diff --git a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/tests/coverage.php b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/tests/coverage.php
index 9af4b87f64e..8cf8d5d1d09 100644
--- a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/tests/coverage.php
+++ b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/tests/coverage.php
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 return new class extends phpunit_coverage_info {
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfolders = [
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfolders = [
         'classes',
     ];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfiles = [];
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfiles = [];
 
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfolders = [
     ];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfiles = [];
 };
diff --git a/grade/grading/form/guide/tests/coverage.php b/grade/grading/form/guide/tests/coverage.php
index 84ed112e668..4d4db5997e4 100644
--- a/grade/grading/form/guide/tests/coverage.php
+++ b/grade/grading/form/guide/tests/coverage.php
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 return new class extends phpunit_coverage_info {
-    // Array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation.
-    protected $whitelistfolders = [
+    // Array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation.
+    protected $includelistfolders = [
         'classes',
         'tests/generator',
     ];
diff --git a/grade/grading/form/rubric/tests/coverage.php b/grade/grading/form/rubric/tests/coverage.php
index 31da9126f52..5f7ea0bd9e1 100644
--- a/grade/grading/form/rubric/tests/coverage.php
+++ b/grade/grading/form/rubric/tests/coverage.php
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 return new class extends phpunit_coverage_info {
-    // Array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation.
-    protected $whitelistfolders = [
+    // Array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation.
+    protected $includelistfolders = [
         'classes',
         'tests/generator',
     ];
diff --git a/grade/grading/tests/coverage.php b/grade/grading/tests/coverage.php
index 9b2b565097d..ca324a72acf 100644
--- a/grade/grading/tests/coverage.php
+++ b/grade/grading/tests/coverage.php
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 return new class extends phpunit_coverage_info {
-    // Array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation.
-    protected $whitelistfolders = [
+    // Array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation.
+    protected $includelistfolders = [
         'classes',
         'tests/generator',
     ];
diff --git a/grade/tests/coverage.php b/grade/tests/coverage.php
index 7480fcc88bb..e94090ee9f5 100644
--- a/grade/tests/coverage.php
+++ b/grade/tests/coverage.php
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 return new class extends phpunit_coverage_info {
-    // Array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation.
-    protected $whitelistfolders = [
+    // Array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation.
+    protected $includelistfolders = [
         'classes',
     ];
 };
diff --git a/h5p/tests/coverage.php b/h5p/tests/coverage.php
index d5502cb8dbc..2f44b956404 100644
--- a/h5p/tests/coverage.php
+++ b/h5p/tests/coverage.php
@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 return new class extends phpunit_coverage_info {
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfolders = [
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfolders = [
         'classes',
     ];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfiles = [];
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfiles = [];
 
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfolders = [];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfiles = [];
 };
diff --git a/lib/table/tests/coverage.php b/lib/table/tests/coverage.php
index 518bdc094c7..eee7b6ceb13 100644
--- a/lib/table/tests/coverage.php
+++ b/lib/table/tests/coverage.php
@@ -34,17 +34,17 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  * @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 return new class extends phpunit_coverage_info {
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfolders = [
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfolders = [
         'classes',
     ];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfiles = [];
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfiles = [];
 
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfolders = [];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfiles = [];
 };
diff --git a/lib/tests/coverage.php b/lib/tests/coverage.php
index 8251d45cd3b..4cf41e8028c 100644
--- a/lib/tests/coverage.php
+++ b/lib/tests/coverage.php
@@ -32,22 +32,22 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 return new class extends phpunit_coverage_info {
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfolders = [
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfolders = [
         'classes',
 
         // This is a legacy hangup which relates to parts of the file storage API being placed in the wrong location.
         'filestorage',
     ];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfiles = [];
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfiles = [];
 
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfolders = [
         'filestorage/tests',
     ];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfiles = [];
 };
diff --git a/lib/xapi/tests/coverage.php b/lib/xapi/tests/coverage.php
index d0a81abdc9b..1a4f28beb5d 100644
--- a/lib/xapi/tests/coverage.php
+++ b/lib/xapi/tests/coverage.php
@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 return new class extends phpunit_coverage_info {
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfolders = [
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfolders = [
         'classes',
     ];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfiles = [];
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfiles = [];
 
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfolders = [];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfiles = [];
 };
diff --git a/mod/forum/tests/coverage.php b/mod/forum/tests/coverage.php
index 527c7e7c588..a9edb2473ed 100644
--- a/mod/forum/tests/coverage.php
+++ b/mod/forum/tests/coverage.php
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 return new class extends phpunit_coverage_info {
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfolders = [
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfolders = [
         'classes',
         'externallib.php',
     ];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfiles = [];
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfiles = [];
 
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfolders = [];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfiles = [];
 };
diff --git a/mod/h5pactivity/tests/coverage.php b/mod/h5pactivity/tests/coverage.php
index 935436b1233..9902daba6dc 100644
--- a/mod/h5pactivity/tests/coverage.php
+++ b/mod/h5pactivity/tests/coverage.php
@@ -26,18 +26,18 @@
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 return new class extends phpunit_coverage_info {
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfolders = [
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfolders = [
         'classes',
         'tests/generator',
     ];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfiles = [];
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfiles = [];
 
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfolders = [];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfiles = [];
 };
diff --git a/privacy/tests/coverage.php b/privacy/tests/coverage.php
index 9af4b87f64e..da0e4001f36 100644
--- a/privacy/tests/coverage.php
+++ b/privacy/tests/coverage.php
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 return new class extends phpunit_coverage_info {
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfolders = [
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root o include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfolders = [
         'classes',
     ];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to whitelist in coverage generation. */
-    protected $whitelistfiles = [];
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to include in coverage generation. */
+    protected $includelistfiles = [];
 
-    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of folders relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfolders = [
     ];
 
-    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to excludelist in coverage generation. */
+    /** @var array The list of files relative to the plugin root to exclude from coverage generation. */
     protected $excludelistfiles = [];
 };