diff --git a/examples/async/src/shared.ts b/examples/async/src/shared.ts
index a84353cf..cc973f9d 100644
--- a/examples/async/src/shared.ts
+++ b/examples/async/src/shared.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {
 	TsonAsyncOptions,
-	tsonAsyncIterator,
+	tsonAsyncIterable,
 	tsonBigint,
 	tsonPromise,
 } from "tupleson";
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const tsonOptions: TsonAsyncOptions = {
 		// Allow serialization of promises
 		tsonPromise,
 		// Allow serialization of async iterators
-		tsonAsyncIterator,
+		tsonAsyncIterable,
 		// Allow serialization of bigints
 		tsonBigint,
 	],
diff --git a/src/async/deserializeAsync.test.ts b/src/async/deserializeAsync.test.ts
index eca5d930..166a78ea 100644
--- a/src/async/deserializeAsync.test.ts
+++ b/src/async/deserializeAsync.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 	TsonType,
 	createTsonAsync,
 	createTsonParseAsync,
-	tsonAsyncIterator,
+	tsonAsyncIterable,
 	tsonBigint,
 	tsonPromise,
 } from "../index.js";
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { mapIterable, readableStreamToAsyncIterable } from "./iterableUtils.js";
 test("deserialize variable chunk length", async () => {
 	const tson = createTsonAsync({
 		nonce: () => "__tson",
-		types: [tsonAsyncIterator, tsonPromise, tsonBigint],
+		types: [tsonAsyncIterable, tsonPromise, tsonBigint],
 	});
 	{
 		const iterable = (async function* () {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ test("deserialize variable chunk length", async () => {
 test("deserialize async iterable", async () => {
 	const tson = createTsonAsync({
 		nonce: () => "__tson",
-		types: [tsonAsyncIterator, tsonPromise, tsonBigint],
+		types: [tsonAsyncIterable, tsonPromise, tsonBigint],
 	});
 
 	{
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ test("deserialize async iterable", async () => {
 test("stringify async iterable + promise", async () => {
 	const tson = createTsonAsync({
 		nonce: () => "__tson",
-		types: [tsonAsyncIterator, tsonPromise, tsonBigint],
+		types: [tsonAsyncIterable, tsonPromise, tsonBigint],
 	});
 
 	const parseOptions = {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ test("e2e: stringify async iterable and promise over the network", async () => {
 
 	// ------------- server -------------------
 	const opts: TsonAsyncOptions = {
-		types: [tsonPromise, tsonAsyncIterator, tsonBigint],
+		types: [tsonPromise, tsonAsyncIterable, tsonBigint],
 	};
 
 	const server = await createTestServer({
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ test("iterator error", async () => {
 
 	// ------------- server -------------------
 	const opts: TsonAsyncOptions = {
-		types: [tsonPromise, tsonAsyncIterator, tsonCustomError],
+		types: [tsonPromise, tsonAsyncIterable, tsonCustomError],
 	};
 
 	const server = await createTestServer({
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ test("values missing when stream ends", async () => {
 	}
 
 	const opts = {
-		types: [tsonPromise, tsonAsyncIterator],
+		types: [tsonPromise, tsonAsyncIterable],
 	} satisfies TsonAsyncOptions;
 
 	const parseOptions = {
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ test("1 iterator completed but another never finishes", async () => {
 	}
 
 	const opts = {
-		types: [tsonPromise, tsonAsyncIterator],
+		types: [tsonPromise, tsonAsyncIterable],
 	} satisfies TsonAsyncOptions;
 
 	const parseOptions = {
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ test("e2e: simulated server crash", async () => {
 
 	// ------------- server -------------------
 	const opts = {
-		types: [tsonPromise, tsonAsyncIterator],
+		types: [tsonPromise, tsonAsyncIterable],
 	} satisfies TsonAsyncOptions;
 
 	const parseOptions = {
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ test("e2e: client aborted request", async () => {
 	type MockObj = ReturnType<typeof createMockObj>;
 	const opts = {
 		nonce: () => "__tson",
-		types: [tsonPromise, tsonAsyncIterator],
+		types: [tsonPromise, tsonAsyncIterable],
 	} satisfies TsonAsyncOptions;
 
 	const parseOptions = {
diff --git a/src/async/handlers/tsonAsyncIterable.ts b/src/async/handlers/tsonAsyncIterable.ts
index 0117d04b..8a99cfc1 100644
--- a/src/async/handlers/tsonAsyncIterable.ts
+++ b/src/async/handlers/tsonAsyncIterable.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import { TsonAsyncType } from "../asyncTypes.js";
 const ITERATOR_VALUE = 0;
 const ITERATOR_ERROR = 1;
 const ITERATOR_DONE = 2;
-type SerializedIteratorResult =
+type SerializedIterableResult =
 	| [typeof ITERATOR_DONE]
 	| [typeof ITERATOR_ERROR, unknown]
 	| [typeof ITERATOR_VALUE, unknown];
-function isAsyncIterator(value: unknown): value is AsyncIterable<unknown> {
+function isAsyncIterable(value: unknown): value is AsyncIterable<unknown> {
 	return (
 		!!value &&
 		typeof value === "object" &&
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ function isAsyncIterator(value: unknown): value is AsyncIterable<unknown> {
 	);
 }
 
-export const tsonAsyncIterator: TsonAsyncType<
+export const tsonAsyncIterable: TsonAsyncType<
 	AsyncIterable<unknown>,
-	SerializedIteratorResult
+	SerializedIterableResult
 > = {
 	async: true,
 	deserialize: (opts) => {
@@ -65,5 +65,5 @@ export const tsonAsyncIterator: TsonAsyncType<
 			yield [ITERATOR_ERROR, err];
 		}
 	},
-	test: isAsyncIterator,
+	test: isAsyncIterable,
 };
diff --git a/src/async/serializeAsync.test.ts b/src/async/serializeAsync.test.ts
index d47a50c1..fff5c652 100644
--- a/src/async/serializeAsync.test.ts
+++ b/src/async/serializeAsync.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { expect, test } from "vitest";
 
-import { tsonAsyncIterator, tsonBigint, tsonPromise } from "../index.js";
+import { tsonAsyncIterable, tsonBigint, tsonPromise } from "../index.js";
 import { sleep } from "../internals/testUtils.js";
 import {
 	createAsyncTsonSerialize,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ test("serialize 2 promises", async () => {
 test("serialize async iterable", async () => {
 	const serialize = createAsyncTsonSerialize({
 		nonce: () => "__tson",
-		types: [tsonAsyncIterator],
+		types: [tsonAsyncIterable],
 	});
 
 	async function* iterable() {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ test("serialize async iterable", async () => {
 test("stringify async iterable + promise", async () => {
 	const stringify = createTsonStringifyAsync({
 		nonce: () => "__tson",
-		types: [tsonAsyncIterator, tsonPromise, tsonBigint],
+		types: [tsonAsyncIterable, tsonPromise, tsonBigint],
 	});
 
 	async function* iterable() {
diff --git a/src/extend/openai.test.ts b/src/extend/openai.test.ts
index 88c6c07b..6ba0d466 100644
--- a/src/extend/openai.test.ts
+++ b/src/extend/openai.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import OpenAI from "openai";
 import { expect, test } from "vitest";
 
-import { createTsonAsync, tsonAsyncIterator, tsonPromise } from "../index.js";
+import { createTsonAsync, tsonAsyncIterable, tsonPromise } from "../index.js";
 import { assert } from "../internals/assert.js";
 
 const apiKey = process.env["OPENAI_API_KEY"];
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ test.skipIf(!apiKey)("openai", async () => {
 
 	const tson = createTsonAsync({
 		nonce: () => "__tson",
-		types: [tsonAsyncIterator, tsonPromise],
+		types: [tsonAsyncIterable, tsonPromise],
 	});
 
 	const stringified = tson.stringify({