diff --git a/manager_test.go b/manager_test.go
index adaf50b3..09f84971 100644
--- a/manager_test.go
+++ b/manager_test.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func TestProjectManagerInit(t *testing.T) {
 	// Two birds, one stone - make sure the internal ProjectManager vlist cache
 	// works by asking for the versions again, and do it through smcache to
 	// ensure its sorting works, as well.
-	smc := &smcache{
+	smc := &smAdapter{
 		sm:     sm,
 		vlists: make(map[ProjectName][]Version),
 	}
diff --git a/sm_cache.go b/sm_adapter.go
similarity index 89%
rename from sm_cache.go
rename to sm_adapter.go
index 4bc76118..c60c3028 100644
--- a/sm_cache.go
+++ b/sm_adapter.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package vsolver
 
 import "sort"
 
-// smcache is a pseudo-decorator around a proper SourceManager.
+// smAdapter is an adapter and around a proper SourceManager.
 //
 // It provides localized caching that's tailored to the requirements of a
 // particular solve run.
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import "sort"
 // the complexities of deciding what a particular name "means" entirely within
 // the solver, while the SourceManager can traffic exclusively in
 // globally-unique network names.
-type smcache struct {
-	// The decorated/underlying SourceManager
+type smAdapter struct {
+	// The underlying, adapted-to SourceManager
 	sm SourceManager
 	// Direction to sort the version list. False indicates sorting for upgrades;
 	// true for downgrades.
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ type smcache struct {
 	vlists map[ProjectName][]Version
 }
 
-func (c *smcache) getProjectInfo(pa ProjectAtom) (ProjectInfo, error) {
+func (c *smAdapter) getProjectInfo(pa ProjectAtom) (ProjectInfo, error) {
 	return c.sm.GetProjectInfo(pa)
 }
 
-func (c *smcache) listVersions(n ProjectName) ([]Version, error) {
+func (c *smAdapter) listVersions(n ProjectName) ([]Version, error) {
 	if vl, exists := c.vlists[n]; exists {
 		return vl, nil
 	}
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ func (c *smcache) listVersions(n ProjectName) ([]Version, error) {
 	return vl, nil
 }
 
-func (c *smcache) repoExists(n ProjectName) (bool, error) {
+func (c *smAdapter) repoExists(n ProjectName) (bool, error) {
 	return c.sm.RepoExists(n)
 }
 
-func (c *smcache) vendorCodeExists(n ProjectName) (bool, error) {
+func (c *smAdapter) vendorCodeExists(n ProjectName) (bool, error) {
 	return c.sm.VendorCodeExists(n)
 }
 
diff --git a/solver.go b/solver.go
index 59980da9..0233c354 100644
--- a/solver.go
+++ b/solver.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func NewSolver(sm SourceManager, l *logrus.Logger) Solver {
 	}
 
 	return &solver{
-		sm:     &smcache{sm: sm},
+		sm:     &smAdapter{sm: sm},
 		l:      l,
 		latest: make(map[ProjectName]struct{}),
 		rlm:    make(map[ProjectName]LockedProject),
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func NewSolver(sm SourceManager, l *logrus.Logger) Solver {
 type solver struct {
 	l        *logrus.Logger
 	o        SolveOpts
-	sm       *smcache
+	sm       *smAdapter
 	latest   map[ProjectName]struct{}
 	sel      *selection
 	unsel    *unselected
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (s *solver) Solve(opts SolveOpts) (Result, error) {
 	//return Result{}, fmt.Errorf("Project root must be a directory.")
 	//}
 
-	// Init/reset the smcache
+	// Init/reset the smAdapter
 	s.sm.sortdown = opts.Downgrade
 	s.sm.vlists = make(map[ProjectName][]Version)
 
diff --git a/version_queue.go b/version_queue.go
index 488022bf..a133a7f9 100644
--- a/version_queue.go
+++ b/version_queue.go
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ type versionQueue struct {
 	ref                ProjectName
 	pi                 []Version
 	fails              []failedVersion
-	sm                 *smcache
+	sm                 *smAdapter
 	failed             bool
 	hasLock, allLoaded bool
 }
 
-func newVersionQueue(ref ProjectName, lockv ProjectAtom, sm *smcache) (*versionQueue, error) {
+func newVersionQueue(ref ProjectName, lockv ProjectAtom, sm *smAdapter) (*versionQueue, error) {
 	vq := &versionQueue{
 		ref: ref,
 		sm:  sm,