diff --git a/uncompyle6/disas.py b/uncompyle6/disas.py
index 435c89ab..de0c5128 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/disas.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/disas.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ want to run on Python 2.7.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-import os, sys
+import sys
 from collections import deque
 
 import uncompyle6
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def disco(version, co, out=None, is_pypy=False):
     scanner = get_scanner(version, is_pypy=is_pypy)
 
     queue = deque([co])
-    disco_loop(scanner.disassemble, queue, real_out)
+    disco_loop(scanner.ingest, queue, real_out)
 
 
 def disco_loop(disasm, queue, real_out):
diff --git a/uncompyle6/main.py b/uncompyle6/main.py
index e3393269..3f3c316d 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/main.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/main.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def uncompyle(
         timestamp=None, showgrammar=False, code_objects={},
         is_pypy=False, magic_int=None):
     """
-    disassembles and deparses a given code block 'co'
+    ingests and deparses a given code block 'co'
     """
     assert iscode(co)
 
diff --git a/uncompyle6/parser.py b/uncompyle6/parser.py
index e5c6b12b..48f29627 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/parser.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/parser.py
@@ -645,10 +645,8 @@ def python_parser(version, co, out=sys.stdout, showasm=False,
                             example 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 etc.
     :param co:              The code object to parse.
     :param out:             File like object to write the output to.
-    :param showasm:         Flag which determines whether the disassembled code
-                            is written to sys.stdout or not. (It is also to
-                            pass a file like object, into which the asm will be
-                            written).
+    :param showasm:         Flag which determines whether the disassembled and
+                            ingested code is written to sys.stdout or not.
     :param parser_debug:    dict containing debug flags for the spark parser.
 
     :return: Abstract syntax tree representation of the code object.
@@ -657,7 +655,7 @@ def python_parser(version, co, out=sys.stdout, showasm=False,
     assert iscode(co)
     from uncompyle6.scanner import get_scanner
     scanner = get_scanner(version, is_pypy)
-    tokens, customize = scanner.disassemble(co)
+    tokens, customize = scanner.ingest(co)
     maybe_show_asm(showasm, tokens)
 
     # For heavy grammar debugging
diff --git a/uncompyle6/scanner.py b/uncompyle6/scanner.py
index a78c89a8..26d82580 100755
--- a/uncompyle6/scanner.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/scanner.py
@@ -6,12 +6,8 @@
 #  See LICENSE
 #
 """
-scanner/disassembler module. From here we call various version-specific
+scanner/ingestion module. From here we call various version-specific
 scanners, e.g. for Python 2.7 or 3.4.
-
-This overlaps Python's dis module, but it can be run from Python 2 or
-Python 3 and other versions of Python. Also, we save token information
-for later use in deparsing.
 """
 
 from __future__ import print_function
@@ -45,7 +41,7 @@ class Code(object):
         for i in dir(co):
             if i.startswith('co_'):
                 setattr(self, i, getattr(co, i))
-        self._tokens, self._customize = scanner.disassemble(co, classname)
+        self._tokens, self._customize = scanner.ingest(co, classname)
 
 class Scanner(object):
 
@@ -286,4 +282,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     import inspect, uncompyle6
     co = inspect.currentframe().f_code
     scanner = get_scanner(uncompyle6.PYTHON_VERSION, IS_PYPY, True)
-    tokens, customize = scanner.disassemble(co, {})
+    tokens, customize = scanner.ingest(co, {})
diff --git a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner2.py b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner2.py
index 9e1c9883..ff23c627 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner2.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner2.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Scanner2(scan.Scanner):
         # For <2.5 it is <generator expression>
         self.genexpr_name = '<genexpr>';
 
-    def disassemble(self, co, classname=None, code_objects={}, show_asm=None):
+    def ingest(self, co, classname=None, code_objects={}, show_asm=None):
         """
         Pick out tokens from an uncompyle6 code object, and transform them,
         returning a list of uncompyle6 'Token's.
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if PYTHON_VERSION >= 2.3:
         co = inspect.currentframe().f_code
         from uncompyle6 import PYTHON_VERSION
-        tokens, customize = Scanner2(PYTHON_VERSION).disassemble(co)
+        tokens, customize = Scanner2(PYTHON_VERSION).ingest(co)
         for t in tokens:
             print(t)
     else:
diff --git a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner22.py b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner22.py
index 0eaa52ac..0c1840c9 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner22.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner22.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ information for later use in deparsing.
 """
 
 import uncompyle6.scanners.scanner23 as scan
-# from uncompyle6.scanners.scanner26 import disassemble as  disassemble26
+# from uncompyle6.scanners.scanner26 import ingest as  ingest26
 
 # bytecode verification, verify(), uses JUMP_OPs from here
 from xdis.opcodes import opcode_22
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ class Scanner22(scan.Scanner23):
         self.opname = opcode_22.opname
         self.version = 2.2
         self.genexpr_name = '<generator expression>';
-        self.parent_injest = self.disassemble
-        self.disassemble = self.disassemble22
+        self.parent_ingest = self.ingest
+        self.ingest = self.ingest22
         return
 
-    def disassemble22(self, co, classname=None, code_objects={}, show_asm=None):
-        tokens, customize = self.parent_injest(co, classname, code_objects, show_asm)
+    def ingest22(self, co, classname=None, code_objects={}, show_asm=None):
+        tokens, customize = self.parent_ingest(co, classname, code_objects, show_asm)
         tokens = [t for t in tokens if t.type != 'SET_LINENO']
         return tokens, customize
diff --git a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner26.py b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner26.py
index 12f3c0c2..c5da52b5 100755
--- a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner26.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner26.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Scanner26(scan.Scanner2):
         self.pop_jump_if_or_pop = frozenset([])
         return
 
-    def disassemble(self, co, classname=None, code_objects={}, show_asm=None):
+    def ingest(self, co, classname=None, code_objects={}, show_asm=None):
         """
         Pick out tokens from an uncompyle6 code object, and transform them,
         returning a list of uncompyle6 'Token's.
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if PYTHON_VERSION == 2.6:
         import inspect
         co = inspect.currentframe().f_code
-        tokens, customize = Scanner26(show_asm=True).disassemble(co)
+        tokens, customize = Scanner26(show_asm=True).ingest(co)
     else:
         print("Need to be Python 2.6 to demo; I am %s." %
               PYTHON_VERSION)
diff --git a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner27.py b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner27.py
index 15ee3d73..57eaeebd 100755
--- a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner27.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner27.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if PYTHON_VERSION == 2.7:
         import inspect
         co = inspect.currentframe().f_code
-        tokens, customize = Scanner27().disassemble(co)
+        tokens, customize = Scanner27().ingest(co)
         for t in tokens:
             print(t)
         pass
diff --git a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner3.py b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner3.py
index cf766ca2..1089cb0f 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner3.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner3.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class Scanner3(Scanner):
             (self.opc.POP_JUMP_IF_TRUE,  self.opc.JUMP_ABSOLUTE)]
 
 
-    def disassemble(self, co, classname=None, code_objects={}, show_asm=None):
+    def ingest(self, co, classname=None, code_objects={}, show_asm=None):
         """
         Pick out tokens from an uncompyle6 code object, and transform them,
         returning a list of uncompyle6 'Token's.
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         import inspect
         co = inspect.currentframe().f_code
         from uncompyle6 import PYTHON_VERSION
-        tokens, customize = Scanner3(PYTHON_VERSION).disassemble(co)
+        tokens, customize = Scanner3(PYTHON_VERSION).ingest(co)
         for t in tokens:
             print(t)
     else:
diff --git a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner32.py b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner32.py
index eaca97b1..710a282a 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner32.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner32.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if PYTHON_VERSION == 3.2:
         import inspect
         co = inspect.currentframe().f_code
-        tokens, customize = Scanner32().disassemble(co)
+        tokens, customize = Scanner32().ingest(co)
         for t in tokens:
             print(t)
         pass
diff --git a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner33.py b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner33.py
index 71ce8438..f329cdf2 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner33.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner33.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if PYTHON_VERSION == 3.3:
         import inspect
         co = inspect.currentframe().f_code
-        tokens, customize = Scanner33().disassemble(co)
+        tokens, customize = Scanner33().ingest(co)
         for t in tokens:
             print(t)
         pass
diff --git a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner34.py b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner34.py
index e7f0c975..bb0f3f87 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner34.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner34.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if PYTHON_VERSION == 3.4:
         import inspect
         co = inspect.currentframe().f_code
-        tokens, customize = Scanner34().disassemble(co)
+        tokens, customize = Scanner34().ingest(co)
         for t in tokens:
             print(t)
         pass
diff --git a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner35.py b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner35.py
index 715230ff..bbb3dfbb 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner35.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner35.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if PYTHON_VERSION == 3.5:
         import inspect
         co = inspect.currentframe().f_code
-        tokens, customize = Scanner35().disassemble(co)
+        tokens, customize = Scanner35().ingest(co)
         for t in tokens:
             print(t)
         pass
diff --git a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner36.py b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner36.py
index fe212aea..b491033b 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner36.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner36.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if PYTHON_VERSION == 3.6:
         import inspect
         co = inspect.currentframe().f_code
-        tokens, customize = Scanner36().disassemble(co)
+        tokens, customize = Scanner36().ingest(co)
         for t in tokens:
             print(t.format())
         pass
diff --git a/uncompyle6/semantics/aligner.py b/uncompyle6/semantics/aligner.py
index eb154062..cc43470c 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/semantics/aligner.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/semantics/aligner.py
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ from uncompyle6.show import (
 def align_deparse_code(version, co, out=sys.stderr, showasm=False, showast=False,
                  showgrammar=False, code_objects={}, compile_mode='exec', is_pypy=False):
     """
-    disassembles and deparses a given code block 'co'
+    ingests and deparses a given code block 'co'
     """
 
     assert iscode(co)
     # store final output stream for case of error
     scanner = get_scanner(version, is_pypy=is_pypy)
 
-    tokens, customize = scanner.disassemble(co, code_objects=code_objects)
+    tokens, customize = scanner.ingest(co, code_objects=code_objects)
     maybe_show_asm(showasm, tokens)
 
     debug_parser = dict(PARSER_DEFAULT_DEBUG)
diff --git a/uncompyle6/semantics/fragments.py b/uncompyle6/semantics/fragments.py
index 5ca91745..b856ca55 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/semantics/fragments.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/semantics/fragments.py
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ def deparse_code(version, co, out=StringIO(), showasm=False, showast=False,
                             example 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 etc.
     :param co:              The code object to parse.
     :param out:             File like object to write the output to.
-    :param showasm:         Flag which determines whether the disassembled code
+    :param showasm:         Flag which determines whether the ingestd code
                             is written to sys.stdout or not. (It is also to
                             pass a file like object, into which the asm will be
                             written).
@@ -1758,9 +1758,9 @@ def deparse_code(version, co, out=StringIO(), showasm=False, showast=False,
     # store final output stream for case of error
     scanner = get_scanner(version, is_pypy=is_pypy)
 
-    tokens, customize = scanner.disassemble(co)
+    tokens, customize = scanner.ingest(co)
 
-    tokens, customize = scanner.disassemble(co)
+    tokens, customize = scanner.ingest(co)
     maybe_show_asm(showasm, tokens)
 
     debug_parser = dict(PARSER_DEFAULT_DEBUG)
diff --git a/uncompyle6/semantics/pysource.py b/uncompyle6/semantics/pysource.py
index ec201006..1a0390b8 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/semantics/pysource.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/semantics/pysource.py
@@ -2279,14 +2279,14 @@ class SourceWalker(GenericASTTraversal, object):
 def deparse_code(version, co, out=sys.stdout, showasm=False, showast=False,
                  showgrammar=False, code_objects={}, compile_mode='exec', is_pypy=False):
     """
-    disassembles and deparses a given code block 'co'
+    ingests and deparses a given code block 'co'
     """
 
     assert iscode(co)
     # store final output stream for case of error
     scanner = get_scanner(version, is_pypy=is_pypy)
 
-    tokens, customize = scanner.disassemble(co, code_objects=code_objects)
+    tokens, customize = scanner.ingest(co, code_objects=code_objects)
     maybe_show_asm(showasm, tokens)
 
     debug_parser = dict(PARSER_DEFAULT_DEBUG)
diff --git a/uncompyle6/show.py b/uncompyle6/show.py
index 58cce4c7..8a886f58 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/show.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/show.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def maybe_show_asm(showasm, tokens):
     Show the asm based on the showasm flag (or file object), writing to the
     appropriate stream depending on the type of the flag.
 
-    :param showasm: Flag which determines whether the disassembled code is
+    :param showasm: Flag which determines whether the ingested code is
                     written to sys.stdout or not. (It is also to pass a file
                     like object, into which the asm will be written).
     :param tokens:  The asm tokens to show.
diff --git a/uncompyle6/verify.py b/uncompyle6/verify.py
index 8375e19c..7e113de0 100755
--- a/uncompyle6/verify.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/verify.py
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ def cmp_code_objects(version, is_pypy, code_obj1, code_obj2,
             # which would get confusing.
             scanner.setTokenClass(Token)
             try:
-                # disassemble both code-objects
-                tokens1, customize = scanner.disassemble(code_obj1)
+                # ingest both code-objects
+                tokens1, customize = scanner.ingest(code_obj1)
                 del customize # save memory
-                tokens2, customize = scanner.disassemble(code_obj2)
+                tokens2, customize = scanner.ingest(code_obj2)
                 del customize # save memory
             finally:
                 scanner.resetTokenClass() # restore Token class