-Hours", "CPU Hours", "Disk GB-Hours"]
 
     now = timeutils.utcnow()
 
@@ -2541,7 +2541,7 @@ def _print_aggregate_details(aggregate):
     action='store_true',
     help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 def do_live_migration(cs, args):
-    """Migrate running instance to a new machine."""
+    """Migrate running server to a new machine."""
     _find_server(cs, args.server).live_migrate(args.host,
                                                args.block_migrate,
                                                args.disk_over_commit)
@@ -2550,16 +2550,16 @@ def do_live_migration(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help='Name or ID of server.')
 @utils.arg('--active', action='store_const', dest='state',
            default='error', const='active',
-           help='Request the instance be reset to "active" state instead '
+           help='Request the server be reset to "active" state instead '
            'of "error" state (the default).')
 def do_reset_state(cs, args):
-    """Reset the state of an instance."""
+    """Reset the state of a server."""
     _find_server(cs, args.server).reset_state(args.state)
 
 
 @utils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help='Name or ID of server.')
 def do_reset_network(cs, args):
-    """Reset network of an instance."""
+    """Reset network of a server."""
     _find_server(cs, args.server).reset_network()
 
 
@@ -2735,7 +2735,7 @@ def do_hypervisor_list(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('hostname', metavar='<hostname>',
            help='The hypervisor hostname (or pattern) to search for.')
 def do_hypervisor_servers(cs, args):
-    """List instances belonging to specific hypervisors."""
+    """List servers belonging to specific hypervisors."""
     hypers = cs.hypervisors.search(args.hostname, servers=True)
 
     class InstanceOnHyper(object):
@@ -2833,13 +2833,13 @@ def do_credentials(cs, _args):
     action='store_true',
     default=False,
     help='Optional flag to indicate whether to use private address '
-         'attached to an instance. (Default=False)')
+         'attached to a server. (Default=False)')
 @utils.arg('--ipv6',
     dest='ipv6',
     action='store_true',
     default=False,
     help='Optional flag to indicate whether to use an IPv6 address '
-         'attached to an instance. (Defaults to IPv4 address)')
+         'attached to a server. (Defaults to IPv4 address)')
 @utils.arg('--login', metavar='<login>', help='Login to use.', default="root")
 @utils.arg('-i', '--identity',
     dest='identity',
@@ -3136,13 +3136,13 @@ def do_quota_class_update(cs, args):
     dest='password',
     metavar='<password>',
     default=None,
-    help="Set the provided password on the evacuated instance. Not applicable "
+    help="Set the provided password on the evacuated server. Not applicable "
             "with on-shared-storage flag")
 @utils.arg('--on-shared-storage',
     dest='on_shared_storage',
     action="store_true",
     default=False,
-    help='Specifies whether instance files located on shared storage')
+    help='Specifies whether server files are located on shared storage')
 def do_evacuate(cs, args):
     """Evacuate server from failed host to specified one."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
@@ -3169,7 +3169,7 @@ def _print_interfaces(interfaces):
 
 @utils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help='Name or ID of server.')
 def do_interface_list(cs, args):
-    """List interfaces attached to an instance."""
+    """List interfaces attached to a server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
 
     res = server.interface_list()
@@ -3184,7 +3184,7 @@ def do_interface_list(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('--fixed-ip', metavar='<fixed_ip>', help='Requested fixed IP.',
            default=None, dest="fixed_ip")
 def do_interface_attach(cs, args):
-    """Attach a network interface to an instance."""
+    """Attach a network interface to a server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
 
     res = server.interface_attach(args.port_id, args.net_id, args.fixed_ip)
@@ -3195,7 +3195,7 @@ def do_interface_attach(cs, args):
 @utils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help='Name or ID of server.')
 @utils.arg('port_id', metavar='<port_id>', help='Port ID.')
 def do_interface_detach(cs, args):
-    """Detach a network interface from an instance."""
+    """Detach a network interface from a server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)
 
     res = server.interface_detach(args.port_id)