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 ### Lock
 
 The Lock module implements a fair lock that can be used when lots of clients want access to a single resource.
-A lock can be associated with a name.
-The name is unique so if a lock tries to request a name that is already queued for a lock then it will find it and watch until that name obtains the lock.
-If you lock the same name on a key from two separate curl sessions they'll both return at the same time.
+A lock can be associated with a value.
+The value is unique so if a lock tries to request a value that is already queued for a lock then it will find it and watch until that value obtains the lock.
+If you lock the same value on a key from two separate curl sessions they'll both return at the same time.
 
 Here's the API:
 
-**Acquire a lock (with no name) for "customer1"**
+**Acquire a lock (with no value) for "customer1"**
 
 ```sh
 curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:4001/mod/v2/lock/customer1?ttl=60
 ```
 
-**Acquire a lock for "customer1" that is associated with the name "bar"**
+**Acquire a lock for "customer1" that is associated with the value "bar"**
 
 ```sh
-curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:4001/mod/v2/lock/customer1?ttl=60 -d name=bar
+curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:4001/mod/v2/lock/customer1?ttl=60 -d value=bar
 ```
 
 **Renew the TTL on the "customer1" lock for index 2**
@@ -995,13 +995,13 @@ curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:4001/mod/v2/lock/customer1?ttl=60 -d name=bar
 curl -X PUT http://127.0.0.1:4001/mod/v2/lock/customer1?ttl=60 -d index=2
 ```
 
-**Renew the TTL on the "customer1" lock for name "customer1"**
+**Renew the TTL on the "customer1" lock for value "customer1"**
 
 ```sh
-curl -X PUT http://127.0.0.1:4001/mod/v2/lock/customer1?ttl=60 -d name=bar
+curl -X PUT http://127.0.0.1:4001/mod/v2/lock/customer1?ttl=60 -d value=bar
 ```
 
-**Retrieve the current name for the "customer1" lock.**
+**Retrieve the current value for the "customer1" lock.**
 
 ```sh
 curl http://127.0.0.1:4001/mod/v2/lock/customer1
@@ -1019,10 +1019,10 @@ curl http://127.0.0.1:4001/mod/v2/lock/customer1?field=index
 curl -X DELETE http://127.0.0.1:4001/mod/v2/lock/customer1?index=customer1
 ```
 
-**Delete the "customer1" lock with the name "bar"**
+**Delete the "customer1" lock with the value "bar"**
 
 ```sh
-curl -X DELETE http://127.0.0.1:4001/mod/v2/lock/customer1?name=bar
+curl -X DELETE http://127.0.0.1:4001/mod/v2/lock/customer1?value=bar
 ```