diff --git a/examples/example-timecodes-v1.txt b/examples/example-timestamps-v1.txt
similarity index 97%
rename from examples/example-timecodes-v1.txt
rename to examples/example-timestamps-v1.txt
index 1ed3969e1..e7f5eb323 100644
--- a/examples/example-timecodes-v1.txt
+++ b/examples/example-timestamps-v1.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# timecode format v1
+# timestamp format v1
 
 # The very first line MUST have this format. Later formats will increase
 # the version number.
diff --git a/examples/example-timecodes-v2.txt b/examples/example-timestamps-v2.txt
similarity index 78%
rename from examples/example-timecodes-v2.txt
rename to examples/example-timestamps-v2.txt
index 931c8f9ed..079a8d6a7 100644
--- a/examples/example-timecodes-v2.txt
+++ b/examples/example-timestamps-v2.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-# timecode format v2
+# timestamp format v2
 
 # The very first line MUST have this format.
 
 # As you can see empty lines and other lines starting with '#' are ignored.
 
-# The remaining lines simply contain the timecode in ms for the following
+# The remaining lines simply contain the timestamp in ms for the following
 # frame. The number can be a floating point number, but it doesn't have to
 # be. Note that only dots ('.') are accepted as the decimal point, not
 # commas!
 
 # White spaces are ignored.
 
-# You must give at least as many timecode lines here as the track contais
+# You must give at least as many timestamp lines here as the track contais
 # frames. Otherwise mkvmerge will complain, and the results might not be
 # what you expect.