diff --git a/src/ast/mod.rs b/src/ast/mod.rs
index 32d1687..2614aad 100644
--- a/src/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ast/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::io;
 
 enum Scope {
     File,
-    Module,
+    Target,
     DepList,
     SourceList,
 }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl Parser {
         while let Some(result) = self.lexer.next() {
             let token = result?;
             let node = match token.kind {
-                token::Kind::ModuleKeyword => self.parse_module(),
+                token::Kind::TargetKeyword => self.parse_target(),
                 token::Kind::SetKeyword => self.parse_set_expr(),
                 _ => self.syntax_error(format!("Unexpected token {}", token.kind), &token),
             }?;
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ impl Parser {
         })
     }
 
-    fn parse_module(&mut self) -> Result<tree::Node, Error> {
-        self.scope.push(Scope::Module);
+    fn parse_target(&mut self) -> Result<tree::Node, Error> {
+        self.scope.push(Scope::Target);
         let name_token = self.lexer.expect_kind(token::Kind::Ident)?;
         self.lexer.expect_kind(token::Kind::OBrace)?;
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl Parser {
         }
 
         self.scope.pop();
-        Ok(tree::Node::Module {
+        Ok(tree::Node::Target {
             name: Box::new(tree::Node::Ident(name_token.raw)),
             content: children,
         })
diff --git a/src/ast/tree.rs b/src/ast/tree.rs
index 06c965e..89fda8a 100644
--- a/src/ast/tree.rs
+++ b/src/ast/tree.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub enum Node {
         name: Box<Node>,
         val: Box<Node>,
     },
-    Module {
+    Target {
         name: Box<Node>,
         content: Vec<Node>,
     },
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl Node {
                 name.visit(cb, depth);
                 val.visit(cb, depth);
             }
-            Node::Module { name, content } => {
+            Node::Target { name, content } => {
                 name.visit(cb, depth);
                 for n in content {
                     n.visit(cb, depth);
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Node {
                 Node::BinaryExpr { op, lhs, rhs } => op.raw(),
                 Node::TypeExpr(_) => "type",
                 Node::SetExpr { name, val } => "set",
-                Node::Module { name, content } => "module",
+                Node::Target { name, content } => "target",
                 Node::File { name, content } => "file",
             }
         )
diff --git a/src/lex/mod.rs b/src/lex/mod.rs
index 2650ccf..d8c1bfa 100644
--- a/src/lex/mod.rs
+++ b/src/lex/mod.rs
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ const fn kw(raw: &'static str, kind: token::Kind) -> KeywordMap {
 static KEYWORDS: [KeywordMap; 6] = [
     kw("depend", token::Kind::DependKeyword),
     kw("include", token::Kind::IncludeKeyword),
-    kw("module", token::Kind::ModuleKeyword),
     kw("set", token::Kind::SetKeyword),
     kw("source", token::Kind::SourceKeyword),
+    kw("target", token::Kind::TargetKeyword),
     kw("type", token::Kind::TypeKeyword),
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/lex/token.rs b/src/lex/token.rs
index dd1f35d..724fa45 100644
--- a/src/lex/token.rs
+++ b/src/lex/token.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub enum Kind {
 
     DependKeyword,
     IncludeKeyword,
-    ModuleKeyword,
+    TargetKeyword,
     SetKeyword,
     SourceKeyword,
     TypeKeyword,
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ impl fmt::Display for Kind {
 
                 Kind::DependKeyword => "keyword",
                 Kind::IncludeKeyword => "keyword",
-                Kind::ModuleKeyword => "keyword",
                 Kind::SetKeyword => "keyword",
                 Kind::SourceKeyword => "keyword",
+                Kind::TargetKeyword => "keyword",
                 Kind::TypeKeyword => "keyword",
 
                 Kind::StringLiteral => "string",
diff --git a/test.gaybuild b/test.gaybuild
index d2d3c6b..3cb7f0b 100644
--- a/test.gaybuild
+++ b/test.gaybuild
@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
 # the set keyword sets a property of the current scope
-# (i.e. the entire build script, a module, etc.)
+# (i.e. the entire build script, a target, etc.)
 set RUSTC_EXE = "rustc";
 set ASM_EXE = "clang";
 set CC_EXE = "clang";
 set LINK_EXE = "ld.lld";
 set BUILD_PREFIX = "build";
 
-# a module is a single compile target.
-# modules can depend on other modules.
-module kern {
-    # the type keyword defines whether the module is supposed to be
+# a target is a single component.
+# targets can depend on other targets.
+target kern {
+    # the type keyword defines whether the target is supposed to be
     # compiled into an executable binary (exe) or a library (lib).
     type exe;
-    # the depend keyword adds one or more dependencies to the module.
+    # the depend keyword adds one or more dependencies to the target.
     depend [
         libk,
         arch,
     ];
-    # the source keyword adds one or more source files to the module.
+    # the source keyword adds one or more source files to the target.
     # the file extension determines what language/compiler to use.
     source "kern/lib.rs";
 }
 
-module libk {
+target libk {
     type lib;
     depend arch;
     source "libk/lib.rs";
 }
 
-module arch {
+target arch {
     type lib;
     source [
         "arch/lib.rs",