diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/client/LinkDiscoverer.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/client/LinkDiscoverer.java
index 1bca08c3..96d3e2e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/client/LinkDiscoverer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/client/LinkDiscoverer.java
@@ -34,21 +34,21 @@ public interface LinkDiscoverer extends Plugin<MediaType> {
 	/**
 	 * Finds a single link with the given {@link LinkRelation} in the given {@link String} representation.
 	 *
-	 * @param rel must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param relation must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param representation must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return the first link with the given relation type found, or {@link Optional#empty()} if none was found.
 	 */
-	Optional<Link> findLinkWithRel(LinkRelation rel, String representation);
+	Optional<Link> findLinkWithRel(LinkRelation relation, String representation);
 
 	/**
 	 * Finds a single link with the given relation type in the given {@link String} representation.
 	 *
-	 * @param rel must not be {@literal null} or empty.
+	 * @param relation must not be {@literal null} or empty.
 	 * @param representation must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return the first {@link Link} with the given link relation found, or {@link Optional#empty()} if none was found.
 	 */
-	default Optional<Link> findLinkWithRel(String rel, String representation) {
-		return findLinkWithRel(LinkRelation.of(rel), representation);
+	default Optional<Link> findLinkWithRel(String relation, String representation) {
+		return findLinkWithRel(LinkRelation.of(relation), representation);
 	}
 
 	/**