diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9b0d1685e..c1fefaef3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SHELL := /bin/bash -euo pipefail
 
-config_file_name = Kube-manifest.yaml
+config_file_name = kustomize.yaml
 example_config = docs/$(config_file_name)
 
 .PHONY: all
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3c474f3e..a71a50593 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 [demo]: demos/README.md
 [imageBase]: docs/base.jpg
 [imageOverlay]: docs/overlay.jpg
-[manifest]: docs/glossary.md#manifest
+[kustomization]: docs/glossary.md#kustomization
 [overlay]: docs/glossary.md#overlay
 [resources]: docs/glossary.md#resource
 [workflows]: docs/workflows.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ go get k8s.io/kubectl/cmd/kustomize
 
 #### 1) Make a base
 
-A [base] configuration is a [manifest] listing a set of
+A [base] configuration is a [kustomization] file listing a set of
 k8s [resources] - deployments, services, configmaps,
 secrets that serve some common purpose.
 
diff --git a/demos/helloWorld.md b/demos/helloWorld.md
index 63a02513a..f9a92bf58 100644
--- a/demos/helloWorld.md
+++ b/demos/helloWorld.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [hello]: https://github.com/monopole/hello
 [instance]: ../docs/glossary.md#instance
 [instances]: ../docs/glossary.md#instance
-[manifest]: ../docs/glossary.md#manifest
+[kustomization]: ../docs/glossary.md#kustomization
 [original]: https://github.com/kinflate/example-hello
 [overlay]: ../docs/glossary.md#overlay
 [overlays]: ../docs/glossary.md#overlay
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ cluster:
 to instantiate the _hello_ service.  `kubectl`
 would only recognize the resource files.
 
-## The Base Manifest
+## The Base Kustomization
 
-The `base` directory has a [manifest] file:
+The `base` directory has a [kustomization] file:
 
-<!-- @showManifest @test -->
+<!-- @showKustomization @test -->
 ```
 BASE=$DEMO_HOME/base
 more $BASE/kustomize.yaml
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ mkdir -p $OVERLAYS/staging
 mkdir -p $OVERLAYS/production
 ```
 
-#### Staging Manifest
+#### Staging Kustomization
 
-In the `staging` directory, make a manifest
+In the `staging` directory, make a kustomization
 defining a new name prefix, and some different labels.
 
-<!-- @makeStagingManifest @test -->
+<!-- @makeStagingKustomization @test -->
 ```
 cat <<'EOF' >$OVERLAYS/staging/kustomize.yaml
 kustomizationName: makes-staging-hello
@@ -167,12 +167,12 @@ data:
 EOF
 ```
 
-#### Production Manifest
+#### Production Kustomization
 
-In the production directory, make a manifest
+In the production directory, make a kustomization
 with a different name prefix and labels.
 
-<!-- @makeProductionManifest @test -->
+<!-- @makeProductionKustomization @test -->
 ```
 cat <<EOF >$OVERLAYS/production/kustomize.yaml
 kustomizationName: makes-production-tuthello
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ EOF
  - a _base_ directory - a slightly customized clone
    of the original configuration, and
 
- - an _overlays_ directory, containing the manifests
+ - an _overlays_ directory, containing the kustomizations
    and patches required to create distinct _staging_
    and _production_ instances in a cluster.
 
diff --git a/docs/glossary.md b/docs/glossary.md
index e35db30ef..4484769d4 100644
--- a/docs/glossary.md
+++ b/docs/glossary.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 [bases]: #base
 [bespoke]: #bespoke-configuration
 [kustomize]: #kustomize
-[manifest]: #manifest
+[kustomization]: #kustomization
 [off-the-shelf]: #off-the-shelf
 [overlay]: #overlay
 [overlays]: #overlay
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ be able to [apply] a base to a cluster directly.
 
 ## bespoke configuration
 
-A _bespoke_ configuration is a [manifest] and some
+A _bespoke_ configuration is a [kustomization] and some
 [resources] created and maintained internally by some
 organization for their own purposes.
 
@@ -120,6 +120,27 @@ an [overlay] to a [base].
 > deployments with a large number of replicas and higher
 > cpu and memory requests.
 
+## kustomization
+
+A _kustomization_ is a file called `kustomize.yaml` that
+describes a configuration consumable by [kustomize].
+
+Here's an [example](kustomize.yaml).
+
+A kustomization contains fields falling into these categories:
+
+ * Immediate customization instructions -
+   _nameprefix_, _labelprefix_, etc.
+ * Resource _generators_ for configmaps and secrets.
+ * References to _external files_ in these categories:
+   * [resources] - completely specified k8s API objects,
+      e.g. `deployment.yaml`, `configmap.yaml`, etc.
+   * [patches] - _partial_ resources that modify full
+     resources defined in a [base]
+     (only meaningful in an [overlay]).
+   * [bases] - path to a directory containing
+     a [kustomization] (only meaningful in an [overlay]).
+ * (_TBD_) Standard k8s API kind-version fields.
 
 ## kustomize
 
@@ -134,31 +155,10 @@ of resource patching.
 
 kustomize is an implementation of [DAM].
 
-## manifest
-
-A _manifest_ is a file called `kustomize.yaml` that
-describes a configuration consumable by [kustomize].
-
-Here's an [example](Kube-manifest.yaml).
-
-A manifest contains fields falling into these categories:
-
- * Immediate customization instructions -
-   _nameprefix_, _labelprefix_, etc.
- * Resource _generators_ for configmaps and secrets.
- * References to _external files_ in these categories:
-   * [resources] - completely specified k8s API objects,
-      e.g. `deployment.yaml`, `configmap.yaml`, etc.
-   * [patches] - _partial_ resources that modify full
-     resources defined in a [base]
-     (only meaningful in an [overlay]).
-   * [bases] - path to a directory containing
-     a [manifest] (only meaningful in an [overlay]).
- * (_TBD_) Standard k8s API kind-version fields.
 
 ## off-the-shelf configuration
 
-An _off-the-shelf_ configuration is a manifest and
+An _off-the-shelf_ configuration is a kustomization and
 resources intentionally published somewhere for others
 to use.
 
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ own [overlays] to do further customization.
 An _overlay_ is a [target] that modifies (and thus
 depends on) another target.
 
-The [manifest] in an overlay refers to (via file path,
-URI or other method) to _some other manifest_, known as
+The [kustomization] in an overlay refers to (via file path,
+URI or other method) to _some other kustomization_, known as
 its [base].
 
 An overlay is unusable without its base.
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ One configures the cluser like this:
 >      kubectl apply -f -
 > ```
 
-Usage of the base is implicit (the overlay's manifest
+Usage of the base is implicit (the overlay's kustomization
 points to the base).
 
 An overlay may act as a base to another overlay.
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ A _patch_ is a partially defined k8s resource with a
 name that must match a resource already known per
 traversal rules built into [kustomize].
 
-_Patch_ is a field in the manifest, distinct from
+_Patch_ is a field in the kustomization, distinct from
 resources, because a patch file looks like a resource
 file, but has different semantics.  A patch depends on
 (modifies) a resource, whereas a resourse has no
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ The _target_ is the argument to `build`, e.g.:
 
 `$target` must be a path to a directory that
 immediately contains a file called
-`kustomize.yaml` (i.e. a [manifest]).
+`kustomize.yaml` (i.e. a [kustomization]).
 
 The target contains, or refers to, all the information
 needed to create customized resources to send to the
diff --git a/docs/Kube-manifest.yaml b/docs/kustomize.yaml
similarity index 88%
rename from docs/Kube-manifest.yaml
rename to docs/kustomize.yaml
index 98e59dfb8..1f5fb695e 100644
--- a/docs/Kube-manifest.yaml
+++ b/docs/kustomize.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 # This is a generated example; do not edit.  Rebuild with 'make docs'.
- 
-apiVersion: manifest.k8s.io/v1alpha1
-kind: Manifest
-metadata:
-  name: helloworld
+kustomizationName: helloworld
 description: helloworld does useful stuff.
 namePrefix: some-prefix
 # Labels to add to all objects and selectors.
diff --git a/docs/workflows.md b/docs/workflows.md
index 2c05249c2..b94aa4536 100644
--- a/docs/workflows.md
+++ b/docs/workflows.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [base]: glossary.md#base
 [fork]: https://guides.github.com/activities/forking/
 [instances]: glossary.md#instance
-[manifest]: glossary.md#manifest
+[kustomization]: glossary.md#kustomization
 [off-the-shelf]: glossary.md#off-the-shelf
 [overlays]: glossary.md#overlay
 [patch]: glossary.md#patch
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ control repositories owned by others.
 > mkdir -p ~/ldap/base
 > ```
 
-In this directory, create and commit a [manifest]
-and a set of [resources].
+In this directory, create and commit a [kustomization]
+file and a set of [resources].
 
 #### 3) create [overlays]
 
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ and a set of [resources].
 > mkdir -p ~/ldap/overlays/production
 > ```
 
-Each of these directories needs a [manifest]
-and one or more [patches].
+Each of these directories needs a [kustomization]
+file and one or more [patches].
 
 The _staging_ directory might get a patch
 that turns on an experiment flag in a configmap.