diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/buffer_test.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/buffer_test.cc
index 9b71aea1addcd..06ed0bfba0497 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/buffer_test.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/buffer_test.cc
@@ -1027,13 +1027,13 @@ TEST(TestDeviceRegistry, Basics) {
   // Test the error cases for the device registry
 
   // CPU is already registered
-  ASSERT_RAISES(KeyError, RegisterDeviceMemoryManager(
-                              DeviceAllocationType::kCPU, [](int64_t device_id) {
-                                return default_cpu_memory_manager();
-                              }));
+  ASSERT_RAISES(KeyError,
+                RegisterDeviceMapper(DeviceAllocationType::kCPU, [](int64_t device_id) {
+                  return default_cpu_memory_manager();
+                }));
 
   // VPI is not registered
-  ASSERT_RAISES(KeyError, GetDeviceMemoryManager(DeviceAllocationType::kVPI));
+  ASSERT_RAISES(KeyError, GetDeviceMapper(DeviceAllocationType::kVPI));
 }
 
 }  // namespace arrow
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/c/bridge.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/c/bridge.cc
index e825f34e712ec..d004de7a2ea9f 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/c/bridge.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/c/bridge.cc
@@ -1967,10 +1967,10 @@ Result<std::shared_ptr<RecordBatch>> ImportRecordBatch(struct ArrowArray* array,
   return ImportRecordBatch(array, *maybe_schema);
 }
 
-Result<std::shared_ptr<MemoryManager>> DefaultDeviceMapper(ArrowDeviceType device_type,
-                                                           int64_t device_id) {
-  ARROW_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto mapper, GetDeviceMemoryManager(
-                                         static_cast<DeviceAllocationType>(device_type)));
+Result<std::shared_ptr<MemoryManager>> DefaultDeviceMemoryMapper(
+    ArrowDeviceType device_type, int64_t device_id) {
+  ARROW_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto mapper,
+                        GetDeviceMapper(static_cast<DeviceAllocationType>(device_type)));
   return mapper(device_id);
 }
 
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/c/bridge.h b/cpp/src/arrow/c/bridge.h
index 0ced3d38cd1e6..74a302be4c27d 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/c/bridge.h
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/c/bridge.h
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ using DeviceMemoryMapper =
     std::function<Result<std::shared_ptr<MemoryManager>>(ArrowDeviceType, int64_t)>;
 
 ARROW_EXPORT
-Result<std::shared_ptr<MemoryManager>> DefaultDeviceMapper(ArrowDeviceType device_type,
-                                                           int64_t device_id);
+Result<std::shared_ptr<MemoryManager>> DefaultDeviceMemoryMapper(
+    ArrowDeviceType device_type, int64_t device_id);
 
 /// \brief EXPERIMENTAL: Import C++ device array from the C data interface.
 ///
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ Result<std::shared_ptr<MemoryManager>> DefaultDeviceMapper(ArrowDeviceType devic
 ARROW_EXPORT
 Result<std::shared_ptr<Array>> ImportDeviceArray(
     struct ArrowDeviceArray* array, std::shared_ptr<DataType> type,
-    const DeviceMemoryMapper& mapper = DefaultDeviceMapper);
+    const DeviceMemoryMapper& mapper = DefaultDeviceMemoryMapper);
 
 /// \brief EXPERIMENTAL: Import C++ device array and its type from the C data interface.
 ///
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Result<std::shared_ptr<Array>> ImportDeviceArray(
 ARROW_EXPORT
 Result<std::shared_ptr<Array>> ImportDeviceArray(
     struct ArrowDeviceArray* array, struct ArrowSchema* type,
-    const DeviceMemoryMapper& mapper = DefaultDeviceMapper);
+    const DeviceMemoryMapper& mapper = DefaultDeviceMemoryMapper);
 
 /// \brief EXPERIMENTAL: Import C++ record batch with buffers on a device from the C data
 /// interface.
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ Result<std::shared_ptr<Array>> ImportDeviceArray(
 ARROW_EXPORT
 Result<std::shared_ptr<RecordBatch>> ImportDeviceRecordBatch(
     struct ArrowDeviceArray* array, std::shared_ptr<Schema> schema,
-    const DeviceMemoryMapper& mapper = DefaultDeviceMapper);
+    const DeviceMemoryMapper& mapper = DefaultDeviceMemoryMapper);
 
 /// \brief EXPERIMENTAL: Import C++ record batch with buffers on a device and its schema
 /// from the C data interface.
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ Result<std::shared_ptr<RecordBatch>> ImportDeviceRecordBatch(
 ARROW_EXPORT
 Result<std::shared_ptr<RecordBatch>> ImportDeviceRecordBatch(
     struct ArrowDeviceArray* array, struct ArrowSchema* schema,
-    const DeviceMemoryMapper& mapper = DefaultDeviceMapper);
+    const DeviceMemoryMapper& mapper = DefaultDeviceMemoryMapper);
 
 /// @}
 
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/device.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/device.cc
index 0e8420099a6e5..172136df2c9eb 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/device.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/device.cc
@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ std::shared_ptr<MemoryManager> CPUDevice::default_memory_manager() {
 
 namespace {
 
-class DeviceMemoryManagerRegistryImpl {
+class DeviceMapperRegistryImpl {
  public:
-  DeviceMemoryManagerRegistryImpl() {}
+  DeviceMapperRegistryImpl() {}
 
-  Status RegisterDevice(DeviceAllocationType device_type, MemoryMapper memory_mapper) {
+  Status RegisterDevice(DeviceAllocationType device_type, DeviceMapper memory_mapper) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
     auto [_, inserted] = registry_.try_emplace(device_type, std::move(memory_mapper));
     if (!inserted) {
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class DeviceMemoryManagerRegistryImpl {
     return Status::OK();
   }
 
-  Result<MemoryMapper> GetMemoryManager(DeviceAllocationType device_type) {
+  Result<DeviceMapper> GetMapper(DeviceAllocationType device_type) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
     auto it = registry_.find(device_type);
     if (it == registry_.end()) {
@@ -298,38 +298,38 @@ class DeviceMemoryManagerRegistryImpl {
 
  private:
   std::mutex lock_;
-  std::unordered_map<DeviceAllocationType, MemoryMapper> registry_;
+  std::unordered_map<DeviceAllocationType, DeviceMapper> registry_;
 };
 
-Result<std::shared_ptr<MemoryManager>> DefaultCPUMemoryMapper(int64_t device_id) {
+Result<std::shared_ptr<MemoryManager>> DefaultCPUDeviceMapper(int64_t device_id) {
   return default_cpu_memory_manager();
 }
 
-static std::unique_ptr<DeviceMemoryManagerRegistryImpl> CreateDeviceRegistry() {
-  auto registry = std::make_unique<DeviceMemoryManagerRegistryImpl>();
+static std::unique_ptr<DeviceMapperRegistryImpl> CreateDeviceRegistry() {
+  auto registry = std::make_unique<DeviceMapperRegistryImpl>();
 
   // Always register the CPU device
-  DCHECK_OK(registry->RegisterDevice(DeviceAllocationType::kCPU, DefaultCPUMemoryMapper));
+  DCHECK_OK(registry->RegisterDevice(DeviceAllocationType::kCPU, DefaultCPUDeviceMapper));
 
   return registry;
 }
 
-DeviceMemoryManagerRegistryImpl* GetDeviceRegistry() {
+DeviceMapperRegistryImpl* GetDeviceRegistry() {
   static auto g_registry = CreateDeviceRegistry();
   return g_registry.get();
 }
 
 }  // namespace
 
-Status RegisterDeviceMemoryManager(DeviceAllocationType device_type,
-                                   MemoryMapper memory_mapper) {
+Status RegisterDeviceMapper(DeviceAllocationType device_type,
+                                   DeviceMapper mapper) {
   auto registry = GetDeviceRegistry();
-  return registry->RegisterDevice(device_type, std::move(memory_mapper));
+  return registry->RegisterDevice(device_type, std::move(mapper));
 }
 
-Result<MemoryMapper> GetDeviceMemoryManager(DeviceAllocationType device_type) {
+Result<DeviceMapper> GetDeviceMapper(DeviceAllocationType device_type) {
   auto registry = GetDeviceRegistry();
-  return registry->GetMemoryManager(device_type);
+  return registry->GetMapper(device_type);
 }
 
 }  // namespace arrow
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/device.h b/cpp/src/arrow/device.h
index f15e078c2afc9..b4d19c95129ac 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/device.h
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/device.h
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ class ARROW_EXPORT CPUMemoryManager : public MemoryManager {
 ARROW_EXPORT
 std::shared_ptr<MemoryManager> default_cpu_memory_manager();
 
-using MemoryMapper =
+using DeviceMapper =
     std::function<Result<std::shared_ptr<MemoryManager>>(int64_t device_id)>;
 
 /// \brief Register a function to retrieve a MemoryManager for a Device type
@@ -380,8 +380,7 @@ using MemoryMapper =
 /// MemoryManager for the registered device type and given device id
 /// \return Status
 ARROW_EXPORT
-Status RegisterDeviceMemoryManager(DeviceAllocationType device_type,
-                                   MemoryMapper memory_mapper);
+Status RegisterDeviceMapper(DeviceAllocationType device_type, DeviceMapper mapper);
 
 /// \brief Get the registered function to retrieve a MemoryManager for the
 /// given Device type
@@ -390,6 +389,6 @@ Status RegisterDeviceMemoryManager(DeviceAllocationType device_type,
 /// \return function that takes a device id and returns the appropriate
 /// MemoryManager for the registered device type and given device id
 ARROW_EXPORT
-Result<MemoryMapper> GetDeviceMemoryManager(DeviceAllocationType device_type);
+Result<DeviceMapper> GetDeviceMapper(DeviceAllocationType device_type);
 
 }  // namespace arrow
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/gpu/cuda_memory.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/gpu/cuda_memory.cc
index 7da7b2f50500b..6972321006a9a 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/gpu/cuda_memory.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/gpu/cuda_memory.cc
@@ -504,14 +504,13 @@ Result<std::shared_ptr<MemoryManager>> DefaultMemoryMapper(ArrowDeviceType devic
 
 namespace {
 
-Result<std::shared_ptr<MemoryManager>> DefaultCUDAMemoryMapper(int64_t device_id) {
+Result<std::shared_ptr<MemoryManager>> DefaultCUDADeviceMapper(int64_t device_id) {
   ARROW_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto device, arrow::cuda::CudaDevice::Make(device_id));
   return device->default_memory_manager();
 }
 
 bool RegisterCUDADeviceInternal() {
-  DCHECK_OK(
-      RegisterDeviceMemoryManager(DeviceAllocationType::kCUDA, DefaultCUDAMemoryMapper));
+  DCHECK_OK(RegisterDeviceMapper(DeviceAllocationType::kCUDA, DefaultCUDADeviceMapper));
   // TODO add the CUDA_HOST and CUDA_MANAGED allocation types when they are supported in
   // the CudaDevice
   return true;