diff --git a/src/emulator.c b/src/emulator.c
index b55cfb59..363b5ee8 100644
--- a/src/emulator.c
+++ b/src/emulator.c
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ static void *emu_video_thread(void *data) {
       break;
     }
 
-    /* parse the context, uploading its textures to the render backend */
-    tr_parse_context(emu->tr, emu->pending_ctx, &emu->video_rc);
+    /* convert the context, uploading its textures to the render backend */
+    tr_convert_context(emu->tr, emu->pending_ctx, &emu->video_rc);
     emu->pending_ctx = NULL;
 
     /* after the context has been parsed, release the mutex to let
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ static void emu_start_render(void *userdata, struct tile_context *ctx) {
 
     mutex_unlock(emu->pending_mutex);
   } else {
-    /* parse the context and immediately render it */
-    tr_parse_context(emu->tr, ctx, &emu->video_rc);
+    /* convert the context and immediately render it */
+    tr_convert_context(emu->tr, ctx, &emu->video_rc);
 
     emu_render_frame(emu);
   }
diff --git a/src/hw/pvr/tr.c b/src/hw/pvr/tr.c
index 0793709a..0bb893cb 100644
--- a/src/hw/pvr/tr.c
+++ b/src/hw/pvr/tr.c
@@ -954,9 +954,9 @@ void tr_render_context(struct tr *tr, const struct tr_context *rc) {
   PROF_LEAVE();
 }
 
-void tr_parse_context(struct tr *tr, const struct tile_context *ctx,
+void tr_convert_context(struct tr *tr, const struct tile_context *ctx,
                       struct tr_context *rc) {
-  PROF_ENTER("gpu", "tr_parse_context");
+  PROF_ENTER("gpu", "tr_convert_context");
 
   const uint8_t *data = ctx->params;
   const uint8_t *end = ctx->params + ctx->size;
diff --git a/src/hw/pvr/tr.h b/src/hw/pvr/tr.h
index ee0130d3..ac9e340a 100644
--- a/src/hw/pvr/tr.h
+++ b/src/hw/pvr/tr.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static inline tr_texture_key_t tr_texture_key(union tsp tsp, union tcw tcw) {
 struct tr *tr_create(struct render_backend *rb, struct tr_provider *provider);
 void tr_destroy(struct tr *tr);
 
-void tr_parse_context(struct tr *tr, const struct tile_context *ctx,
+void tr_convert_context(struct tr *tr, const struct tile_context *ctx,
                       struct tr_context *rc);
 void tr_render_context(struct tr *tr, const struct tr_context *rc);
 
diff --git a/src/tracer.c b/src/tracer.c
index 776293dc..b14bf28b 100644
--- a/src/tracer.c
+++ b/src/tracer.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static void tracer_prev_context(struct tracer *tracer) {
   tracer->current_param = -1;
   tracer->scroll_to_param = 0;
   tracer_copy_context(tracer->current_cmd, &tracer->ctx);
-  tr_parse_context(tracer->tr, &tracer->ctx, &tracer->rc);
+  tr_convert_context(tracer->tr, &tracer->ctx, &tracer->rc);
 }
 
 static void tracer_next_context(struct tracer *tracer) {
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static void tracer_next_context(struct tracer *tracer) {
   tracer->current_param = -1;
   tracer->scroll_to_param = 0;
   tracer_copy_context(tracer->current_cmd, &tracer->ctx);
-  tr_parse_context(tracer->tr, &tracer->ctx, &tracer->rc);
+  tr_convert_context(tracer->tr, &tracer->ctx, &tracer->rc);
 }
 
 static void tracer_reset_context(struct tracer *tracer) {