diff --git a/core/modules/forum/forum.install b/core/modules/forum/forum.install
index 1bc6915..2636f7b 100644
--- a/core/modules/forum/forum.install
+++ b/core/modules/forum/forum.install
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function forum_install() {
   // Set the weight of the forum.module to 1 so it is loaded after the taxonomy.module.
   module_set_weight('forum', 1);
   // Forum topics are published by default, but do not have any other default
-  // options set (for example, they are not promoted to the front page).
+  // options set (for example, they are not promoted by default).
   // @todo Convert to default module configuration, once Node module's content
   //   types are converted.
   variable_set('node_options_forum', array('status'));
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Core/Entity/Node.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Core/Entity/Node.php
index c4d8109..2cfca09 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Core/Entity/Node.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Core/Entity/Node.php
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ class Node extends EntityNG implements ContentEntityInterface {
   /**
    * The node promotion status.
    *
-   * Promoted nodes should be displayed on the front page of the site. The value
-   * is either NODE_PROMOTED or NODE_NOT_PROMOTED.
+   * Promoted nodes are displayed in certain listings of promoted content, e.g.
+   * on the default front page. The status is either NODE_PROMOTED or
+   * NODE_NOT_PROMOTED.
    *
    * @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\Field\FieldInterface
    */
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.api.php b/core/modules/node/node.api.php
index 5854170..4d7ef3f 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.api.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.api.php
@@ -432,12 +432,12 @@ function hook_node_operations() {
       'callback arguments' => array('updates' => array('status' => NODE_NOT_PUBLISHED)),
     ),
     'promote' => array(
-      'label' => t('Promote selected content to front page'),
+      'label' => t('Promote selected content'),
       'callback' => 'node_mass_update',
       'callback arguments' => array('updates' => array('status' => NODE_PUBLISHED, 'promote' => NODE_PROMOTED)),
     ),
     'demote' => array(
-      'label' => t('Demote selected content from front page'),
+      'label' => t('Demote selected content'),
       'callback' => 'node_mass_update',
       'callback arguments' => array('updates' => array('promote' => NODE_NOT_PROMOTED)),
     ),
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.install b/core/modules/node/node.install
index b0735d3..bae2c14 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.install
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.install
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function node_schema() {
         'default' => 0,
       ),
       'promote' => array(
-        'description' => 'Boolean indicating whether the node should be displayed on the front page.',
+        'description' => 'Boolean indicating whether the node should be displayed in promoted listings.',
         'type' => 'int',
         'not null' => TRUE,
         'default' => 0,