diff --git a/examples/ostest/mqueue.c b/examples/ostest/mqueue.c
index 4f1c48807..8e5018fc0 100644
--- a/examples/ostest/mqueue.c
+++ b/examples/ostest/mqueue.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
  **************************************************************************/
 
 /**************************************************************************
- * Global Variables
+ * Public Data
  **************************************************************************/
 
 /**************************************************************************
diff --git a/examples/ostest/timedmqueue.c b/examples/ostest/timedmqueue.c
index 5792b426e..d5e189bc3 100644
--- a/examples/ostest/timedmqueue.c
+++ b/examples/ostest/timedmqueue.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
  **************************************************************************/
 
 /**************************************************************************
- * Global Variables
+ * Public Data
  **************************************************************************/
 
 /**************************************************************************
diff --git a/modbus/ascii/mbascii.h b/modbus/ascii/mbascii.h
index 63064506f..71d63117b 100644
--- a/modbus/ascii/mbascii.h
+++ b/modbus/ascii/mbascii.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ extern "C"
 #endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * Global Function Prototypes
+ * Public Function Prototypes
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MB_ASCII_ENABLED
diff --git a/modbus/rtu/mbcrc.h b/modbus/rtu/mbcrc.h
index 94bb3751a..707feb8ef 100644
--- a/modbus/rtu/mbcrc.h
+++ b/modbus/rtu/mbcrc.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #define __APPS_MODBUS_RTU_MBCRC_H
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * Global Function Prototypes
+ * Public Function Prototypes
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 uint16_t usMBCRC16(uint8_t *pucFrame, uint16_t usLen);
diff --git a/netutils/dhcpc/dhcpc.c b/netutils/dhcpc/dhcpc.c
index abd522ba0..4cbead2a9 100644
--- a/netutils/dhcpc/dhcpc.c
+++ b/netutils/dhcpc/dhcpc.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static uint8_t dhcpc_parsemsg(struct dhcpc_state_s *pdhcpc, int buflen,
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * Global Functions
+ * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 /****************************************************************************
diff --git a/netutils/thttpd/thttpd_alloc.c b/netutils/thttpd/thttpd_alloc.c
index 12872f192..7bf072a58 100644
--- a/netutils/thttpd/thttpd_alloc.c
+++ b/netutils/thttpd/thttpd_alloc.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void httpd_memstats(void)
 #endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * Global Functions
+ * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_THTTPD_MEMDEBUG
diff --git a/netutils/thttpd/thttpd_alloc.h b/netutils/thttpd/thttpd_alloc.h
index e8c8f80c3..386164a06 100644
--- a/netutils/thttpd/thttpd_alloc.h
+++ b/netutils/thttpd/thttpd_alloc.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_THTTPD
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * Global Functions
+ * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 /* Allows all memory management calls to be intercepted */
diff --git a/system/readline/readline.c b/system/readline/readline.c
index 13e07e652..b4c1bead8 100644
--- a/system/readline/readline.c
+++ b/system/readline/readline.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static void readline_write(FAR struct rl_common_s *vtbl,
 #endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * Global Functions
+ * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 /****************************************************************************
diff --git a/system/zmodem/host/nuttx/compiler.h b/system/zmodem/host/nuttx/compiler.h
index 15dad3fee..d145115f0 100644
--- a/system/zmodem/host/nuttx/compiler.h
+++ b/system/zmodem/host/nuttx/compiler.h
@@ -158,11 +158,11 @@
 #endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * Global Function Prototypes
+ * Public Function Prototypes
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * Global Function Prototypes
+ * Public Function Prototypes
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #endif /* __APPS_SYSTEM_ZMODEM_HOST_NUTTX_COMPILER_H */