diff --git a/README b/README
index 84370964..0106c8e0 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ pg_arman
 ========
 
 pg_arman is a backup and recovery manager for PostgreSQL servers able to do
-incremental and full backup as well as restore a cluster to a
+differential and full backup as well as restore a cluster to a
 state defined by a given recovery target. It is designed to perform
 periodic backups of an existing PostgreSQL server, combined with WAL
 archives to provide a way to recover a server in case of failure of
-server because of a reason or another. Its incremental backup
+server because of a reason or another. Its differential backup
 facility reduces the amount of data necessary to be taken between
 two consecutive backups.
 
diff --git a/backup.c b/backup.c
index 62980b3a..e682f287 100644
--- a/backup.c
+++ b/backup.c
@@ -93,17 +93,17 @@ do_backup_database(parray *backup_list, pgBackupOption bkupopt)
 	current.tli = get_current_timeline();
 
 	/*
-	 * In incremental backup mode, check if there is an already-validated
+	 * In differential backup mode, check if there is an already-validated
 	 * full backup on current timeline.
 	 */
-	if (current.backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_INCREMENTAL)
+	if (current.backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_DIFF_PAGE)
 	{
 		pgBackup   *prev_backup;
 
 		prev_backup = catalog_get_last_data_backup(backup_list, current.tli);
 		if (prev_backup == NULL)
 			elog(ERROR_SYSTEM, _("Valid full backup not found for "
-					"incremental backup. Either create a full backup "
+					"differential backup. Either create a full backup "
 					"or validate existing one."));
 	}
 
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ do_backup_database(parray *backup_list, pgBackupOption bkupopt)
 	files = NULL;
 
 	/*
-	 * To take incremental backup, the file list of the last completed database
+	 * To take differential backup, the file list of the last completed database
 	 * backup is needed.
 	 */
-	if (current.backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_INCREMENTAL)
+	if (current.backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_DIFF_PAGE)
 	{
 		pgBackup   *prev_backup;
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ do_backup_database(parray *backup_list, pgBackupOption bkupopt)
 				elog(ERROR_SYSTEM, _("tablespace storage directory doesn't exist: %s"), mp);
 
 			/*
-			 * create the previous backup file list to take incremental backup
+			 * create the previous backup file list to take differential backup
 			 * from the snapshot volume.
 			 */
 			if (prev_files != NULL)
@@ -392,10 +392,10 @@ do_backup_database(parray *backup_list, pgBackupOption bkupopt)
 			continue;
 		/*
 		 * Count only the amount of data. For a full backup, the total
-		 * amount of data written counts while for an incremental
+		 * amount of data written counts while for an differential
 		 * backup only the data read counts.
 		 */
-		if (current.backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_INCREMENTAL)
+		if (current.backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_DIFF_PAGE)
 			current.data_bytes += file->read_size;
 		else if (current.backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_FULL)
 			current.data_bytes += file->size;
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ do_backup(pgBackupOption bkupopt)
 
 		/* Database data */
 		if (current.backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_FULL ||
-			current.backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_INCREMENTAL)
+			current.backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_DIFF_PAGE)
 			total_read += current.data_bytes;
 
 		if (total_read == 0)
@@ -821,7 +821,9 @@ backup_cleanup(bool fatal, void *userdata)
 	}
 }
 
-/* take incremental backup. */
+/*
+ * Take differential backup at page level.
+ */
 static void
 backup_files(const char *from_root,
 			 const char *to_root,
diff --git a/catalog.c b/catalog.c
index 7463399e..06307eef 100644
--- a/catalog.c
+++ b/catalog.c
@@ -256,11 +256,11 @@ catalog_get_last_data_backup(parray *backup_list, TimeLineID tli)
 
 		/*
 		 * We need completed database backup in the case of a full or
-		 * incremental backup on current timeline.
+		 * differential backup on current timeline.
 		 */
 		if (backup->status == BACKUP_STATUS_OK &&
 			backup->tli == tli &&
-			(backup->backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_INCREMENTAL ||
+			(backup->backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_DIFF_PAGE ||
 			 backup->backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_FULL))
 			return backup;
 	}
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ pgBackupCreateDir(pgBackup *backup)
 void
 pgBackupWriteConfigSection(FILE *out, pgBackup *backup)
 {
-	static const char *modes[] = { "", "INCREMENTAL", "FULL"};
+	static const char *modes[] = { "", "PAGE", "FULL"};
 
 	fprintf(out, "# configuration\n");
 
@@ -488,10 +488,10 @@ parse_backup_mode(const char *value)
 		v++;
 	len = strlen(v);
 
-	if (len > 0 && pg_strncasecmp("full", v, len) == 0)
+	if (len > 0 && pg_strncasecmp("full", v, strlen("full")) == 0)
 		return BACKUP_MODE_FULL;
-	else if (len > 0 && pg_strncasecmp("incremental", v, len) == 0)
-		return BACKUP_MODE_INCREMENTAL;
+	else if (len > 0 && pg_strncasecmp("page", v, strlen("page")) == 0)
+		return BACKUP_MODE_DIFF_PAGE;
 
 	/* Backup mode is invalid, so leave with an error */
 	elog(ERROR_ARGS, _("invalid backup-mode \"%s\""), value);
diff --git a/data.c b/data.c
index 03169cf3..c8dd2e4a 100644
--- a/data.c
+++ b/data.c
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ restore_data_file(const char *from_root,
 
 	/*
 	 * Open backup file for write. 	We use "r+" at first to overwrite only
-	 * modified pages for incremental restore. If the file is not exists,
+	 * modified pages for differential restore. If the file is not exists,
 	 * re-open it with "w" to create an empty file.
 	 */
 	join_path_components(to_path, to_root, file->path + strlen(from_root) + 1);
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ restore_data_file(const char *from_root,
 
 		/*
 		 * Seek and write the restored page. Backup might have holes in
-		 * incremental backups.
+		 * differential backups.
 		 */
 		blknum = header.block;
 		if (fseek(out, blknum * BLCKSZ, SEEK_SET) < 0)
diff --git a/data/sample_backup/20090601/170553/backup.ini b/data/sample_backup/20090601/170553/backup.ini
index be4509b9..5187d51f 100644
--- a/data/sample_backup/20090601/170553/backup.ini
+++ b/data/sample_backup/20090601/170553/backup.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # configuration
-BACKUP_MODE=INCREMENTAL
+BACKUP_MODE=PAGE
 COMPRESS_DATA=NO
 # result
 TIMELINEID=1
diff --git a/doc/pg_arman.txt b/doc/pg_arman.txt
index a3b03b07..78a33771 100644
--- a/doc/pg_arman.txt
+++ b/doc/pg_arman.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ It proposes the following features:
   command
 - Recovery from backup with just one command, with customized targets
   to facilitate the use of PITR.
-- Support for full and incremental
+- Support for full and differential backup
 - Compression of backup files
 - Management of backups with integrated catalog
 
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ specify it in PGDATA environmental variable or -D/--pgdata option.
 Backup target can be one of the following types:
 
 - Full backup, backup a whole database cluster.
-- Incremental backup, backup only files or pages modified after the last
+- Differential backup, backup only files or pages modified after the last
 verified backup.
 
 It is recommended to verify backup files as soon as possible after backup.
-Unverified backup cannot be used in restore and in incremental backup.
+Unverified backup cannot be used in restore and in differential backup.
 
 === RESTORE ===
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Here are some commands to restore from a backup:
 The fields are:
 
 * Start: start time of backup
-* Mode: Mode of backup: FULL (full) or INCR (incremental)
+* Mode: Mode of backup: FULL (full) or PAGE (page differential)
 * Current TLI: current timeline of backup
 * Parent TLI: parent timeline of backup
 * Time: total time necessary to take this backup
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ absolute paths; relative paths are not allowed.
 
 *-b* _BACKUPMODE_ / *--backup-mode*=_BACKUPMODE_::
     Specify backup target files. Available options are: "full",
-    "incremental". Abbreviated forms (prefix match) are also available.
-    For example, -b f means "full" backup.
+    "page".
 
 *-Z* / *--compress-data*::
     Compress backup files with zlib if specified.
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@ pg_arman has the following restrictions.
 - If there are some unreadable files/directories in data folder of server
   WAL directory or archived WAL directory, the backup or restore will fail
   depending on the backup mode selected.
-- Incremental backup is not able to take necessary files after a database
+- Differential backup is not able to take necessary files after a database
   creation, so take a full backup once a new database is created.
 
 == DETAILS ==
diff --git a/expected/backup_restore.out b/expected/backup_restore.out
index fc488e8d..1c8d48e8 100644
--- a/expected/backup_restore.out
+++ b/expected/backup_restore.out
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ CREATE DATABASE
 0
 full database backup
 CHECKPOINT
-incremental database backup
+differential database backup
 CHECKPOINT
 CHECKPOINT
 stop DB during running pgbench
diff --git a/expected/option.out b/expected/option.out
index 939c89e8..592b059c 100644
--- a/expected/option.out
+++ b/expected/option.out
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Common Options:
   -v, --verbose             output process information
 
 Backup options:
-  -b, --backup-mode=MODE    full or incremental
+  -b, --backup-mode=MODE    full or page
   -Z, --compress-data       compress data backup with zlib
   -C, --smooth-checkpoint   do smooth checkpoint before backup
   --validate                validate backup after taking it
diff --git a/expected/show_validate.out b/expected/show_validate.out
index a23bba42..297ad23b 100644
--- a/expected/show_validate.out
+++ b/expected/show_validate.out
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Start                Mode  Current TLI  Parent TLI  Time    Data  Status  
 ==========================================================================
 2009-06-03 17:05:53  FULL            1           0    0m    ----  RUNNING 
-2009-06-01 17:05:53  INCR            1           0    3m  9223PB  DONE 
+2009-06-01 17:05:53  PAGE            1           0    3m  9223PB  DONE 
 2009-05-31 17:05:53  FULL            1           0    3m  1242MB  DONE 
 \! pg_arman validate -B ${PWD}/results/sample_backup 2009-05-31 17:05:53 --debug
 INFO: validate: 2009-05-31 17:05:53 backup and archive log files by CRC
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ Start                Mode  Current TLI  Parent TLI  Time    Data  Status
 ==========================================================================
 2009-06-03 17:05:53  FULL            1           0    0m    ----  RUNNING 
 2009-06-02 17:05:03  FULL            1           0    0m    ----  DELETED 
-2009-06-01 17:05:53  INCR            1           0    3m  9223PB  CORRUPT 
+2009-06-01 17:05:53  PAGE            1           0    3m  9223PB  CORRUPT 
 2009-05-31 17:05:53  FULL            1           0    3m  1242MB  OK 
 \! pg_arman show 2009-06-01 17:05:53 -A ${PWD}/results/arclog -B ${PWD}/results/sample_backup
 # configuration
-BACKUP_MODE=INCREMENTAL
+BACKUP_MODE=PAGE
 COMPRESS_DATA=false
 # result
 TIMELINEID=1
diff --git a/pg_arman.c b/pg_arman.c
index a90b2dd0..ffcdb54a 100644
--- a/pg_arman.c
+++ b/pg_arman.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ pgut_help(bool details)
 	printf(_("  -c, --check               show what would have been done\n"));
 	printf(_("  -v, --verbose             output process information\n"));
 	printf(_("\nBackup options:\n"));
-	printf(_("  -b, --backup-mode=MODE    full or incremental\n"));
+	printf(_("  -b, --backup-mode=MODE    full or page\n"));
 	printf(_("  -Z, --compress-data       compress data backup with zlib\n"));
 	printf(_("  -C, --smooth-checkpoint   do smooth checkpoint before backup\n"));
 	printf(_("  --validate                validate backup after taking it\n"));
diff --git a/pg_arman.h b/pg_arman.h
index be091edc..9fca42a1 100644
--- a/pg_arman.h
+++ b/pg_arman.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ typedef enum BackupStatus
 typedef enum BackupMode
 {
 	BACKUP_MODE_INVALID,
-	BACKUP_MODE_INCREMENTAL,	/* incremental backup */
+	BACKUP_MODE_DIFF_PAGE,		/* differential page backup */
 	BACKUP_MODE_FULL			/* full backup */
 } BackupMode;
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ typedef struct pgBackup
 	/* Different sizes (-1 means nothing was backed up) */
 	/*
 	 * Amount of raw data. For a full backup, this is the total amount of
-	 * data while for an incremental backup this is just the differential
+	 * data while for a differential backup this is just the difference
 	 * of data taken.
 	 */
 	int64		data_bytes;
diff --git a/restore.c b/restore.c
index eb970bc6..6acf9538 100644
--- a/restore.c
+++ b/restore.c
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ base_backup_found:
 
 	last_restored_index = base_index;
 
-	/* restore following incremental backup */
+	/* restore following differential backup */
 	if (verbose)
-		printf(_("searching incremental backup...\n"));
+		printf(_("searching differential backup...\n"));
 	for (i = base_index - 1; i >= 0; i--)
 	{
 		pgBackup *backup = (pgBackup *) parray_get(backups, i);
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ base_backup_found:
 			continue;
 
 		/* use database backup only */
-		if (backup->backup_mode != BACKUP_MODE_INCREMENTAL)
+		if (backup->backup_mode != BACKUP_MODE_DIFF_PAGE)
 			continue;
 
 		/* is the backup is necessary for restore to target timeline ? */
diff --git a/show.c b/show.c
index 7be4d74e..4ab14d89 100644
--- a/show.c
+++ b/show.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ show_backup_list(FILE *out, parray *backup_list, bool show_all)
 	for (i = 0; i < parray_num(backup_list); i++)
 	{
 		pgBackup *backup;
-		const char *modes[] = { "", "INCR", "FULL"};
+		const char *modes[] = { "", "PAGE", "FULL"};
 		TimeLineID  parent_tli;
 		char timestamp[20];
 		char duration[20] = "----";
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ show_backup_list(FILE *out, parray *backup_list, bool show_all)
 
 		/*
 		 * Calculate Data field, in the case of full backup this shows the
-		 * total amount of data. For an incremental backup, this size is only
-		 * the differential of data accumulated.
+		 * total amount of data. For an differential backup, this size is only
+		 * the difference of data accumulated.
 		 */
 		pretty_size(backup->data_bytes, data_bytes_str,
 				lengthof(data_bytes_str));
diff --git a/sql/backup_restore.sh b/sql/backup_restore.sh
index 6a1ad004..da8f142a 100644
--- a/sql/backup_restore.sh
+++ b/sql/backup_restore.sh
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ psql --no-psqlrc -p $TEST_PGPORT postgres -c "checkpoint"
 pg_arman -w -p $TEST_PGPORT backup --verbose -d postgres > $BASE_PATH/results/log_full_1 2>&1
 
 pgbench -p $TEST_PGPORT -T $DURATION -c 10 pgbench >> $BASE_PATH/results/pgbench.log 2>&1
-echo "incremental database backup"
+echo "differential database backup"
 psql --no-psqlrc -p $TEST_PGPORT postgres -c "checkpoint"
-#pg_arman -p $TEST_PGPORT backup -b i --verbose -d postgres > $BASE_PATH/results/log_incr1 2>&1
-pg_arman -w -p $TEST_PGPORT backup -b i --verbose -d postgres > $BASE_PATH/results/log_incr1 2>&1
+#pg_arman -p $TEST_PGPORT backup -b page --verbose -d postgres > $BASE_PATH/results/log_incr1 2>&1
+pg_arman -w -p $TEST_PGPORT backup -b page --verbose -d postgres > $BASE_PATH/results/log_incr1 2>&1
 
 # validate all backup
 pg_arman validate `date +%Y` --verbose > $BASE_PATH/results/log_validate1 2>&1
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ pg_arman -p $TEST_PGPORT show `date +%Y` -a --verbose -d postgres > $BASE_PATH/r
 pg_dumpall > $BASE_PATH/results/dump_before_rtx.sql
 target_xid=`psql --no-psqlrc -p $TEST_PGPORT pgbench -tAq -c "INSERT INTO pgbench_history VALUES (1) RETURNING(xmin);"`
 psql --no-psqlrc -p $TEST_PGPORT postgres -c "checkpoint"
-#pg_arman -p $TEST_PGPORT backup -b i --verbose -d postgres > $BASE_PATH/results/log_incr2 2>&1
-pg_arman -w -p $TEST_PGPORT backup -b i --verbose -d postgres > $BASE_PATH/results/log_incr2 2>&1
+#pg_arman -p $TEST_PGPORT backup -b page --verbose -d postgres > $BASE_PATH/results/log_incr2 2>&1
+pg_arman -w -p $TEST_PGPORT backup -b page --verbose -d postgres > $BASE_PATH/results/log_incr2 2>&1
 
 pgbench -p $TEST_PGPORT -T $DURATION -c 10 pgbench >> $BASE_PATH/results/pgbench.log 2>&1
 
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ diff $BASE_PATH/results/dump_before.sql $BASE_PATH/results/dump_after.sql
 # incrementa backup can't find last full backup because new timeline started.
 echo "full database backup after recovery"
 psql --no-psqlrc -p $TEST_PGPORT postgres -c "checkpoint"
-#pg_arman -p $TEST_PGPORT backup -b f --verbose -d postgres > $BASE_PATH/results/log_full2 2>&1
-pg_arman -w -p $TEST_PGPORT backup -b f --verbose -d postgres > $BASE_PATH/results/log_full2 2>&1
+#pg_arman -p $TEST_PGPORT backup -b full --verbose -d postgres > $BASE_PATH/results/log_full2 2>&1
+pg_arman -w -p $TEST_PGPORT backup -b full --verbose -d postgres > $BASE_PATH/results/log_full2 2>&1
 
 # Symbolic links in $ARCLOG_PATH should be deleted.
 echo "# of symbolic links in ARCLOG_PATH"
diff --git a/validate.c b/validate.c
index 80b2c309..55267f40 100644
--- a/validate.c
+++ b/validate.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pgBackupValidate(pgBackup *backup,
 	if (!for_get_timeline)
 	{
 		if (backup->backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_FULL ||
-			backup->backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_INCREMENTAL)
+			backup->backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_DIFF_PAGE)
 			elog(INFO, "validate: %s backup and archive log files by %s",
 				 timestamp, (size_only ? "SIZE" : "CRC"));
 	}
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pgBackupValidate(pgBackup *backup,
 	if (!check)
 	{
 		if (backup->backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_FULL ||
-			backup->backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_INCREMENTAL)
+			backup->backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_DIFF_PAGE)
 		{
 			elog(LOG, "database files...");
 			pgBackupGetPath(backup, base_path, lengthof(base_path), DATABASE_DIR);
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ pgBackupValidateFiles(parray *files, const char *root, bool size_only)
 		if (interrupted)
 			elog(ERROR_INTERRUPTED, _("interrupted during validate"));
 
-		/* skipped backup while incremental backup */
+		/* skipped backup while differential backup */
 		if (file->write_size == BYTES_INVALID || !S_ISREG(file->mode))
 			continue;