diff --git a/api/internal/accumulator/namereferencetransformer_test.go b/api/internal/accumulator/namereferencetransformer_test.go
index e162f193b..41327acfc 100644
--- a/api/internal/accumulator/namereferencetransformer_test.go
+++ b/api/internal/accumulator/namereferencetransformer_test.go
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ func TestNameReferenceNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	m.RemoveIdAnnotations()
+	m.RemoveBuildAnnotations()
 	if err = expected.ErrorIfNotEqualLists(m); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("actual doesn't match expected: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ func TestNameReferenceClusterWide(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	m.RemoveIdAnnotations()
+	m.RemoveBuildAnnotations()
 	if err = expected.ErrorIfNotEqualLists(m); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("actual doesn't match expected: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ func TestNameReferenceNamespaceTransformation(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	m.RemoveIdAnnotations()
+	m.RemoveBuildAnnotations()
 	if err = expected.ErrorIfNotEqualLists(m); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("actual doesn't match expected: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ func TestNameReferenceCandidateSelection(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	m.RemoveIdAnnotations()
+	m.RemoveBuildAnnotations()
 	if err = expected.ErrorIfNotEqualLists(m); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("actual doesn't match expected: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/api/internal/plugins/execplugin/execplugin_test.go b/api/internal/plugins/execplugin/execplugin_test.go
index 16822cd73..f49e02d5f 100644
--- a/api/internal/plugins/execplugin/execplugin_test.go
+++ b/api/internal/plugins/execplugin/execplugin_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ s/$BAR/bar baz/g
 			"argsFromFile": "sed-input.txt",
 		})
 
-	pluginConfig.RemoveIdAnnotations()
+	pluginConfig.RemoveBuildAnnotations()
 	p := NewExecPlugin(
 		pLdr.AbsolutePluginPath(
 			konfig.DisabledPluginConfig(),
diff --git a/api/internal/target/kusttarget_test.go b/api/internal/target/kusttarget_test.go
index a0a279e38..7a0240094 100644
--- a/api/internal/target/kusttarget_test.go
+++ b/api/internal/target/kusttarget_test.go
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ metadata:
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected error %v", err)
 		}
 	}
-	expected.RemoveIdAnnotations()
+	expected.RemoveBuildAnnotations()
 	expYaml, err := expected.AsYaml()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ metadata:
 	assert.NoError(t, kt.Load())
 	actual, err := kt.MakeCustomizedResMap()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	actual.RemoveIdAnnotations()
+	actual.RemoveBuildAnnotations()
 	actYaml, err := actual.AsYaml()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, expYaml, actYaml)
diff --git a/api/internal/wrappy/factory.go b/api/internal/wrappy/factory.go
index 89008fd95..b155ed3c6 100644
--- a/api/internal/wrappy/factory.go
+++ b/api/internal/wrappy/factory.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (k *WNodeFactory) SliceFromBytes(bs []byte) ([]ifc.Kunstructured, error) {
 
 // shouldDropObject returns true if the resource should not be accumulated.
 func shouldDropObject(m yaml.ResourceMeta) bool {
-	_, y := m.ObjectMeta.Annotations[konfig.IgnoredByKustomizeResourceAnnotation]
+	_, y := m.ObjectMeta.Annotations[konfig.IgnoredByKustomizeAnnotation]
 	return y
 }
 
diff --git a/api/k8sdeps/kunstruct/factory.go b/api/k8sdeps/kunstruct/factory.go
index ec1333565..b592e9394 100644
--- a/api/k8sdeps/kunstruct/factory.go
+++ b/api/k8sdeps/kunstruct/factory.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (kf *KunstructuredFactoryImpl) skipResource(u unstructured.Unstructured) bo
 		return false
 	}
 	// check if the Resource has opt-ed out of kustomize
-	_, found := an[konfig.IgnoredByKustomizeResourceAnnotation]
+	_, found := an[konfig.IgnoredByKustomizeAnnotation]
 	return found
 }
 
diff --git a/api/konfig/general.go b/api/konfig/general.go
index 5d75c2aca..7c095cd35 100644
--- a/api/konfig/general.go
+++ b/api/konfig/general.go
@@ -56,8 +56,11 @@ const (
 	// A program name, for use in help, finding the XDG_CONFIG_DIR, etc.
 	ProgramName = "kustomize"
 
+	// ConfigAnnoDomain is configuration-related annotation namespace.
+	ConfigAnnoDomain = "config.kubernetes.io"
+
 	// If a resource has this annotation, kustomize will drop it.
-	IgnoredByKustomizeResourceAnnotation = "config.kubernetes.io/local-config"
+	IgnoredByKustomizeAnnotation = ConfigAnnoDomain + "/local-config"
 
 	// Label key that indicates the resources are built from Kustomize
 	ManagedbyLabelKey = "app.kubernetes.io/managed-by"
diff --git a/api/krusty/kustomizer.go b/api/krusty/kustomizer.go
index 6e78628b8..3995b7f01 100644
--- a/api/krusty/kustomizer.go
+++ b/api/krusty/kustomizer.go
@@ -93,6 +93,6 @@ func (b *Kustomizer) Run(path string) (resmap.ResMap, error) {
 		}
 		t.Transform(m)
 	}
-	m.RemoveIdAnnotations()
+	m.RemoveBuildAnnotations()
 	return m, nil
 }
diff --git a/api/resmap/resmap.go b/api/resmap/resmap.go
index ad97212b7..4b977907b 100644
--- a/api/resmap/resmap.go
+++ b/api/resmap/resmap.go
@@ -246,6 +246,6 @@ type ResMap interface {
 	ApplySmPatch(
 		selectedSet *resource.IdSet, patch *resource.Resource) error
 
-	// Remove annotations used exclusively by the kustomize build process.
-	RemoveIdAnnotations()
+	// RemoveBuildAnnotations removes annotations created by the build process.
+	RemoveBuildAnnotations()
 }
diff --git a/api/resmap/reswrangler.go b/api/resmap/reswrangler.go
index d0ad72c9c..48e2185bb 100644
--- a/api/resmap/reswrangler.go
+++ b/api/resmap/reswrangler.go
@@ -621,8 +621,8 @@ func (m *resWrangler) ApplySmPatch(
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *resWrangler) RemoveIdAnnotations() {
+func (m *resWrangler) RemoveBuildAnnotations() {
 	for _, r := range m.Resources() {
-		r.RemoveIdAnnotations()
+		r.RemoveBuildAnnotations()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/api/resmap/reswrangler_test.go b/api/resmap/reswrangler_test.go
index 317d09505..57f618cbb 100644
--- a/api/resmap/reswrangler_test.go
+++ b/api/resmap/reswrangler_test.go
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ spec:
 				return
 			}
 			assert.False(t, tc.errorExpected)
-			m.RemoveIdAnnotations()
+			m.RemoveBuildAnnotations()
 			yml, err := m.AsYaml()
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.Equal(t, strings.Join(tc.expected, "---\n"), string(yml))
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ $patch: delete
 			assert.NoError(t, err, name)
 			assert.NoError(t, m.ApplySmPatch(idSet, p), name)
 			assert.Equal(t, tc.finalMapSize, m.Size(), name)
-			m.RemoveIdAnnotations()
+			m.RemoveBuildAnnotations()
 			yml, err := m.AsYaml()
 			assert.NoError(t, err, name)
 			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, string(yml), name)
diff --git a/api/resource/resource.go b/api/resource/resource.go
index 4a20246d6..a2703300b 100644
--- a/api/resource/resource.go
+++ b/api/resource/resource.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/filters/patchstrategicmerge"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/ifc"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/internal/wrappy"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/konfig"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/resid"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/types"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/filtersutil"
@@ -30,10 +31,10 @@ type Resource struct {
 }
 
 const (
-	nameAnnotation      = "config.kubernetes.io/originalName"
-	prefixAnnotation    = "config.kubernetes.io/prefixes"
-	suffixAnnotation    = "config.kubernetes.io/suffixes"
-	namespaceAnnotation = "config.kubernetes.io/originalNs"
+	buildAnnotationOriginalName      = konfig.ConfigAnnoDomain + "/originalName"
+	buildAnnotationPrefixes          = konfig.ConfigAnnoDomain + "/prefixes"
+	buildAnnotationSuffixes          = konfig.ConfigAnnoDomain + "/suffixes"
+	buildAnnotationOriginalNamespace = konfig.ConfigAnnoDomain + "/originalNs"
 )
 
 func (r *Resource) ResetPrimaryData(incoming *Resource) {
@@ -244,12 +245,12 @@ func copyStringSlice(s []string) []string {
 
 // Implements ResCtx AddNamePrefix
 func (r *Resource) AddNamePrefix(p string) {
-	r.addAdditiveAnnotation(prefixAnnotation, p)
+	r.addAdditiveAnnotation(buildAnnotationPrefixes, p)
 }
 
 // Implements ResCtx AddNameSuffix
 func (r *Resource) AddNameSuffix(s string) {
-	r.addAdditiveAnnotation(suffixAnnotation, s)
+	r.addAdditiveAnnotation(buildAnnotationSuffixes, s)
 }
 
 func (r *Resource) addAdditiveAnnotation(name, value string) {
@@ -309,19 +310,19 @@ func sameEndingSubarray(a, b []string) bool {
 // Implements ResCtx GetNamePrefixes
 func (r *Resource) GetNamePrefixes() []string {
 	annotations := r.GetAnnotations()
-	if _, ok := annotations[prefixAnnotation]; !ok {
+	if _, ok := annotations[buildAnnotationPrefixes]; !ok {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return strings.Split(annotations[prefixAnnotation], ",")
+	return strings.Split(annotations[buildAnnotationPrefixes], ",")
 }
 
 // Implements ResCtx GetNameSuffixes
 func (r *Resource) GetNameSuffixes() []string {
 	annotations := r.GetAnnotations()
-	if _, ok := annotations[suffixAnnotation]; !ok {
+	if _, ok := annotations[buildAnnotationSuffixes]; !ok {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return strings.Split(annotations[suffixAnnotation], ",")
+	return strings.Split(annotations[buildAnnotationSuffixes], ",")
 }
 
 // OutermostPrefixSuffixEquals returns true if both resources
@@ -345,21 +346,24 @@ func (r *Resource) PrefixesSuffixesEquals(o ResCtx) bool {
 	return sameEndingSubarray(r.GetNamePrefixes(), o.GetNamePrefixes()) && sameEndingSubarray(r.GetNameSuffixes(), o.GetNameSuffixes())
 }
 
-func (r *Resource) RemoveIdAnnotations() {
+// RemoveBuildAnnotations removes annotations created by the build process.
+// These are internal-only to kustomize, added to the data pipeline to
+// track name changes so name references can be fixed.
+func (r *Resource) RemoveBuildAnnotations() {
 	annotations := r.GetAnnotations()
 	if len(annotations) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
-	delete(annotations, nameAnnotation)
-	delete(annotations, prefixAnnotation)
-	delete(annotations, suffixAnnotation)
-	delete(annotations, namespaceAnnotation)
+	delete(annotations, buildAnnotationOriginalName)
+	delete(annotations, buildAnnotationPrefixes)
+	delete(annotations, buildAnnotationSuffixes)
+	delete(annotations, buildAnnotationOriginalNamespace)
 	r.SetAnnotations(annotations)
 }
 
 func (r *Resource) GetOriginalName() string {
 	annotations := r.GetAnnotations()
-	if name, ok := annotations[nameAnnotation]; ok {
+	if name, ok := annotations[buildAnnotationOriginalName]; ok {
 		return name
 	}
 	return r.kunStr.GetName()
@@ -370,8 +374,8 @@ func (r *Resource) SetOriginalName(n string, overwrite bool) *Resource {
 	if annotations == nil {
 		annotations = make(map[string]string)
 	}
-	if _, ok := annotations[nameAnnotation]; !ok || overwrite {
-		annotations[nameAnnotation] = n
+	if _, ok := annotations[buildAnnotationOriginalName]; !ok || overwrite {
+		annotations[buildAnnotationOriginalName] = n
 	}
 	r.kunStr.SetAnnotations(annotations)
 	return r
@@ -379,7 +383,7 @@ func (r *Resource) SetOriginalName(n string, overwrite bool) *Resource {
 
 func (r *Resource) GetOriginalNs() string {
 	annotations := r.GetAnnotations()
-	if ns, ok := annotations[namespaceAnnotation]; ok {
+	if ns, ok := annotations[buildAnnotationOriginalNamespace]; ok {
 		return ns
 	}
 	ns := r.GetNamespace()
@@ -397,8 +401,8 @@ func (r *Resource) SetOriginalNs(n string, overwrite bool) *Resource {
 	if annotations == nil {
 		annotations = make(map[string]string)
 	}
-	if _, ok := annotations[namespaceAnnotation]; !ok || overwrite {
-		annotations[namespaceAnnotation] = n
+	if _, ok := annotations[buildAnnotationOriginalNamespace]; !ok || overwrite {
+		annotations[buildAnnotationOriginalNamespace] = n
 	}
 	r.SetAnnotations(annotations)
 	return r
diff --git a/api/testutils/kusttest/harness.go b/api/testutils/kusttest/harness.go
index f39b035dd..8ff164e0b 100644
--- a/api/testutils/kusttest/harness.go
+++ b/api/testutils/kusttest/harness.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (th Harness) AssertActualEqualsExpected(
 }
 
 func (th Harness) AssertActualEqualsExpectedNoIdAnnotations(m resmap.ResMap, expected string) {
-	m.RemoveIdAnnotations()
+	m.RemoveBuildAnnotations()
 	th.AssertActualEqualsExpectedWithTweak(m, nil, expected)
 }
 
diff --git a/api/testutils/kusttest/harnessenhanced.go b/api/testutils/kusttest/harnessenhanced.go
index 8216e5a83..03bdb2574 100644
--- a/api/testutils/kusttest/harnessenhanced.go
+++ b/api/testutils/kusttest/harnessenhanced.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (th *HarnessEnhanced) LoadAndRunGenerator(
 	if err != nil {
 		th.t.Fatalf("Err: %v", err)
 	}
-	rm.RemoveIdAnnotations()
+	rm.RemoveBuildAnnotations()
 	return rm
 }