diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/models.py b/django/contrib/auth/models.py
index 04e68aa48d..0aa1c188e6 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/models.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/models.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class User(models.Model):
     def check_password(self, raw_password):
         """
         Returns a boolean of whether the raw_password was correct. Handles
-        encryption formats behind the scenes.
+        hashing formats behind the scenes.
         """
         # Backwards-compatibility check. Older passwords won't include the
         # algorithm or salt.
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/utils.py b/django/contrib/auth/utils.py
index 57c693f879..520c25e3c8 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/utils.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/utils.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def get_random_string(length=12, allowed_chars='abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEF
 def check_password(raw_password, enc_password):
     """
     Returns a boolean of whether the raw_password was correct. Handles
-    encryption formats behind the scenes.
+    hashing formats behind the scenes.
     """
     parts = enc_password.split('$')
     if len(parts) != 3:
diff --git a/django/forms/forms.py b/django/forms/forms.py
index 48378367a1..1400be3014 100644
--- a/django/forms/forms.py
+++ b/django/forms/forms.py
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class BaseForm(StrAndUnicode):
 
     def is_multipart(self):
         """
-        Returns True if the form needs to be multipart-encrypted, i.e. it has
+        Returns True if the form needs to be multipart-encoded, i.e. it has
         FileInput. Otherwise, False.
         """
         for field in self.fields.values():
diff --git a/django/forms/formsets.py b/django/forms/formsets.py
index 186f034a24..9cdd05198c 100644
--- a/django/forms/formsets.py
+++ b/django/forms/formsets.py
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class BaseFormSet(StrAndUnicode):
 
     def is_multipart(self):
         """
-        Returns True if the formset needs to be multipart-encrypted, i.e. it
+        Returns True if the formset needs to be multipart, i.e. it
         has FileInput. Otherwise, False.
         """
         return self.forms and self.forms[0].is_multipart()
diff --git a/django/forms/widgets.py b/django/forms/widgets.py
index 1c16f288a9..5b50f37b67 100644
--- a/django/forms/widgets.py
+++ b/django/forms/widgets.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class MediaDefiningClass(type):
 class Widget(object):
     __metaclass__ = MediaDefiningClass
     is_hidden = False          # Determines whether this corresponds to an <input type="hidden">.
-    needs_multipart_form = False # Determines does this widget need multipart-encrypted form
+    needs_multipart_form = False # Determines does this widget need multipart form
     is_localized = False
     is_required = False