diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerBrowser.js b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerBrowser.js
index 71631f9573086..0de26739b5696 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerBrowser.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerBrowser.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import ReactVersion from 'shared/ReactVersion';
 
 import {
   createRequest,
-  startRender,
+  startWork,
   startFlowing,
   abort,
 } from 'react-server/src/ReactFizzServer';
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ function renderToReadableStream(
         signal.addEventListener('abort', listener);
       }
     }
-    startRender(request);
+    startWork(request);
   });
 }
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ function resume(
         signal.addEventListener('abort', listener);
       }
     }
-    startRender(request);
+    startWork(request);
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerBun.js b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerBun.js
index 4464b95551271..997934e1a3d1a 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerBun.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerBun.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import ReactVersion from 'shared/ReactVersion';
 
 import {
   createRequest,
-  startRender,
+  startWork,
   startFlowing,
   abort,
 } from 'react-server/src/ReactFizzServer';
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function renderToReadableStream(
         signal.addEventListener('abort', listener);
       }
     }
-    startRender(request);
+    startWork(request);
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerEdge.js b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerEdge.js
index 71631f9573086..0de26739b5696 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerEdge.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerEdge.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import ReactVersion from 'shared/ReactVersion';
 
 import {
   createRequest,
-  startRender,
+  startWork,
   startFlowing,
   abort,
 } from 'react-server/src/ReactFizzServer';
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ function renderToReadableStream(
         signal.addEventListener('abort', listener);
       }
     }
-    startRender(request);
+    startWork(request);
   });
 }
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ function resume(
         signal.addEventListener('abort', listener);
       }
     }
-    startRender(request);
+    startWork(request);
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerNode.js b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerNode.js
index c948d4f3996d8..89332ef5dc7de 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerNode.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzServerNode.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import ReactVersion from 'shared/ReactVersion';
 
 import {
   createRequest,
-  startRender,
+  startWork,
   startFlowing,
   abort,
 } from 'react-server/src/ReactFizzServer';
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function renderToPipeableStream(
 ): PipeableStream {
   const request = createRequestImpl(children, options);
   let hasStartedFlowing = false;
-  startRender(request);
+  startWork(request);
   return {
     pipe<T: Writable>(destination: T): T {
       if (hasStartedFlowing) {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ function resumeToPipeableStream(
 ): PipeableStream {
   const request = resumeRequestImpl(children, postponedState, options);
   let hasStartedFlowing = false;
-  startRender(request);
+  startWork(request);
   return {
     pipe<T: Writable>(destination: T): T {
       if (hasStartedFlowing) {
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzStaticBrowser.js b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzStaticBrowser.js
index 64c5cf4ae28fd..0e03530b2d885 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzStaticBrowser.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzStaticBrowser.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import ReactVersion from 'shared/ReactVersion';
 
 import {
   createRequest,
-  startPrerender,
+  startWork,
   startFlowing,
   abort,
   getPostponedState,
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ function prerender(
         signal.addEventListener('abort', listener);
       }
     }
-    startPrerender(request);
+    startWork(request);
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzStaticEdge.js b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzStaticEdge.js
index 64c5cf4ae28fd..0e03530b2d885 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzStaticEdge.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzStaticEdge.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import ReactVersion from 'shared/ReactVersion';
 
 import {
   createRequest,
-  startPrerender,
+  startWork,
   startFlowing,
   abort,
   getPostponedState,
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ function prerender(
         signal.addEventListener('abort', listener);
       }
     }
-    startPrerender(request);
+    startWork(request);
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzStaticNode.js b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzStaticNode.js
index ee138ef5a3f6b..d538eb9f81ce9 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzStaticNode.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMFizzStaticNode.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import ReactVersion from 'shared/ReactVersion';
 
 import {
   createRequest,
-  startPrerender,
+  startWork,
   startFlowing,
   abort,
   getPostponedState,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function prerenderToNodeStream(
         signal.addEventListener('abort', listener);
       }
     }
-    startPrerender(request);
+    startWork(request);
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMLegacyServerImpl.js b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMLegacyServerImpl.js
index 24a61cb40f68f..b08b51de19890 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMLegacyServerImpl.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMLegacyServerImpl.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import type {ReactNodeList} from 'shared/ReactTypes';
 
 import {
   createRequest,
-  startRender,
+  startWork,
   startFlowing,
   abort,
 } from 'react-server/src/ReactFizzServer';
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function renderToStringImpl(
     undefined,
     undefined,
   );
-  startRender(request);
+  startWork(request);
   // If anything suspended and is still pending, we'll abort it before writing.
   // That way we write only client-rendered boundaries from the start.
   abort(request, abortReason);
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMLegacyServerNodeStream.js b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMLegacyServerNodeStream.js
index d01b063bc421f..a3e39def4ef4c 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMLegacyServerNodeStream.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactDOMLegacyServerNodeStream.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import type {Request} from 'react-server/src/ReactFizzServer';
 
 import {
   createRequest,
-  startRender,
+  startWork,
   startFlowing,
   abort,
 } from 'react-server/src/ReactFizzServer';
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function renderToNodeStreamImpl(
     undefined,
   );
   destination.request = request;
-  startRender(request);
+  startWork(request);
   return destination;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-noop-renderer/src/ReactNoopFlightServer.js b/packages/react-noop-renderer/src/ReactNoopFlightServer.js
index 560305d539f71..9faab3cdfa110 100644
--- a/packages/react-noop-renderer/src/ReactNoopFlightServer.js
+++ b/packages/react-noop-renderer/src/ReactNoopFlightServer.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function render(model: ReactClientValue, options?: Options): Destination {
     options ? options.context : undefined,
     options ? options.identifierPrefix : undefined,
   );
-  ReactNoopFlightServer.startRender(request);
+  ReactNoopFlightServer.startWork(request);
   ReactNoopFlightServer.startFlowing(request, destination);
   return destination;
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-noop-renderer/src/ReactNoopServer.js b/packages/react-noop-renderer/src/ReactNoopServer.js
index 44c9559d1ad56..34a2dac5592a2 100644
--- a/packages/react-noop-renderer/src/ReactNoopServer.js
+++ b/packages/react-noop-renderer/src/ReactNoopServer.js
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ function render(children: React$Element<any>, options?: Options): Destination {
     options ? options.onAllReady : undefined,
     options ? options.onShellReady : undefined,
   );
-  ReactNoopServer.startRender(request);
+  ReactNoopServer.startWork(request);
   ReactNoopServer.startFlowing(request, destination);
   return destination;
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-server-dom-esm/src/ReactFlightDOMServerNode.js b/packages/react-server-dom-esm/src/ReactFlightDOMServerNode.js
index 4d44fa01a3821..def3a58478e57 100644
--- a/packages/react-server-dom-esm/src/ReactFlightDOMServerNode.js
+++ b/packages/react-server-dom-esm/src/ReactFlightDOMServerNode.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import type {ServerContextJSONValue, Thenable} from 'shared/ReactTypes';
 
 import {
   createRequest,
-  startRender,
+  startWork,
   startFlowing,
   abort,
 } from 'react-server/src/ReactFlightServer';
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function renderToPipeableStream(
     options ? options.onPostpone : undefined,
   );
   let hasStartedFlowing = false;
-  startRender(request);
+  startWork(request);
   return {
     pipe<T: Writable>(destination: T): T {
       if (hasStartedFlowing) {
diff --git a/packages/react-server-dom-fb/src/ReactDOMServerFB.js b/packages/react-server-dom-fb/src/ReactDOMServerFB.js
index 91c99cead07c5..eec7404055e26 100644
--- a/packages/react-server-dom-fb/src/ReactDOMServerFB.js
+++ b/packages/react-server-dom-fb/src/ReactDOMServerFB.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import type {BootstrapScriptDescriptor} from 'react-dom-bindings/src/server/Reac
 
 import {
   createRequest,
-  startRender,
+  startWork,
   performWork,
   startFlowing,
   abort,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function renderToStream(children: ReactNodeList, options: Options): Stream {
     undefined,
     undefined,
   );
-  startRender(request);
+  startWork(request);
   if (destination.fatal) {
     throw destination.error;
   }
diff --git a/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/ReactFlightDOMServerBrowser.js b/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/ReactFlightDOMServerBrowser.js
index b445a4be15323..08214a4182ab2 100644
--- a/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/ReactFlightDOMServerBrowser.js
+++ b/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/ReactFlightDOMServerBrowser.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import type {ServerManifest} from 'react-client/src/ReactFlightClientConfig';
 
 import {
   createRequest,
-  startRender,
+  startWork,
   startFlowing,
   abort,
 } from 'react-server/src/ReactFlightServer';
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function renderToReadableStream(
     {
       type: 'bytes',
       start: (controller): ?Promise<void> => {
-        startRender(request);
+        startWork(request);
       },
       pull: (controller): ?Promise<void> => {
         startFlowing(request, controller);
diff --git a/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/ReactFlightDOMServerEdge.js b/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/ReactFlightDOMServerEdge.js
index b445a4be15323..08214a4182ab2 100644
--- a/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/ReactFlightDOMServerEdge.js
+++ b/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/ReactFlightDOMServerEdge.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import type {ServerManifest} from 'react-client/src/ReactFlightClientConfig';
 
 import {
   createRequest,
-  startRender,
+  startWork,
   startFlowing,
   abort,
 } from 'react-server/src/ReactFlightServer';
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function renderToReadableStream(
     {
       type: 'bytes',
       start: (controller): ?Promise<void> => {
-        startRender(request);
+        startWork(request);
       },
       pull: (controller): ?Promise<void> => {
         startFlowing(request, controller);
diff --git a/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/ReactFlightDOMServerNode.js b/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/ReactFlightDOMServerNode.js
index 17dd769cdecb8..1e39d000ffef4 100644
--- a/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/ReactFlightDOMServerNode.js
+++ b/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/ReactFlightDOMServerNode.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import type {ServerContextJSONValue, Thenable} from 'shared/ReactTypes';
 
 import {
   createRequest,
-  startRender,
+  startWork,
   startFlowing,
   abort,
 } from 'react-server/src/ReactFlightServer';
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function renderToPipeableStream(
     options ? options.onPostpone : undefined,
   );
   let hasStartedFlowing = false;
-  startRender(request);
+  startWork(request);
   return {
     pipe<T: Writable>(destination: T): T {
       if (hasStartedFlowing) {
diff --git a/packages/react-server/src/ReactFizzServer.js b/packages/react-server/src/ReactFizzServer.js
index a188e9807373d..04e9da639a49e 100644
--- a/packages/react-server/src/ReactFizzServer.js
+++ b/packages/react-server/src/ReactFizzServer.js
@@ -2751,7 +2751,7 @@ function flushCompletedQueues(
   }
 }
 
-export function startRender(request: Request): void {
+export function startWork(request: Request): void {
   request.flushScheduled = request.destination !== null;
   if (supportsRequestStorage) {
     scheduleWork(() => requestStorage.run(request, performWork, request));
@@ -2760,10 +2760,10 @@ export function startRender(request: Request): void {
   }
 }
 
-export function startPrerender(request: Request): void {
+export function startPrerenderWork(request: Request): void {
   // Start tracking postponed holes during this render.
   request.trackedPostpones = {workingMap: new Map(), root: []};
-  startRender(request);
+  startWork(request);
 }
 
 function enqueueFlush(request: Request): void {
diff --git a/packages/react-server/src/ReactFlightServer.js b/packages/react-server/src/ReactFlightServer.js
index 515b6aa870613..cb62cd0cb1f40 100644
--- a/packages/react-server/src/ReactFlightServer.js
+++ b/packages/react-server/src/ReactFlightServer.js
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ function flushCompletedChunks(
   }
 }
 
-export function startRender(request: Request): void {
+export function startWork(request: Request): void {
   request.flushScheduled = request.destination !== null;
   if (supportsRequestStorage) {
     scheduleWork(() => requestStorage.run(request, performWork, request));