Auto merge of #115078 - camelid:tydef-to-alias, r=aDotInTheVoid,GuillaumeGomez

rustdoc: Rename typedef to type alias

This matches the name used by the [Rust Reference][1], which is also what
people usually call these items.

[1]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/items/type-aliases.html

r? `@GuillaumeGomez`

18 files changed, 73 insertions, 69 deletions

diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/inline.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/inline.rs
index cac21130740..cc86a3d7475 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/inline.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/inline.rs
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ pub(crate) fn try_inline(
             clean::UnionItem(build_union(cx, did))
         }
         Res::Def(DefKind::TyAlias { .. }, did) => {
-            record_extern_fqn(cx, did, ItemType::Typedef);
+            record_extern_fqn(cx, did, ItemType::TypeAlias);
             build_impls(cx, did, attrs_without_docs, &mut ret);
-            clean::TypedefItem(build_type_alias(cx, did))
+            clean::TypeAliasItem(build_type_alias(cx, did))
         }
         Res::Def(DefKind::Enum, did) => {
             record_extern_fqn(cx, did, ItemType::Enum);
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ fn build_union(cx: &mut DocContext<'_>, did: DefId) -> clean::Union {
     clean::Union { generics, fields }
 }
 
-fn build_type_alias(cx: &mut DocContext<'_>, did: DefId) -> Box<clean::Typedef> {
+fn build_type_alias(cx: &mut DocContext<'_>, did: DefId) -> Box<clean::TypeAlias> {
     let predicates = cx.tcx.explicit_predicates_of(did);
     let type_ = clean_middle_ty(
         ty::Binder::dummy(cx.tcx.type_of(did).instantiate_identity()),
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ fn build_type_alias(cx: &mut DocContext<'_>, did: DefId) -> Box<clean::Typedef>
         None,
     );
 
-    Box::new(clean::Typedef {
+    Box::new(clean::TypeAlias {
         type_,
         generics: clean_ty_generics(cx, cx.tcx.generics_of(did), predicates),
         item_type: None,
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
index ee1d0be27bf..1e85284371d 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ fn clean_trait_item<'tcx>(trait_item: &hir::TraitItem<'tcx>, cx: &mut DocContext
                     None,
                 );
                 AssocTypeItem(
-                    Box::new(Typedef {
+                    Box::new(TypeAlias {
                         type_: clean_ty(default, cx),
                         generics,
                         item_type: Some(item_type),
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ pub(crate) fn clean_impl_item<'tcx>(
                     None,
                 );
                 AssocTypeItem(
-                    Box::new(Typedef { type_, generics, item_type: Some(item_type) }),
+                    Box::new(TypeAlias { type_, generics, item_type: Some(item_type) }),
                     Vec::new(),
                 )
             }
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ pub(crate) fn clean_middle_assoc_item<'tcx>(
 
                 if tcx.defaultness(assoc_item.def_id).has_value() {
                     AssocTypeItem(
-                        Box::new(Typedef {
+                        Box::new(TypeAlias {
                             type_: clean_middle_ty(
                                 ty::Binder::dummy(
                                     tcx.type_of(assoc_item.def_id).instantiate_identity(),
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ pub(crate) fn clean_middle_assoc_item<'tcx>(
                 }
             } else {
                 AssocTypeItem(
-                    Box::new(Typedef {
+                    Box::new(TypeAlias {
                         type_: clean_middle_ty(
                             ty::Binder::dummy(
                                 tcx.type_of(assoc_item.def_id).instantiate_identity(),
@@ -2617,7 +2617,11 @@ fn clean_maybe_renamed_item<'tcx>(
                         cx.current_type_aliases.remove(&def_id);
                     }
                 }
-                TypedefItem(Box::new(Typedef { type_: rustdoc_ty, generics, item_type: Some(ty) }))
+                TypeAliasItem(Box::new(TypeAlias {
+                    type_: rustdoc_ty,
+                    generics,
+                    item_type: Some(ty),
+                }))
             }
             ItemKind::Enum(ref def, generics) => EnumItem(Enum {
                 variants: def.variants.iter().map(|v| clean_variant(v, cx)).collect(),
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
index 49bde1d3152..9cf3c068b60 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
@@ -530,8 +530,8 @@ impl Item {
     pub(crate) fn is_ty_method(&self) -> bool {
         self.type_() == ItemType::TyMethod
     }
-    pub(crate) fn is_typedef(&self) -> bool {
-        self.type_() == ItemType::Typedef
+    pub(crate) fn is_type_alias(&self) -> bool {
+        self.type_() == ItemType::TypeAlias
     }
     pub(crate) fn is_primitive(&self) -> bool {
         self.type_() == ItemType::Primitive
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ pub(crate) enum ItemKind {
     EnumItem(Enum),
     FunctionItem(Box<Function>),
     ModuleItem(Module),
-    TypedefItem(Box<Typedef>),
+    TypeAliasItem(Box<TypeAlias>),
     OpaqueTyItem(OpaqueTy),
     StaticItem(Static),
     ConstantItem(Constant),
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ pub(crate) enum ItemKind {
     /// The bounds may be non-empty if there is a `where` clause.
     TyAssocTypeItem(Generics, Vec<GenericBound>),
     /// An associated type in a trait impl or a provided one in a trait declaration.
-    AssocTypeItem(Box<Typedef>, Vec<GenericBound>),
+    AssocTypeItem(Box<TypeAlias>, Vec<GenericBound>),
     /// An item that has been stripped by a rustdoc pass
     StrippedItem(Box<ItemKind>),
     KeywordItem,
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ impl ItemKind {
             ExternCrateItem { .. }
             | ImportItem(_)
             | FunctionItem(_)
-            | TypedefItem(_)
+            | TypeAliasItem(_)
             | OpaqueTyItem(_)
             | StaticItem(_)
             | ConstantItem(_)
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ impl ItemKind {
                 | ModuleItem(_)
                 | ExternCrateItem { .. }
                 | FunctionItem(_)
-                | TypedefItem(_)
+                | TypeAliasItem(_)
                 | OpaqueTyItem(_)
                 | StaticItem(_)
                 | ConstantItem(_)
@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@ pub(crate) struct PathSegment {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct Typedef {
+pub(crate) struct TypeAlias {
     pub(crate) type_: Type,
     pub(crate) generics: Generics,
     /// `type_` can come from either the HIR or from metadata. If it comes from HIR, it may be a type
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/fold.rs b/src/librustdoc/fold.rs
index 656aeefb01a..ceba643ed5f 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/fold.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/fold.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub(crate) trait DocFolder: Sized {
             ExternCrateItem { src: _ }
             | ImportItem(_)
             | FunctionItem(_)
-            | TypedefItem(_)
+            | TypeAliasItem(_)
             | OpaqueTyItem(_)
             | StaticItem(_)
             | ConstantItem(_)
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs b/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs
index d1deda0c716..9a34e7cce8a 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> DocFolder for CacheBuilder<'a, 'tcx> {
         match *item.kind {
             clean::StructItem(..)
             | clean::EnumItem(..)
-            | clean::TypedefItem(..)
+            | clean::TypeAliasItem(..)
             | clean::TraitItem(..)
             | clean::TraitAliasItem(..)
             | clean::FunctionItem(..)
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/formats/item_type.rs b/src/librustdoc/formats/item_type.rs
index a788935581f..fd79160ff4a 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/formats/item_type.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/formats/item_type.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub(crate) enum ItemType {
     Struct = 3,
     Enum = 4,
     Function = 5,
-    Typedef = 6,
+    TypeAlias = 6,
     Static = 7,
     Trait = 8,
     Impl = 9,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a clean::Item> for ItemType {
             clean::UnionItem(..) => ItemType::Union,
             clean::EnumItem(..) => ItemType::Enum,
             clean::FunctionItem(..) => ItemType::Function,
-            clean::TypedefItem(..) => ItemType::Typedef,
+            clean::TypeAliasItem(..) => ItemType::TypeAlias,
             clean::OpaqueTyItem(..) => ItemType::OpaqueTy,
             clean::StaticItem(..) => ItemType::Static,
             clean::ConstantItem(..) => ItemType::Constant,
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl From<DefKind> for ItemType {
             DefKind::Struct => Self::Struct,
             DefKind::Union => Self::Union,
             DefKind::Trait => Self::Trait,
-            DefKind::TyAlias { .. } => Self::Typedef,
+            DefKind::TyAlias { .. } => Self::TypeAlias,
             DefKind::TraitAlias => Self::TraitAlias,
             DefKind::Macro(kind) => match kind {
                 MacroKind::Bang => ItemType::Macro,
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl ItemType {
             ItemType::Union => "union",
             ItemType::Enum => "enum",
             ItemType::Function => "fn",
-            ItemType::Typedef => "type",
+            ItemType::TypeAlias => "type",
             ItemType::Static => "static",
             ItemType::Trait => "trait",
             ItemType::Impl => "impl",
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
index ac9c180a6a8..aef8f1a74fb 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ struct AllTypes {
     traits: FxHashSet<ItemEntry>,
     macros: FxHashSet<ItemEntry>,
     functions: FxHashSet<ItemEntry>,
-    typedefs: FxHashSet<ItemEntry>,
+    type_aliases: FxHashSet<ItemEntry>,
     opaque_tys: FxHashSet<ItemEntry>,
     statics: FxHashSet<ItemEntry>,
     constants: FxHashSet<ItemEntry>,
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ impl AllTypes {
             traits: new_set(100),
             macros: new_set(100),
             functions: new_set(100),
-            typedefs: new_set(100),
+            type_aliases: new_set(100),
             opaque_tys: new_set(100),
             statics: new_set(100),
             constants: new_set(100),
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ impl AllTypes {
                 ItemType::Trait => self.traits.insert(ItemEntry::new(new_url, name)),
                 ItemType::Macro => self.macros.insert(ItemEntry::new(new_url, name)),
                 ItemType::Function => self.functions.insert(ItemEntry::new(new_url, name)),
-                ItemType::Typedef => self.typedefs.insert(ItemEntry::new(new_url, name)),
+                ItemType::TypeAlias => self.type_aliases.insert(ItemEntry::new(new_url, name)),
                 ItemType::OpaqueTy => self.opaque_tys.insert(ItemEntry::new(new_url, name)),
                 ItemType::Static => self.statics.insert(ItemEntry::new(new_url, name)),
                 ItemType::Constant => self.constants.insert(ItemEntry::new(new_url, name)),
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ impl AllTypes {
         if !self.functions.is_empty() {
             sections.insert(ItemSection::Functions);
         }
-        if !self.typedefs.is_empty() {
-            sections.insert(ItemSection::TypeDefinitions);
+        if !self.type_aliases.is_empty() {
+            sections.insert(ItemSection::TypeAliases);
         }
         if !self.opaque_tys.is_empty() {
             sections.insert(ItemSection::OpaqueTypes);
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ impl AllTypes {
         print_entries(f, &self.attribute_macros, ItemSection::AttributeMacros);
         print_entries(f, &self.derive_macros, ItemSection::DeriveMacros);
         print_entries(f, &self.functions, ItemSection::Functions);
-        print_entries(f, &self.typedefs, ItemSection::TypeDefinitions);
+        print_entries(f, &self.type_aliases, ItemSection::TypeAliases);
         print_entries(f, &self.trait_aliases, ItemSection::TraitAliases);
         print_entries(f, &self.opaque_tys, ItemSection::OpaqueTypes);
         print_entries(f, &self.statics, ItemSection::Statics);
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ fn render_deref_methods(
         .iter()
         .find_map(|item| match *item.kind {
             clean::AssocTypeItem(box ref t, _) => Some(match *t {
-                clean::Typedef { item_type: Some(ref type_), .. } => (type_, &t.type_),
+                clean::TypeAlias { item_type: Some(ref type_), .. } => (type_, &t.type_),
                 _ => (&t.type_, &t.type_),
             }),
             _ => None,
@@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@ pub(crate) enum ItemSection {
     Statics,
     Traits,
     Functions,
-    TypeDefinitions,
+    TypeAliases,
     Unions,
     Implementations,
     TypeMethods,
@@ -2067,7 +2067,7 @@ impl ItemSection {
             Statics,
             Traits,
             Functions,
-            TypeDefinitions,
+            TypeAliases,
             Unions,
             Implementations,
             TypeMethods,
@@ -2093,7 +2093,7 @@ impl ItemSection {
             Self::Unions => "unions",
             Self::Enums => "enums",
             Self::Functions => "functions",
-            Self::TypeDefinitions => "types",
+            Self::TypeAliases => "types",
             Self::Statics => "statics",
             Self::Constants => "constants",
             Self::Traits => "traits",
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@ impl ItemSection {
             Self::Unions => "Unions",
             Self::Enums => "Enums",
             Self::Functions => "Functions",
-            Self::TypeDefinitions => "Type Definitions",
+            Self::TypeAliases => "Type Aliases",
             Self::Statics => "Statics",
             Self::Constants => "Constants",
             Self::Traits => "Traits",
@@ -2154,7 +2154,7 @@ fn item_ty_to_section(ty: ItemType) -> ItemSection {
         ItemType::Union => ItemSection::Unions,
         ItemType::Enum => ItemSection::Enums,
         ItemType::Function => ItemSection::Functions,
-        ItemType::Typedef => ItemSection::TypeDefinitions,
+        ItemType::TypeAlias => ItemSection::TypeAliases,
         ItemType::Static => ItemSection::Statics,
         ItemType::Constant => ItemSection::Constants,
         ItemType::Trait => ItemSection::Traits,
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs
index 6cab3498622..cb78f903462 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ pub(super) fn print_item(
         clean::StructItem(..) => "Struct ",
         clean::UnionItem(..) => "Union ",
         clean::EnumItem(..) => "Enum ",
-        clean::TypedefItem(..) => "Type Definition ",
+        clean::TypeAliasItem(..) => "Type Alias ",
         clean::MacroItem(..) => "Macro ",
         clean::ProcMacroItem(ref mac) => match mac.kind {
             MacroKind::Bang => "Macro ",
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ pub(super) fn print_item(
         clean::StructItem(ref s) => item_struct(buf, cx, item, s),
         clean::UnionItem(ref s) => item_union(buf, cx, item, s),
         clean::EnumItem(ref e) => item_enum(buf, cx, item, e),
-        clean::TypedefItem(ref t) => item_typedef(buf, cx, item, t),
+        clean::TypeAliasItem(ref t) => item_type_alias(buf, cx, item, t),
         clean::MacroItem(ref m) => item_macro(buf, cx, item, m),
         clean::ProcMacroItem(ref m) => item_proc_macro(buf, cx, item, m),
         clean::PrimitiveItem(_) => item_primitive(buf, cx, item),
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ fn item_module(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &mut Context<'_>, item: &clean::Item, items:
             ItemType::Static => 8,
             ItemType::Trait => 9,
             ItemType::Function => 10,
-            ItemType::Typedef => 12,
+            ItemType::TypeAlias => 12,
             ItemType::Union => 13,
             _ => 14 + ty as u8,
         }
@@ -1217,8 +1217,8 @@ fn item_opaque_ty(
         .unwrap();
 }
 
-fn item_typedef(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &mut Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, t: &clean::Typedef) {
-    fn write_content(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, t: &clean::Typedef) {
+fn item_type_alias(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &mut Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, t: &clean::TypeAlias) {
+    fn write_content(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, t: &clean::TypeAlias) {
         wrap_item(w, |w| {
             write!(
                 w,
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/sidebar.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/sidebar.rs
index f3da610565c..b96b1536156 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/sidebar.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/sidebar.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub(super) fn print_sidebar(cx: &Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, buffer: &mut Buf
         clean::PrimitiveItem(_) => sidebar_primitive(cx, it),
         clean::UnionItem(ref u) => sidebar_union(cx, it, u),
         clean::EnumItem(ref e) => sidebar_enum(cx, it, e),
-        clean::TypedefItem(_) => sidebar_typedef(cx, it),
+        clean::TypeAliasItem(_) => sidebar_type_alias(cx, it),
         clean::ModuleItem(ref m) => vec![sidebar_module(&m.items)],
         clean::ForeignTypeItem => sidebar_foreign_type(cx, it),
         _ => vec![],
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ pub(super) fn print_sidebar(cx: &Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, buffer: &mut Buf
         || it.is_union()
         || it.is_enum()
         || it.is_mod()
-        || it.is_typedef()
+        || it.is_type_alias()
     {
         (
             match *it.kind {
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ fn sidebar_primitive<'a>(cx: &'a Context<'_>, it: &'a clean::Item) -> Vec<LinkBl
     }
 }
 
-fn sidebar_typedef<'a>(cx: &'a Context<'_>, it: &'a clean::Item) -> Vec<LinkBlock<'a>> {
+fn sidebar_type_alias<'a>(cx: &'a Context<'_>, it: &'a clean::Item) -> Vec<LinkBlock<'a>> {
     let mut items = vec![];
     sidebar_assoc_items(cx, it, &mut items);
     items
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ fn sidebar_deref_methods<'a>(
     if let Some((target, real_target)) =
         impl_.inner_impl().items.iter().find_map(|item| match *item.kind {
             clean::AssocTypeItem(box ref t, _) => Some(match *t {
-                clean::Typedef { item_type: Some(ref type_), .. } => (type_, &t.type_),
+                clean::TypeAlias { item_type: Some(ref type_), .. } => (type_, &t.type_),
                 _ => (&t.type_, &t.type_),
             }),
             _ => None,
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/main.js b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/main.js
index 254b0d8bf5a..cb653d6b8df 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/main.js
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/main.js
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ function preLoadCss(cssUrl) {
             block("static", "static", "Statics");
             block("trait", "traits", "Traits");
             block("fn", "functions", "Functions");
-            block("type", "types", "Type Definitions");
+            block("type", "types", "Type Aliases");
             block("foreigntype", "foreign-types", "Foreign Types");
             block("keyword", "keywords", "Keywords");
             block("traitalias", "trait-aliases", "Trait Aliases");
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs b/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs
index 8673138f649..66b5798797f 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ fn from_clean_item(item: clean::Item, tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> ItemEnum {
         StaticItem(s) => ItemEnum::Static(s.into_tcx(tcx)),
         ForeignStaticItem(s) => ItemEnum::Static(s.into_tcx(tcx)),
         ForeignTypeItem => ItemEnum::ForeignType,
-        TypedefItem(t) => ItemEnum::Typedef(t.into_tcx(tcx)),
+        TypeAliasItem(t) => ItemEnum::TypeAlias(t.into_tcx(tcx)),
         OpaqueTyItem(t) => ItemEnum::OpaqueTy(t.into_tcx(tcx)),
         ConstantItem(c) => ItemEnum::Constant(c.into_tcx(tcx)),
         MacroItem(m) => ItemEnum::Macro(m.source),
@@ -787,10 +787,10 @@ pub(crate) fn from_macro_kind(kind: rustc_span::hygiene::MacroKind) -> MacroKind
     }
 }
 
-impl FromWithTcx<Box<clean::Typedef>> for Typedef {
-    fn from_tcx(typedef: Box<clean::Typedef>, tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> Self {
-        let clean::Typedef { type_, generics, item_type: _ } = *typedef;
-        Typedef { type_: type_.into_tcx(tcx), generics: generics.into_tcx(tcx) }
+impl FromWithTcx<Box<clean::TypeAlias>> for TypeAlias {
+    fn from_tcx(type_alias: Box<clean::TypeAlias>, tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> Self {
+        let clean::TypeAlias { type_, generics, item_type: _ } = *type_alias;
+        TypeAlias { type_: type_.into_tcx(tcx), generics: generics.into_tcx(tcx) }
     }
 }
 
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ impl FromWithTcx<ItemType> for ItemKind {
             Union => ItemKind::Union,
             Enum => ItemKind::Enum,
             Function | TyMethod | Method => ItemKind::Function,
-            Typedef => ItemKind::Typedef,
+            TypeAlias => ItemKind::TypeAlias,
             OpaqueTy => ItemKind::OpaqueTy,
             Static => ItemKind::Static,
             Constant => ItemKind::Constant,
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/json/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/json/mod.rs
index cd791ce000b..27e8a27ba2f 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/json/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/json/mod.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ impl<'tcx> FormatRenderer<'tcx> for JsonRenderer<'tcx> {
                 | types::ItemEnum::Variant(_)
                 | types::ItemEnum::TraitAlias(_)
                 | types::ItemEnum::Impl(_)
-                | types::ItemEnum::Typedef(_)
+                | types::ItemEnum::TypeAlias(_)
                 | types::ItemEnum::OpaqueTy(_)
                 | types::ItemEnum::Constant(_)
                 | types::ItemEnum::Static(_)
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/check_doc_test_visibility.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/check_doc_test_visibility.rs
index e732a405760..96224d7c6e2 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/check_doc_test_visibility.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/check_doc_test_visibility.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub(crate) fn should_have_doc_example(cx: &DocContext<'_>, item: &clean::Item) -
                 | clean::VariantItem(_)
                 | clean::AssocConstItem(..)
                 | clean::AssocTypeItem(..)
-                | clean::TypedefItem(_)
+                | clean::TypeAliasItem(_)
                 | clean::StaticItem(_)
                 | clean::ConstantItem(_)
                 | clean::ExternCrateItem { .. }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs
index 64a4ace5b9f..b3561841594 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> DocFolder for Stripper<'a, 'tcx> {
             }
             // These items can all get re-exported
             clean::OpaqueTyItem(..)
-            | clean::TypedefItem(..)
+            | clean::TypeAliasItem(..)
             | clean::StaticItem(..)
             | clean::StructItem(..)
             | clean::EnumItem(..)
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/visit.rs b/src/librustdoc/visit.rs
index 390b9436121..01e6cb4b93b 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/visit.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/visit.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub(crate) trait DocVisitor: Sized {
             ExternCrateItem { src: _ }
             | ImportItem(_)
             | FunctionItem(_)
-            | TypedefItem(_)
+            | TypeAliasItem(_)
             | OpaqueTyItem(_)
             | StaticItem(_)
             | ConstantItem(_)
diff --git a/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs b/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs
index ba8eeaa6682..5d979521885 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 /// rustdoc format-version.
-pub const FORMAT_VERSION: u32 = 26;
+pub const FORMAT_VERSION: u32 = 27;
 
 /// A `Crate` is the root of the emitted JSON blob. It contains all type/documentation information
 /// about the language items in the local crate, as well as info about external items to allow
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ pub enum ItemKind {
     Enum,
     Variant,
     Function,
-    Typedef,
+    TypeAlias,
     OpaqueTy,
     Constant,
     Trait,
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ pub enum ItemEnum {
     TraitAlias(TraitAlias),
     Impl(Impl),
 
-    Typedef(Typedef),
+    TypeAlias(TypeAlias),
     OpaqueTy(OpaqueTy),
     Constant(Constant),
 
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ pub enum MacroKind {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct Typedef {
+pub struct TypeAlias {
     #[serde(rename = "type")]
     pub type_: Type,
     pub generics: Generics,
diff --git a/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/item_kind.rs b/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/item_kind.rs
index 45a9c93ee0b..9bd04e11cb3 100644
--- a/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/item_kind.rs
+++ b/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/item_kind.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub(crate) enum Kind {
     Enum,
     Variant,
     Function,
-    Typedef,
+    TypeAlias,
     OpaqueTy,
     Constant,
     Trait,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl Kind {
             Trait => true,
             TraitAlias => true,
             Impl => true,
-            Typedef => true,
+            TypeAlias => true,
             Constant => true,
             Static => true,
             Macro => true,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl Kind {
             Kind::Union => false,
             Kind::Enum => false,
             Kind::Variant => false,
-            Kind::Typedef => false,
+            Kind::TypeAlias => false,
             Kind::OpaqueTy => false,
             Kind::Constant => false,
             Kind::Trait => false,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ impl Kind {
         matches!(self, Kind::Trait | Kind::TraitAlias)
     }
     pub fn is_type(self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, Kind::Struct | Kind::Enum | Kind::Union | Kind::Typedef)
+        matches!(self, Kind::Struct | Kind::Enum | Kind::Union | Kind::TypeAlias)
     }
 
     pub fn from_item(i: &Item) -> Self {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ impl Kind {
             ItemEnum::Trait(_) => Trait,
             ItemEnum::TraitAlias(_) => TraitAlias,
             ItemEnum::Impl(_) => Impl,
-            ItemEnum::Typedef(_) => Typedef,
+            ItemEnum::TypeAlias(_) => TypeAlias,
             ItemEnum::OpaqueTy(_) => OpaqueTy,
             ItemEnum::Constant(_) => Constant,
             ItemEnum::Static(_) => Static,
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ impl Kind {
             ItemKind::StructField => StructField,
             ItemKind::Trait => Trait,
             ItemKind::TraitAlias => TraitAlias,
-            ItemKind::Typedef => Typedef,
+            ItemKind::TypeAlias => TypeAlias,
             ItemKind::Union => Union,
             ItemKind::Variant => Variant,
         }
diff --git a/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/validator.rs b/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/validator.rs
index bf8a64acf08..592e97310a4 100644
--- a/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/validator.rs
+++ b/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/validator.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use rustdoc_json_types::{
     Constant, Crate, DynTrait, Enum, FnDecl, Function, FunctionPointer, GenericArg, GenericArgs,
     GenericBound, GenericParamDef, Generics, Id, Impl, Import, ItemEnum, ItemSummary, Module,
     OpaqueTy, Path, Primitive, ProcMacro, Static, Struct, StructKind, Term, Trait, TraitAlias,
-    Type, TypeBinding, TypeBindingKind, Typedef, Union, Variant, VariantKind, WherePredicate,
+    Type, TypeAlias, TypeBinding, TypeBindingKind, Union, Variant, VariantKind, WherePredicate,
 };
 use serde_json::Value;
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub struct Validator<'a> {
 
 enum PathKind {
     Trait,
-    /// Structs, Enums, Unions and Typedefs.
+    /// Structs, Enums, Unions and TypeAliases.
     ///
     /// This doesn't include trait's because traits are not types.
     Type,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl<'a> Validator<'a> {
                 ItemEnum::Trait(x) => self.check_trait(x, id),
                 ItemEnum::TraitAlias(x) => self.check_trait_alias(x),
                 ItemEnum::Impl(x) => self.check_impl(x, id),
-                ItemEnum::Typedef(x) => self.check_typedef(x),
+                ItemEnum::TypeAlias(x) => self.check_type_alias(x),
                 ItemEnum::OpaqueTy(x) => self.check_opaque_ty(x),
                 ItemEnum::Constant(x) => self.check_constant(x),
                 ItemEnum::Static(x) => self.check_static(x),
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ impl<'a> Validator<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn check_typedef(&mut self, x: &'a Typedef) {
+    fn check_type_alias(&mut self, x: &'a TypeAlias) {
         self.check_generics(&x.generics);
         self.check_type(&x.type_);
     }
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ impl<'a> Validator<'a> {
     }
 
     fn add_type_id(&mut self, id: &'a Id) {
-        self.add_id_checked(id, Kind::is_type, "Type (Struct, Enum, Union or Typedef)");
+        self.add_id_checked(id, Kind::is_type, "Type (Struct, Enum, Union or TypeAlias)");
     }
 
     /// Add an Id that appeared in a trait