diff --git a/term.go b/term.go
index 2bf55d0..644cc4f 100644
--- a/term.go
+++ b/term.go
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ type Terminal struct {
 		ctrlPressed  bool
 		altPressed   bool
 	}
-	newLineMode        bool // new line mode or line feed mode
-	bracketedPasteMode bool
-	state              *parseState
-	blinking           bool
-	printData          []byte
-	printer            Printer
-	cmd                *exec.Cmd
-	middleware         Middleware
+	newLineMode            bool // new line mode or line feed mode
+	bracketedPasteMode     bool
+	state                  *parseState
+	blinking               bool
+	printData              []byte
+	printer                Printer
+	cmd                    *exec.Cmd
+	readWriterConfigurator ReadWriterConfigurator
 }
 
 // Printer is used for spooling print data when its received.
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ func (t *Terminal) open() error {
 	}
 
 	t.in, t.out = in, out
-	if t.middleware != nil {
-		t.out, t.in = t.middleware.SetupMiddleware(out, in)
+	if t.readWriterConfigurator != nil {
+		t.out, t.in = t.readWriterConfigurator.SetupReadWriter(out, in)
 	}
 
 	t.pty = pty
@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@ func (t *Terminal) RunWithConnection(in io.WriteCloser, out io.Reader) error {
 		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 50)
 	}
 	t.in, t.out = in, out
-	if t.middleware != nil {
-		t.out, t.in = t.middleware.SetupMiddleware(out, in)
+	if t.readWriterConfigurator != nil {
+		t.out, t.in = t.readWriterConfigurator.SetupReadWriter(out, in)
 	}
 
 	t.run()
@@ -505,19 +505,19 @@ func (t *Terminal) DragEnd() {
 	t.selecting = false
 }
 
-// SetMiddleware sets the middleware function that will be used when creating a new terminal.
-// The middleware function is responsible for setting up the I/O readers and writers.
-func (t *Terminal) SetMiddleware(mw Middleware) {
-	t.middleware = mw
+// SetReadWriter sets the readWriterConfigurator function that will be used when creating a new terminal.
+// The readWriterConfigurator function is responsible for setting up the I/O readers and writers.
+func (t *Terminal) SetReadWriter(mw ReadWriterConfigurator) {
+	t.readWriterConfigurator = mw
 }
 
-// Middleware is an interface that defines the methods required to set up
+// ReadWriterConfigurator is an interface that defines the methods required to set up
 // the input (reader) and output (writer) streams for the terminal.
 // Implementations of this interface can modify or wrap the reader and writer.
-type Middleware interface {
-	// SetupMiddleware configures the input and output streams for the terminal.
+type ReadWriterConfigurator interface {
+	// SetupReadWriter configures the input and output streams for the terminal.
 	// It takes an input reader (r) and an output writer (w) as arguments.
 	// The function returns a possibly modified reader and writer that
 	// the terminal will use for I/O operations.
-	SetupMiddleware(r io.Reader, w io.WriteCloser) (io.Reader, io.WriteCloser)
+	SetupReadWriter(r io.Reader, w io.WriteCloser) (io.Reader, io.WriteCloser)
 }