diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dcb08701..3f1daf5c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ WebSocket:
 
 * Add is_upgrade() free function
 * Document websocket::stream thread safety
+* Rename to websocket::detail::pausation
 
 API Changes:
 
diff --git a/include/beast/websocket/detail/invokable.hpp b/include/beast/websocket/detail/pausation.hpp
similarity index 83%
rename from include/beast/websocket/detail/invokable.hpp
rename to include/beast/websocket/detail/pausation.hpp
index 80701083..42893ca2 100644
--- a/include/beast/websocket/detail/invokable.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/websocket/detail/pausation.hpp
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 // file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
 //
 
-#ifndef BEAST_WEBSOCKET_DETAIL_INVOKABLE_HPP
-#define BEAST_WEBSOCKET_DETAIL_INVOKABLE_HPP
+#ifndef BEAST_WEBSOCKET_DETAIL_PAUSATION_HPP
+#define BEAST_WEBSOCKET_DETAIL_PAUSATION_HPP
 
 #include <beast/core/handler_ptr.hpp>
 #include <boost/assert.hpp>
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ namespace beast {
 namespace websocket {
 namespace detail {
 
-// "Parks" a composed operation, to invoke later
+// A container that holds a suspended, asynchronous composed
+// operation. The contained object  may be invoked later to
+// resume the operation, or the container may be destroyed.
 //
-class invokable
+class pausation
 {
     struct base
     {
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ class invokable
             F f_(std::move(f));
             this->~holder();
             // invocation of f_() can
-            // assign a new invokable.
+            // assign a new object to *this.
             f_();
         }
     };
@@ -86,15 +88,15 @@ class invokable
     alignas(holder<exemplar>) buf_type buf_;
 
 public:
-    ~invokable()
+    ~pausation()
     {
         if(base_)
             base_->~base();
     }
 
-    invokable() = default;
+    pausation() = default;
 
-    invokable(invokable&& other)
+    pausation(pausation&& other)
     {
         if(other.base_)
         {
@@ -105,10 +107,10 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    invokable&
-    operator=(invokable&& other)
+    pausation&
+    operator=(pausation&& other)
     {
-        // Engaged invokables must be invoked before
+        // Engaged pausations must be invoked before
         // assignment otherwise the io_service
         // completion invariants are broken.
         BOOST_ASSERT(! base_);
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ public:
 
 template<class F>
 void
-invokable::emplace(F&& f)
+pausation::emplace(F&& f)
 {
     static_assert(sizeof(buf_type) >= sizeof(holder<F>),
         "buffer too small");
diff --git a/include/beast/websocket/detail/stream_base.hpp b/include/beast/websocket/detail/stream_base.hpp
index 66ede62e..1fa45d55 100644
--- a/include/beast/websocket/detail/stream_base.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/websocket/detail/stream_base.hpp
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 #include <beast/websocket/option.hpp>
 #include <beast/websocket/rfc6455.hpp>
 #include <beast/websocket/detail/frame.hpp>
-#include <beast/websocket/detail/invokable.hpp>
 #include <beast/websocket/detail/mask.hpp>
+#include <beast/websocket/detail/pausation.hpp>
 #include <beast/websocket/detail/pmd_extension.hpp>
 #include <beast/websocket/detail/utf8_checker.hpp>
 #include <beast/http/message.hpp>
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ protected:
     op* wr_block_;                          // op currenly writing
 
     ping_data* ping_data_;                  // where to put the payload
-    invokable rd_op_;                       // read parking
-    invokable wr_op_;                       // write parking
-    invokable ping_op_;                     // ping parking
+    pausation rd_op_;                       // parked read op
+    pausation wr_op_;                       // parked write op
+    pausation ping_op_;                     // parked ping op
     close_reason cr_;                       // set from received close frame
 
     // State information for the message being received
diff --git a/test/websocket/stream.cpp b/test/websocket/stream.cpp
index c3072ea7..f9fa9037 100644
--- a/test/websocket/stream.cpp
+++ b/test/websocket/stream.cpp
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 #if 0
-    void testInvokable1(endpoint_type const& ep)
+    void testPausation1(endpoint_type const& ep)
     {
         boost::asio::io_service ios;
         stream<socket_type> ws(ios);
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ public:
         while(! ws.wr_block_)
             ios.run_one();
         // Write a text message, leaving
-        // the write_op suspended as invokable.
+        // the write_op suspended as pausation.
         ws.async_write(sbuf("Hello"),
             [&](error_code ec)
             {
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ public:
     }
 #endif
 
-    void testInvokable2(endpoint_type const& ep)
+    void testPausation2(endpoint_type const& ep)
     {
         boost::asio::io_service ios;
         stream<socket_type> ws(ios);
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ public:
         while(! ws.wr_block_)
             ios.run_one();
         // Write a text message, leaving
-        // the write_op suspended as invokable.
+        // the write_op suspended as a pausation.
         ws.async_write(sbuf("Hello"),
             [&](error_code ec)
             {
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ public:
         ios.run();
     }
 
-    void testInvokable3(endpoint_type const& ep)
+    void testPausation3(endpoint_type const& ep)
     {
         boost::asio::io_service ios;
         stream<socket_type> ws(ios);
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ public:
         ios.run();
     }
 
-    void testInvokable4(endpoint_type const& ep)
+    void testPausation4(endpoint_type const& ep)
     {
         boost::asio::io_service ios;
         stream<socket_type> ws(ios);
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 #if 0
-    void testInvokable5(endpoint_type const& ep)
+    void testPausation5(endpoint_type const& ep)
     {
         boost::asio::io_service ios;
         stream<socket_type> ws(ios);
@@ -1870,11 +1870,11 @@ public:
             server.open(any, ec);
             BEAST_EXPECTS(! ec, ec.message());
             auto const ep = server.local_endpoint();
-            //testInvokable1(ep);
-            testInvokable2(ep);
-            testInvokable3(ep);
-            testInvokable4(ep);
-            //testInvokable5(ep);
+            //testPausation1(ep);
+            testPausation2(ep);
+            testPausation3(ep);
+            testPausation4(ep);
+            //testPausation5(ep);
             testWriteFrames(ep);
             testAsyncWriteFrame(ep);
         }