diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 514badbd..319b2a52 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #define read_them_all FALSE
 #endif
 
-static partition *sphere = NULL;
+static holder_type *sphere = NULL;
 		/* Storage for rest of buffer while a piece is partitioned off. */
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_MOUSE
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void renumber_from(linestruct *line)
 void partition_buffer(linestruct *top, size_t top_x,
 						linestruct *bot, size_t bot_x)
 {
-	sphere = nmalloc(sizeof(partition));
+	sphere = nmalloc(sizeof(holder_type));
 
 	/* If the top and bottom of the partition are different from the top
 	 * and bottom of the buffer, save the latter and then set them
diff --git a/src/nano.h b/src/nano.h
index aab6f582..26a0d1a2 100644
--- a/src/nano.h
+++ b/src/nano.h
@@ -298,23 +298,22 @@ typedef struct linestruct {
 #endif
 } linestruct;
 
-typedef struct partition {
+typedef struct holder_type {
 	linestruct *filetop;
-		/* The top line of this portion of the file. */
+		/* The top line of the buffer. */
 	linestruct *top_prev;
-		/* The line before the top line of this portion of the file. */
+		/* The line before the top line of the partition. */
 	char *top_data;
-		/* The text before the beginning of the top line of this portion
-		 * of the file. */
+		/* The text on the top line of the partition before the beginning
+		 * of the partition. */
 	linestruct *filebot;
-		/* The bottom line of this portion of the file. */
+		/* The bottom line of the buffer. */
 	linestruct *bot_next;
-		/* The line after the bottom line of this portion of the
-		 * file. */
+		/* The line after the bottom line of the partition. */
 	char *bot_data;
-		/* The text after the end of the bottom line of this portion of
-		 * the file. */
-} partition;
+		/* The text on the bottom line of the partition after the end
+		 * of the partition. */
+} holder_type;
 
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 typedef struct undo_group {