diff --git a/lib.go b/lib.go
index 0c6468a..dadcd41 100644
--- a/lib.go
+++ b/lib.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var (
 	ErrZeroAllocation = errors.New("zero allocation")
 
 	// ErrAbort is returned to the writer process in case of buffered content, when the reader
-	// experienced an error. ErrAbort is returned to the reader process, if Abort() was called and no read
+	// experienced an error. ErrAbort is returned to the reader process, if Close() was called and no read
 	// error was received before it.
 	ErrAbort = errors.New("read aborted")
 )
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ func (r Reader) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) {
 	return r.reader.writeTo(w)
 }
 
-// Abort releases the resource held by the Reader, and puts back the underlying byte buffers into the used pool.
-// The reader cannot be used for read operations after Abort() was called.
-func (r Reader) Abort() {
+// Close releases the resource held by the Reader, and puts back the underlying byte buffers into the used pool.
+// The reader cannot be used for read operations after Close() was called.
+func (r Reader) Close() {
 	if r.reader == nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/lib_test.go b/lib_test.go
index bfd122b..3168ec7 100644
--- a/lib_test.go
+++ b/lib_test.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func TestLib(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run("from blank state", func(t *testing.T) {
 			p := &fakePool{allocSize: 1 << 6}
 			r := buffer.BufferedReader(&gen{max: 1 << 12}, buffer.Options{Pool: p})
-			r.Abort()
+			r.Close()
 			b := make([]byte, 1<<9)
 			n, err := r.Read(b)
 			if n != 0 || !errors.Is(err, buffer.ErrAbort) {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func TestLib(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(len(b), ok, err, p.alloc)
 			}
 
-			r.Abort()
+			r.Close()
 			b = make([]byte, 1<<9)
 			n, err := r.Read(b)
 			if n != 0 || !errors.Is(err, buffer.ErrAbort) {
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func TestLib(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(n, err)
 			}
 
-			r.Abort()
+			r.Close()
 			b = make([]byte, 1<<9)
 			n, err = r.Read(b)
 			if n != 0 || !errors.Is(err, errTest) {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func TestLib(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			r.Abort()
+			r.Close()
 			n, err := r.Read(b)
 			if n != 0 || !errors.Is(err, buffer.ErrAbort) {
 				t.Fatal(n, err)
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func TestLib(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(n, err)
 			}
 
-			r.Abort()
+			r.Close()
 			n, err = r.Read(b)
 			if n != 0 || !errors.Is(err, errTest) {
 				t.Fatal(n, err)