diff --git a/compiler/lib/driver.ml b/compiler/lib/driver.ml
index 7c0ed54ff..a64e088e9 100644
--- a/compiler/lib/driver.ml
+++ b/compiler/lib/driver.ml
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ let effects p =
   then (
     if debug () then Format.eprintf "Effects...@.";
     p |> Deadcode.f +> Effects.f +> map_fst Lambda_lifting.f)
-  else p, (Code.Var.Set.empty : Effects.cps_calls), (Code.Var.Set.empty : Effects.in_cps)
+  else
+    ( p
+    , (Code.Var.Set.empty : Effects.trampolined_calls)
+    , (Code.Var.Set.empty : Effects.in_cps) )
 
 let exact_calls profile p =
   if not (Config.Flag.effects ())
@@ -179,14 +182,14 @@ let generate
     ~exported_runtime
     ~wrap_with_fun
     ~warn_on_unhandled_effect
-    ((p, live_vars), cps_calls, _) =
+    ((p, live_vars), trampolined_calls, _) =
   if times () then Format.eprintf "Start Generation...@.";
   let should_export = should_export wrap_with_fun in
   Generate.f
     p
     ~exported_runtime
     ~live_vars
-    ~cps_calls
+    ~trampolined_calls
     ~should_export
     ~warn_on_unhandled_effect
     d
diff --git a/compiler/lib/effects.ml b/compiler/lib/effects.ml
index 1dd38eb10..c6b904ec2 100644
--- a/compiler/lib/effects.ml
+++ b/compiler/lib/effects.ml
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ let jump_closures blocks_to_transform idom : jump_closures =
     idom
     { closure_of_jump = Addr.Map.empty; closures_of_alloc_site = Addr.Map.empty }
 
-type cps_calls = Var.Set.t
+type trampolined_calls = Var.Set.t
 
 type in_cps = Var.Set.t
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ type st =
   ; block_order : (Addr.t, int) Hashtbl.t
   ; live_vars : Deadcode.variable_uses
   ; flow_info : Global_flow.info
-  ; cps_calls : cps_calls ref
+  ; trampolined_calls : trampolined_calls ref
   ; in_cps : in_cps ref
   }
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ let allocate_closure ~st ~params ~body ~branch loc =
 let tail_call ~st ?(instrs = []) ~exact ~in_cps ~check ~f args loc =
   assert (exact || check);
   let ret = Var.fresh () in
-  if check then st.cps_calls := Var.Set.add ret !(st.cps_calls);
+  if check then st.trampolined_calls := Var.Set.add ret !(st.trampolined_calls);
   if in_cps then st.in_cps := Var.Set.add ret !(st.in_cps);
   instrs @ [ Let (ret, Apply { f; args; exact }), loc ], (Return ret, loc)
 
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ let cps_block ~st ~k pc block =
 
 let cps_transform ~live_vars ~flow_info ~cps_needed p =
   let closure_info = Hashtbl.create 16 in
-  let cps_calls = ref Var.Set.empty in
+  let trampolined_calls = ref Var.Set.empty in
   let in_cps = ref Var.Set.empty in
   let p =
     Code.fold_closures_innermost_first
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ let cps_transform ~live_vars ~flow_info ~cps_needed p =
           ; block_order = cfg.block_order
           ; flow_info
           ; live_vars
-          ; cps_calls
+          ; trampolined_calls
           ; in_cps
           }
         in
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ let cps_transform ~live_vars ~flow_info ~cps_needed p =
         in
         { start = new_start; blocks; free_pc = new_start + 1 }
   in
-  p, !cps_calls, !in_cps
+  p, !trampolined_calls, !in_cps
 
 (****)
 
@@ -951,6 +951,6 @@ let f (p, live_vars) =
   let cps_needed = Partial_cps_analysis.f p flow_info in
   let p, cps_needed = rewrite_toplevel ~cps_needed p in
   let p = split_blocks ~cps_needed p in
-  let p, cps_calls, in_cps = cps_transform ~live_vars ~flow_info ~cps_needed p in
+  let p, trampolined_calls, in_cps = cps_transform ~live_vars ~flow_info ~cps_needed p in
   if Debug.find "times" () then Format.eprintf "  effects: %a@." Timer.print t;
-  p, cps_calls, in_cps
+  p, trampolined_calls, in_cps
diff --git a/compiler/lib/effects.mli b/compiler/lib/effects.mli
index f1a4d7450..44bc06104 100644
--- a/compiler/lib/effects.mli
+++ b/compiler/lib/effects.mli
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  *)
 
-type cps_calls = Code.Var.Set.t
+type trampolined_calls = Code.Var.Set.t
 
 type in_cps = Code.Var.Set.t
 
-val f : Code.program * Deadcode.variable_uses -> Code.program * cps_calls * in_cps
+val f : Code.program * Deadcode.variable_uses -> Code.program * trampolined_calls * in_cps
diff --git a/compiler/lib/generate.ml b/compiler/lib/generate.ml
index cafd0748a..3571dcb30 100644
--- a/compiler/lib/generate.ml
+++ b/compiler/lib/generate.ml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ let list_group f g l =
 type application_description =
   { arity : int
   ; exact : bool
-  ; cps : bool
+  ; trampolined : bool
   }
 
 module Share = struct
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ module Share = struct
         | _ -> t)
 
   let get
-      ~cps_calls
+      ~trampolined_calls
       ?alias_strings
       ?(alias_prims = false)
       ?(alias_apply = true)
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ module Share = struct
               match i with
               | Let (_, Constant c) -> get_constant c share
               | Let (x, Apply { args; exact; _ }) ->
-                  let cps = Var.Set.mem x cps_calls in
-                  if (not exact) || cps
-                  then add_apply { arity = List.length args; exact; cps } share
+                  let trampolined = Var.Set.mem x trampolined_calls in
+                  if (not exact) || trampolined
+                  then add_apply { arity = List.length args; exact; trampolined } share
                   else share
               | Let (_, Prim (Extern "%closure", [ Pc (String name) ])) ->
                   let name = Primitive.resolve name in
@@ -255,11 +255,11 @@ module Share = struct
       try J.EVar (AppMap.find desc t.vars.applies)
       with Not_found ->
         let x =
-          let { arity; exact; cps } = desc in
+          let { arity; exact; trampolined } = desc in
           Var.fresh_n
             (Printf.sprintf
                "caml_%scall%d"
-               (match exact, cps with
+               (match exact, trampolined with
                | true, false -> assert false
                | true, true -> "cps_exact_"
                | false, false -> ""
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ module Ctx = struct
     ; exported_runtime : (Code.Var.t * bool ref) option
     ; should_export : bool
     ; effect_warning : bool ref
-    ; cps_calls : Effects.cps_calls
+    ; trampolined_calls : Effects.trampolined_calls
     }
 
   let initial
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ module Ctx = struct
       ~should_export
       blocks
       live
-      cps_calls
+      trampolined_calls
       share
       debug =
     { blocks
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ module Ctx = struct
     ; exported_runtime
     ; should_export
     ; effect_warning = ref (not warn_on_unhandled_effect)
-    ; cps_calls
+    ; trampolined_calls
     }
 end
 
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ let parallel_renaming params args continuation queue =
 
 (****)
 
-let apply_fun_raw ctx f params exact cps =
+let apply_fun_raw ctx f params exact trampolined =
   let n = List.length params in
   let apply_directly =
     (* Make sure we are performing a regular call, not a (slower)
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ let apply_fun_raw ctx f params exact cps =
         , apply_directly
         , J.call (runtime_fun ctx "caml_call_gen") [ f; J.array params ] J.N )
   in
-  if cps
+  if trampolined
   then (
     assert (Config.Flag.effects ());
     (* When supporting effect, we systematically perform tailcall
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ let apply_fun_raw ctx f params exact cps =
       , J.call (runtime_fun ctx "caml_trampoline_return") [ f; J.array params ] J.N ))
   else apply
 
-let generate_apply_fun ctx { arity; exact; cps } =
+let generate_apply_fun ctx { arity; exact; trampolined } =
   let f' = Var.fresh_n "f" in
   let f = J.V f' in
   let params =
@@ -1008,23 +1008,24 @@ let generate_apply_fun ctx { arity; exact; cps } =
     ( None
     , J.fun_
         (f :: params)
-        [ J.Return_statement (Some (apply_fun_raw ctx f' params' exact cps)), J.N ]
+        [ J.Return_statement (Some (apply_fun_raw ctx f' params' exact trampolined)), J.N
+        ]
         J.N )
 
-let apply_fun ctx f params exact cps loc =
+let apply_fun ctx f params exact trampolined loc =
   (* We always go through an intermediate function when doing CPS
      calls. This function first checks the stack depth to prevent
      a stack overflow. This makes the code smaller than inlining
      the test, and we expect the performance impact to be low
      since the function should get inlined by the JavaScript
      engines. *)
-  if Config.Flag.inline_callgen () || (exact && not cps)
-  then apply_fun_raw ctx f params exact cps
+  if Config.Flag.inline_callgen () || (exact && not trampolined)
+  then apply_fun_raw ctx f params exact trampolined
   else
     let y =
       Share.get_apply
         (generate_apply_fun ctx)
-        { arity = List.length params; exact; cps }
+        { arity = List.length params; exact; trampolined }
         ctx.Ctx.share
     in
     J.call y (f :: params) loc
@@ -1209,7 +1210,7 @@ let throw_statement ctx cx k loc =
 let rec translate_expr ctx queue loc x e level : _ * J.statement_list =
   match e with
   | Apply { f; args; exact } ->
-      let cps = Var.Set.mem x ctx.Ctx.cps_calls in
+      let trampolined = Var.Set.mem x ctx.Ctx.trampolined_calls in
       let args, prop, queue =
         List.fold_right
           ~f:(fun x (args, prop, queue) ->
@@ -1220,7 +1221,7 @@ let rec translate_expr ctx queue loc x e level : _ * J.statement_list =
       in
       let (prop', f), queue = access_queue queue f in
       let prop = or_p prop prop' in
-      let e = apply_fun ctx f args exact cps loc in
+      let e = apply_fun ctx f args exact trampolined loc in
       (e, prop, queue), []
   | Block (tag, a, array_or_not) ->
       let contents, prop, queue =
@@ -2176,12 +2177,12 @@ let f
     (p : Code.program)
     ~exported_runtime
     ~live_vars
-    ~cps_calls
+    ~trampolined_calls
     ~should_export
     ~warn_on_unhandled_effect
     debug =
   let t' = Timer.make () in
-  let share = Share.get ~cps_calls ~alias_prims:exported_runtime p in
+  let share = Share.get ~trampolined_calls ~alias_prims:exported_runtime p in
   let exported_runtime =
     if exported_runtime then Some (Code.Var.fresh_n "runtime", ref false) else None
   in
@@ -2192,7 +2193,7 @@ let f
       ~should_export
       p.blocks
       live_vars
-      cps_calls
+      trampolined_calls
       share
       debug
   in
diff --git a/compiler/lib/generate.mli b/compiler/lib/generate.mli
index 21bb63ff5..d8fe84647 100644
--- a/compiler/lib/generate.mli
+++ b/compiler/lib/generate.mli
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ val f :
      Code.program
   -> exported_runtime:bool
   -> live_vars:Deadcode.variable_uses
-  -> cps_calls:Effects.cps_calls
+  -> trampolined_calls:Effects.trampolined_calls
   -> should_export:bool
   -> warn_on_unhandled_effect:bool
   -> Parse_bytecode.Debug.t