diff --git a/e2e/workspace/BUILD b/e2e/workspace/BUILD
index b5ddacd..786f099 100644
--- a/e2e/workspace/BUILD
+++ b/e2e/workspace/BUILD
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 load("@bazel_skylib//rules:build_test.bzl", "build_test")
 load("@aspect_rules_swc//swc:defs.bzl", "swc")
 
-swc(name = "transpile")
+swc(name = "compile")
 
 build_test(
     name = "test",
-    targets = [":transpile"],
+    targets = [":compile"],
 )
diff --git a/examples/custom_outs/BUILD.bazel b/examples/custom_outs/BUILD.bazel
index 49479d4..36fba23 100644
--- a/examples/custom_outs/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/custom_outs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ load("@bazel_skylib//rules:write_file.bzl", "write_file")
 
 [
     swc_compile(
-        name = "transpile_" + format,
+        name = "compile_" + format,
         srcs = ["a.ts"],
         # The extension of the outputs can be modified using js_outs
         js_outs = [format + "/a." + ("cjs" if format == "commonjs" else "js")],
diff --git a/examples/filegroup/BUILD.bazel b/examples/filegroup/BUILD.bazel
index 982d5d0..679c2e2 100644
--- a/examples/filegroup/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/filegroup/BUILD.bazel
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ filegroup(
 )
 
 swc(
-    name = "transpile",
+    name = "compile",
     srcs = ["srcs"],
     source_maps = "true",
     swcrc = ".swcrc",
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ swc(
 
 # Since the srcs were in a filegroup, the swc macro cannot pre-declare the outputs.
 # So there is no label ":a.js" that we can reference from the build file.
-# However, a.js is still produced as one of the default outputs of the transpile rule.
-# We can verify this in an action that depends on the ":transpile" rule and reads the files.
+# However, a.js is still produced as one of the default outputs of the compile rule.
+# We can verify this in an action that depends on the ":compile" rule and reads the files.
 sh_test(
     name = "check_outputs",
     srcs = ["check_outputs.sh"],
-    data = [":transpile"],
+    data = [":compile"],
 )
diff --git a/examples/opaque_src/BUILD.bazel b/examples/opaque_src/BUILD.bazel
index 7fffc9b..f37cf7c 100644
--- a/examples/opaque_src/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/opaque_src/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ filegroup(
 
 # In this case we pass a target containing sources so the swc macro can't pre-declare the .js output targets
 swc(
-    name = "transpile",
+    name = "compile",
     srcs = [":opaque_src"],
 )
 
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ swc(
 output_files(
     name = "in.js",
     paths = ["%s/in.js" % package_name()],
-    target = ":transpile",
+    target = ":compile",
 )
 
-# Assert that the output of "transpile" rule matches the expected file.
+# Assert that this predeclared output of "compile" rule matches the expected file.
 write_source_files(
     name = "test",
     files = {"expected.js": ":in.js"},
diff --git a/examples/out_dir/BUILD.bazel b/examples/out_dir/BUILD.bazel
index 3aefa51..d706a04 100644
--- a/examples/out_dir/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/out_dir/BUILD.bazel
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ load("@aspect_rules_swc//swc:defs.bzl", "swc")
 load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:testing.bzl", "assert_outputs")
 
 swc(
-    name = "transpile",
+    name = "compile",
     srcs = [
         "a.ts",
         "b.ts",
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ swc(
 
 # Since the srcs were in a filegroup, the swc macro cannot pre-declare the outputs.
 # So there is no label ":a.js" that we can reference from the build file.
-# However, a.js is still produced as one of the default outputs of the transpile rule.
-# We can verify this in an action that depends on the ":transpile" rule and reads the files.
+# However, a.js is still produced as one of the default outputs of the compile rule.
+# We can verify this in an action that depends on the ":compile" rule and reads the files.
 assert_outputs(
     name = "check_outputs",
-    actual = "transpile",
+    actual = "compile",
     expected = [
         "examples/out_dir/out/a.js",
         "examples/out_dir/out/a.js.map",
diff --git a/examples/paths/BUILD.bazel b/examples/paths/BUILD.bazel
index 469ee5c..596ab65 100644
--- a/examples/paths/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/paths/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:write_source_files.bzl", "write_source_files")
 load("@aspect_rules_swc//swc:defs.bzl", "swc")
 
 swc(
-    name = "transpile",
+    name = "compile",
     swcrc = ".swcrc",
 )
 
diff --git a/examples/rc/src/BUILD.bazel b/examples/rc/src/BUILD.bazel
index 5942dce..97274c6 100644
--- a/examples/rc/src/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/rc/src/BUILD.bazel
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:write_source_files.bzl", "write_source_files")
 load("@aspect_rules_swc//swc:defs.bzl", "swc")
 
 # Runs `swc in.ts > ../../bazel-bin/examples/simple/in.js`
-# You can run `bazel build --subcommands //examples/simple:transpile`
+# You can run `bazel build --subcommands //examples/simple:compile`
 # to see the exact command line Bazel runs.
 # Note that by default, sources are found by glob(["**/*.ts"])
 swc(
-    name = "transpile",
+    name = "compile",
     source_maps = True,
     swcrc = "//examples/rc:.swcrc",
 )
diff --git a/examples/root_dir/BUILD.bazel b/examples/root_dir/BUILD.bazel
index 2ea3aca..b0d6843 100644
--- a/examples/root_dir/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/root_dir/BUILD.bazel
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ load("@aspect_rules_swc//swc:defs.bzl", "swc")
 load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:testing.bzl", "assert_outputs")
 
 swc(
-    name = "transpile",
+    name = "compile",
     srcs = [
         "src/a.ts",
         "src/b.ts",
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ swc(
 
 # Since the srcs were in a filegroup, the swc macro cannot pre-declare the outputs.
 # So there is no label ":a.js" that we can reference from the build file.
-# However, a.js is still produced as one of the default outputs of the transpile rule.
-# We can verify this in an action that depends on the ":transpile" rule and reads the files.
+# However, a.js is still produced as one of the default outputs of the compile rule.
+# We can verify this in an action that depends on the ":compile" rule and reads the files.
 assert_outputs(
     name = "check_outputs",
-    actual = "transpile",
+    actual = "compile",
     expected = [
         "examples/root_dir/out/a.js",
         "examples/root_dir/out/a.js.map",
diff --git a/examples/simple/BUILD.bazel b/examples/simple/BUILD.bazel
index f88d93a..2a66a0d 100644
--- a/examples/simple/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/simple/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:write_source_files.bzl", "write_source_files")
 load("@aspect_rules_swc//swc:defs.bzl", "swc")
 
 # Runs `swc in.ts > ../../bazel-bin/examples/simple/in.js`
-# You can run `bazel build --subcommands //examples/simple:transpile`
+# You can run `bazel build --subcommands //examples/simple:compile`
 # to see the exact command line Bazel runs.
 # Note that by default, sources are found by glob(["**/*.ts"])
-swc(name = "transpile")
+swc(name = "compile")
 
-# Assert that the output of "transpile" rule matches the expected file.
+# Assert that the output of "compile" rule matches the expected file.
 write_source_files(
     name = "test",
-    # This is a pre-declared output of the "transpile" rule, so we can refer to it directly using a Bazel label
+    # This is a pre-declared output of the "compile" rule, so we can refer to it directly using a Bazel label
     # even though the file itself is generated by Bazel in ../../bazel-bin/examples/simple/in.js
     files = {"expected.js": ":in.js"},
 )
diff --git a/examples/transitive/BUILD.bazel b/examples/transitive/BUILD.bazel
index 8e929ec..4529d79 100644
--- a/examples/transitive/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/transitive/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """Test transitive dependencies between typescript files
-which are transpiled separately as "libraries" but which
+which are compiled separately as "libraries" but which
 have runtime dependencies.
 """