diff --git a/betty/cache/_base.py b/betty/cache/_base.py
index 9164d491b..bbe4bf375 100644
--- a/betty/cache/_base.py
+++ b/betty/cache/_base.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from typing import Generic, Self, overload, AsyncContextManager, Literal, TypeVar
 
 from betty.cache import Cache, CacheItem, CacheItemValueSetter
-from betty.concurrent import AsynchronizedLock, LockOrchestrator
+from betty.concurrent import AsynchronizedLock, Ledger
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 _CacheItemValueCoT = TypeVar("_CacheItemValueCoT", covariant=True)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._scopes = scopes or ()
         self._scoped_caches: MutableMapping[str, Self] = {}
         self._cache_lock = AsynchronizedLock.threading()
-        self._cache_item_lock_orchestrator = LockOrchestrator(self._cache_lock)
+        self._cache_item_lock_ledger = Ledger(self._cache_lock)
 
     @override
     def with_scope(self, scope: str) -> Self:
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def _with_scope(self, scope: str) -> Self:
     async def get(
         self, cache_item_id: str
     ) -> AsyncIterator[CacheItem[_CacheItemValueContraT] | None]:
-        async with self._cache_item_lock_orchestrator.orchestrate(cache_item_id):
+        async with self._cache_item_lock_ledger.ledger(cache_item_id):
             yield await self._get(cache_item_id)
 
     @abstractmethod
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ async def set(
         *,
         modified: int | float | None = None,
     ) -> None:
-        async with self._cache_item_lock_orchestrator.orchestrate(cache_item_id):
+        async with self._cache_item_lock_ledger.ledger(cache_item_id):
             await self._set(cache_item_id, value, modified=modified)
 
     @abstractmethod
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ async def getset(
             CacheItemValueSetter[_CacheItemValueContraT] | None,
         ]
     ]:
-        lock = self._cache_item_lock_orchestrator.orchestrate(cache_item_id)
+        lock = self._cache_item_lock_ledger.ledger(cache_item_id)
         if await lock.acquire(wait=wait):
             try:
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ async def _setter(value: _CacheItemValueContraT) -> None:
 
     @override
     async def delete(self, cache_item_id: str) -> None:
-        async with self._cache_item_lock_orchestrator.orchestrate(cache_item_id):
+        async with self._cache_item_lock_ledger.ledger(cache_item_id):
             await self._delete(cache_item_id)
 
     @abstractmethod
diff --git a/betty/concurrent.py b/betty/concurrent.py
index a2eafcc81..f796da757 100644
--- a/betty/concurrent.py
+++ b/betty/concurrent.py
@@ -144,56 +144,56 @@ async def wait(self) -> None:
             self._available -= 1
 
 
-class _OrchestratedLock(Lock):
+class _Transaction(Lock):
     def __init__(
         self,
-        target: Hashable,
+        transaction_id: Hashable,
         orchestrator_lock: Lock,
-        identifiers: MutableMapping[Hashable, bool],
+        ledger: MutableMapping[Hashable, bool],
     ):
-        self._target = target
-        self._orchestrator_lock = orchestrator_lock
-        self._targets = identifiers
+        self._transaction_id = transaction_id
+        self._ledger_lock = orchestrator_lock
+        self._ledger = ledger
 
     @override
     async def acquire(self, *, wait: bool = True) -> bool:
         if wait:
             while True:
-                async with self._orchestrator_lock:
+                async with self._ledger_lock:
                     if self._can_acquire():
                         return self._acquire()
                 await sleep(0)
         else:
-            async with self._orchestrator_lock:
+            async with self._ledger_lock:
                 if self._can_acquire():
                     return self._acquire()
                 return False
 
     def _can_acquire(self) -> bool:
-        return not self._targets[self._target]
+        return not self._ledger[self._transaction_id]
 
     def _acquire(self) -> bool:
-        self._targets[self._target] = True
+        self._ledger[self._transaction_id] = True
         return True
 
     @override
     async def release(self) -> None:
-        self._targets[self._target] = False
+        self._ledger[self._transaction_id] = False
 
 
-class LockOrchestrator:
+class Ledger:
     """
-    Orchestrate the lazy creation of locks, using a primary orchestrator lock to guard all administrative tasks.
+    Lazily create locks by keeping a ledger.
 
-    The primary orchestrator lock is released once a orchestrated lock is acquired.
+    The ledger lock is released once a transaction lock is acquired.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, orchestrator_lock: Lock):
-        self._orchestrator_lock = orchestrator_lock
-        self._targets: MutableMapping[Hashable, bool] = defaultdict(lambda: False)
+    def __init__(self, ledger_lock: Lock):
+        self._ledger_lock = ledger_lock
+        self._ledger: MutableMapping[Hashable, bool] = defaultdict(lambda: False)
 
-    def orchestrate(self, target: Hashable) -> Lock:
+    def ledger(self, transaction_id: Hashable) -> Lock:
         """
-        Create a new lock for the given target.
+        Ledger a new lock for the given transaction ID.
         """
-        return _OrchestratedLock(target, self._orchestrator_lock, self._targets)
+        return _Transaction(transaction_id, self._ledger_lock, self._ledger)
diff --git a/betty/tests/coverage/test_coverage.py b/betty/tests/coverage/test_coverage.py
index fbcea8de6..5afa182bd 100644
--- a/betty/tests/coverage/test_coverage.py
+++ b/betty/tests/coverage/test_coverage.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class TestKnownToBeMissing:
             # This is an abstract method.
             "release": TestKnownToBeMissing,
         },
-        "LockOrchestrator": TestKnownToBeMissing,
+        "Ledger": TestKnownToBeMissing,
         "RateLimiter": {
             "__aenter__": TestKnownToBeMissing,
             "__aexit__": TestKnownToBeMissing,