diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/ImplicitRemotingCommands.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/ImplicitRemotingCommands.cs
index b36916ce77..06a5459ad5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/ImplicitRemotingCommands.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/ImplicitRemotingCommands.cs
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands
                     Dbg.Assert(parameter.Attributes == null || parameter.Attributes.Count == 0,
                         "Attributes shouldn't get rehydrated");
 
-                    // sanitize - remove type constraint that are not whitelisted
+                    // sanitize - remove type constraint that are not allowed
                     if (!IsSafeTypeConstraint(parameter.ParameterType))
                     {
                         parameter.ParameterType = null;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostUserInterface.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostUserInterface.cs
index 3862df694e..1addb3dc5b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostUserInterface.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostUserInterface.cs
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell
 #if UNIX
                     else if (char.IsControl(keyInfo.KeyChar))
                     {
-                        // blacklist control characters
+                        // deny list control characters
                         continue;
                     }
 #endif
@@ -1785,7 +1785,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell
 
                     if (char.IsControl(keyInfo.KeyChar))
                     {
-                        // blacklist control characters
+                        // deny list control characters
                         continue;
                     }
 
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/CoreCLR/CorePsAssemblyLoadContext.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/CoreCLR/CorePsAssemblyLoadContext.cs
index bd83357807..c034d35555 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/CoreCLR/CorePsAssemblyLoadContext.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/CoreCLR/CorePsAssemblyLoadContext.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace System.Management.Automation
         //  - Value: strong name of the TPA that contains the type represented by Key.
         private readonly Dictionary<string, string> _coreClrTypeCatalog;
         private readonly Lazy<HashSet<string>> _availableDotNetAssemblyNames;
-        private readonly HashSet<string> _blackListedAssemblies = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase){
+        private readonly HashSet<string> _denyListedAssemblies = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase){
                 "System.Windows.Forms"
             };
 
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ namespace System.Management.Automation
         private bool TryFindInGAC(AssemblyName assemblyName, out string assemblyFilePath)
         {
             assemblyFilePath = null;
-            if (_blackListedAssemblies.Contains(assemblyName.Name))
+            if (_denyListedAssemblies.Contains(assemblyName.Name))
             {
                 // DotNet catches and throws a new exception with no inner exception
                 // We cannot change the message DotNet returns.