diff --git a/src/libexpr/flake/flake.cc b/src/libexpr/flake/flake.cc
index 9f3b58909..6e3fa41f7 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/flake/flake.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/flake/flake.cc
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ LockedFlake lockFlake(
                            this input. */
                         debug("creating new input '%s'", inputPathS);
 
-                        if (!lockFlags.allowMutable && !input.ref->input.isImmutable())
+                        if (!lockFlags.allowMutable && !input.ref->input.isLocked())
                             throw Error("cannot update flake input '%s' in pure mode", inputPathS);
 
                         if (input.isFlake) {
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ LockedFlake lockFlake(
                            now. Corner case: we could have reverted from a
                            dirty to a clean tree! */
                         if (flake.lockedRef.input == prevLockedRef.input
-                            && !flake.lockedRef.input.isImmutable())
+                            && !flake.lockedRef.input.isLocked())
                             throw Error("'%s' did not change after I updated its 'flake.lock' file; is 'flake.lock' under version control?", flake.originalRef);
                     }
                 } else
@@ -709,8 +709,8 @@ static void prim_getFlake(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Va
 
     string flakeRefS(state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos));
     auto flakeRef = parseFlakeRef(flakeRefS, {}, true);
-    if (evalSettings.pureEval && !flakeRef.input.isImmutable())
-        throw Error("cannot call 'getFlake' on mutable flake reference '%s', at %s (use --impure to override)", flakeRefS, pos);
+    if (evalSettings.pureEval && !flakeRef.input.isLocked())
+        throw Error("cannot call 'getFlake' on unlocked flake reference '%s', at %s (use --impure to override)", flakeRefS, pos);
 
     callFlake(state,
         lockFlake(state, flakeRef,
diff --git a/src/libexpr/flake/lockfile.cc b/src/libexpr/flake/lockfile.cc
index fda340789..60b52d578 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/flake/lockfile.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/flake/lockfile.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ LockedNode::LockedNode(const nlohmann::json & json)
     , originalRef(getFlakeRef(json, "original", nullptr))
     , isFlake(json.find("flake") != json.end() ? (bool) json["flake"] : true)
 {
-    if (!lockedRef.input.isImmutable())
+    if (!lockedRef.input.isLocked())
         throw Error("lockfile contains mutable lock '%s'",
             fetchers::attrsToJSON(lockedRef.input.toAttrs()));
 }
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ bool LockFile::isImmutable() const
     for (auto & i : nodes) {
         if (i == root) continue;
         auto lockedNode = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<const LockedNode>(i);
-        if (lockedNode && !lockedNode->lockedRef.input.isImmutable()) return false;
+        if (lockedNode && !lockedNode->lockedRef.input.isLocked()) return false;
     }
 
     return true;
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops/fetchTree.cc b/src/libexpr/primops/fetchTree.cc
index d09e2d9e1..7496104b6 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops/fetchTree.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops/fetchTree.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void emitTreeAttrs(
     bool emptyRevFallback,
     bool forceDirty)
 {
-    assert(input.isImmutable());
+    assert(input.isLocked());
 
     auto attrs = state.buildBindings(8);
 
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ static void fetchTree(
     if (!evalSettings.pureEval && !input.isDirect())
         input = lookupInRegistries(state.store, input).first;
 
-    if (evalSettings.pureEval && !input.isImmutable())
-        throw Error("in pure evaluation mode, 'fetchTree' requires an immutable input, at %s", pos);
+    if (evalSettings.pureEval && !input.isLocked())
+        throw Error("in pure evaluation mode, 'fetchTree' requires a locked input, at %s", pos);
 
     auto [tree, input2] = input.fetch(state.store);
 
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/cache.cc b/src/libfetchers/cache.cc
index 34ff6f85b..0c8ecac9d 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/cache.cc
+++ b/src/libfetchers/cache.cc
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ struct CacheImpl : Cache
         const Attrs & inAttrs,
         const Attrs & infoAttrs,
         const StorePath & storePath,
-        bool immutable) override
+        bool locked) override
     {
         _state.lock()->add.use()
             (attrsToJSON(inAttrs).dump())
             (attrsToJSON(infoAttrs).dump())
             (store->printStorePath(storePath))
-            (immutable)
+            (locked)
             (time(0)).exec();
     }
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct CacheImpl : Cache
 
         auto infoJSON = stmt.getStr(0);
         auto storePath = store->parseStorePath(stmt.getStr(1));
-        auto immutable = stmt.getInt(2) != 0;
+        auto locked = stmt.getInt(2) != 0;
         auto timestamp = stmt.getInt(3);
 
         store->addTempRoot(storePath);
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ struct CacheImpl : Cache
             inAttrsJSON, infoJSON, store->printStorePath(storePath));
 
         return Result {
-            .expired = !immutable && (settings.tarballTtl.get() == 0 || timestamp + settings.tarballTtl < time(0)),
+            .expired = !locked && (settings.tarballTtl.get() == 0 || timestamp + settings.tarballTtl < time(0)),
             .infoAttrs = jsonToAttrs(nlohmann::json::parse(infoJSON)),
             .storePath = std::move(storePath)
         };
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/cache.hh b/src/libfetchers/cache.hh
index 3db4f081c..3763ee2a6 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/cache.hh
+++ b/src/libfetchers/cache.hh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct Cache
         const Attrs & inAttrs,
         const Attrs & infoAttrs,
         const StorePath & storePath,
-        bool immutable) = 0;
+        bool locked) = 0;
 
     virtual std::optional<std::pair<Attrs, StorePath>> lookup(
         ref<Store> store,
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/fetchers.cc b/src/libfetchers/fetchers.cc
index c06ccb929..976f40d3b 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/fetchers.cc
+++ b/src/libfetchers/fetchers.cc
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ static void fixupInput(Input & input)
     input.getType();
     input.getRef();
     if (input.getRev())
-        input.immutable = true;
+        input.locked = true;
     input.getRevCount();
     input.getLastModified();
     if (input.getNarHash())
-        input.immutable = true;
+        input.locked = true;
 }
 
 Input Input::fromURL(const ParsedURL & url)
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ std::pair<Tree, Input> Input::fetch(ref<Store> store) const
                 input.to_string(), *prevRevCount);
     }
 
-    input.immutable = true;
+    input.locked = true;
 
     assert(input.hasAllInfo());
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ StorePath Input::computeStorePath(Store & store) const
 {
     auto narHash = getNarHash();
     if (!narHash)
-        throw Error("cannot compute store path for mutable input '%s'", to_string());
+        throw Error("cannot compute store path for unlocked input '%s'", to_string());
     return store.makeFixedOutputPath(FileIngestionMethod::Recursive, *narHash, getName());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/fetchers.hh b/src/libfetchers/fetchers.hh
index 2836af5fa..bc9a76b0b 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/fetchers.hh
+++ b/src/libfetchers/fetchers.hh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct Input
 
     std::shared_ptr<InputScheme> scheme; // note: can be null
     Attrs attrs;
-    bool immutable = false;
+    bool locked = false;
     bool direct = true;
 
     /* path of the parent of this input, used for relative path resolution */
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ public:
        one that goes through a registry. */
     bool isDirect() const { return direct; }
 
-    /* Check whether this is an "immutable" input, that is,
+    /* Check whether this is a "locked" input, that is,
        one that contains a commit hash or content hash. */
-    bool isImmutable() const { return immutable; }
+    bool isLocked() const { return locked; }
 
     bool hasAllInfo() const;
 
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ public:
 
     bool contains(const Input & other) const;
 
+    /* Fetch the input into the Nix store, returning the location in
+       the Nix store and the locked input. */
     std::pair<Tree, Input> fetch(ref<Store> store) const;
 
     Input applyOverrides(
@@ -146,14 +148,14 @@ DownloadFileResult downloadFile(
     ref<Store> store,
     const std::string & url,
     const std::string & name,
-    bool immutable,
+    bool locked,
     const Headers & headers = {});
 
 std::pair<Tree, time_t> downloadTarball(
     ref<Store> store,
     const std::string & url,
     const std::string & name,
-    bool immutable,
+    bool locked,
     const Headers & headers = {});
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/git.cc b/src/libfetchers/git.cc
index c3f0f8c8f..7f65c1533 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/git.cc
+++ b/src/libfetchers/git.cc
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ struct GitInputScheme : InputScheme
         if (submodules) cacheType += "-submodules";
         if (allRefs) cacheType += "-all-refs";
 
-        auto getImmutableAttrs = [&]()
+        auto getLockedAttrs = [&]()
         {
             return Attrs({
                 {"type", cacheType},
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ struct GitInputScheme : InputScheme
         };
 
         if (input.getRev()) {
-            if (auto res = getCache()->lookup(store, getImmutableAttrs()))
+            if (auto res = getCache()->lookup(store, getLockedAttrs()))
                 return makeResult(res->first, std::move(res->second));
         }
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ struct GitInputScheme : InputScheme
 
         if (!input.getRef()) input.attrs.insert_or_assign("ref", isLocal ? readHead(actualUrl) : "master");
 
-        Attrs mutableAttrs({
+        Attrs unlockedAttrs({
             {"type", cacheType},
             {"name", name},
             {"url", actualUrl},
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ struct GitInputScheme : InputScheme
 
         } else {
 
-            if (auto res = getCache()->lookup(store, mutableAttrs)) {
+            if (auto res = getCache()->lookup(store, unlockedAttrs)) {
                 auto rev2 = Hash::parseAny(getStrAttr(res->first, "rev"), htSHA1);
                 if (!input.getRev() || input.getRev() == rev2) {
                     input.attrs.insert_or_assign("rev", rev2.gitRev());
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ struct GitInputScheme : InputScheme
 
         /* Now that we know the ref, check again whether we have it in
            the store. */
-        if (auto res = getCache()->lookup(store, getImmutableAttrs()))
+        if (auto res = getCache()->lookup(store, getLockedAttrs()))
             return makeResult(res->first, std::move(res->second));
 
         Path tmpDir = createTempDir();
@@ -476,14 +476,14 @@ struct GitInputScheme : InputScheme
         if (!_input.getRev())
             getCache()->add(
                 store,
-                mutableAttrs,
+                unlockedAttrs,
                 infoAttrs,
                 storePath,
                 false);
 
         getCache()->add(
             store,
-            getImmutableAttrs(),
+            getLockedAttrs(),
             infoAttrs,
             storePath,
             true);
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/github.cc b/src/libfetchers/github.cc
index 2b3705b1b..70622bf79 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/github.cc
+++ b/src/libfetchers/github.cc
@@ -193,12 +193,12 @@ struct GitArchiveInputScheme : InputScheme
         input.attrs.erase("ref");
         input.attrs.insert_or_assign("rev", rev->gitRev());
 
-        Attrs immutableAttrs({
+        Attrs lockedAttrs({
             {"type", "git-tarball"},
             {"rev", rev->gitRev()},
         });
 
-        if (auto res = getCache()->lookup(store, immutableAttrs)) {
+        if (auto res = getCache()->lookup(store, lockedAttrs)) {
             input.attrs.insert_or_assign("lastModified", getIntAttr(res->first, "lastModified"));
             return {std::move(res->second), input};
         }
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ struct GitArchiveInputScheme : InputScheme
 
         getCache()->add(
             store,
-            immutableAttrs,
+            lockedAttrs,
             {
                 {"rev", rev->gitRev()},
                 {"lastModified", uint64_t(lastModified)}
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/mercurial.cc b/src/libfetchers/mercurial.cc
index 5123bcda4..798369c7a 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/mercurial.cc
+++ b/src/libfetchers/mercurial.cc
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ struct MercurialInputScheme : InputScheme
 
         if (!input.getRef()) input.attrs.insert_or_assign("ref", "default");
 
-        auto getImmutableAttrs = [&]()
+        auto getLockedAttrs = [&]()
         {
             return Attrs({
                 {"type", "hg"},
@@ -218,20 +218,20 @@ struct MercurialInputScheme : InputScheme
         };
 
         if (input.getRev()) {
-            if (auto res = getCache()->lookup(store, getImmutableAttrs()))
+            if (auto res = getCache()->lookup(store, getLockedAttrs()))
                 return makeResult(res->first, std::move(res->second));
         }
 
         auto revOrRef = input.getRev() ? input.getRev()->gitRev() : *input.getRef();
 
-        Attrs mutableAttrs({
+        Attrs unlockedAttrs({
             {"type", "hg"},
             {"name", name},
             {"url", actualUrl},
             {"ref", *input.getRef()},
         });
 
-        if (auto res = getCache()->lookup(store, mutableAttrs)) {
+        if (auto res = getCache()->lookup(store, unlockedAttrs)) {
             auto rev2 = Hash::parseAny(getStrAttr(res->first, "rev"), htSHA1);
             if (!input.getRev() || input.getRev() == rev2) {
                 input.attrs.insert_or_assign("rev", rev2.gitRev());
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ struct MercurialInputScheme : InputScheme
         auto revCount = std::stoull(tokens[1]);
         input.attrs.insert_or_assign("ref", tokens[2]);
 
-        if (auto res = getCache()->lookup(store, getImmutableAttrs()))
+        if (auto res = getCache()->lookup(store, getLockedAttrs()))
             return makeResult(res->first, std::move(res->second));
 
         Path tmpDir = createTempDir();
@@ -297,14 +297,14 @@ struct MercurialInputScheme : InputScheme
         if (!_input.getRev())
             getCache()->add(
                 store,
-                mutableAttrs,
+                unlockedAttrs,
                 infoAttrs,
                 storePath,
                 false);
 
         getCache()->add(
             store,
-            getImmutableAttrs(),
+            getLockedAttrs(),
             infoAttrs,
             storePath,
             true);
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/tarball.cc b/src/libfetchers/tarball.cc
index 74c8097ff..dde0ad761 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/tarball.cc
+++ b/src/libfetchers/tarball.cc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ DownloadFileResult downloadFile(
     ref<Store> store,
     const std::string & url,
     const std::string & name,
-    bool immutable,
+    bool locked,
     const Headers & headers)
 {
     // FIXME: check store
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ DownloadFileResult downloadFile(
         inAttrs,
         infoAttrs,
         *storePath,
-        immutable);
+        locked);
 
     if (url != res.effectiveUri)
         getCache()->add(
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ DownloadFileResult downloadFile(
             },
             infoAttrs,
             *storePath,
-            immutable);
+            locked);
 
     return {
         .storePath = std::move(*storePath),
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ std::pair<Tree, time_t> downloadTarball(
     ref<Store> store,
     const std::string & url,
     const std::string & name,
-    bool immutable,
+    bool locked,
     const Headers & headers)
 {
     Attrs inAttrs({
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ std::pair<Tree, time_t> downloadTarball(
             getIntAttr(cached->infoAttrs, "lastModified")
         };
 
-    auto res = downloadFile(store, url, name, immutable, headers);
+    auto res = downloadFile(store, url, name, locked, headers);
 
     std::optional<StorePath> unpackedStorePath;
     time_t lastModified;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ std::pair<Tree, time_t> downloadTarball(
         inAttrs,
         infoAttrs,
         *unpackedStorePath,
-        immutable);
+        locked);
 
     return {
         Tree { .actualPath = store->toRealPath(*unpackedStorePath), .storePath = std::move(*unpackedStorePath) },
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ struct TarballInputScheme : InputScheme
 
         Input input;
         input.attrs = attrs;
-        //input.immutable = (bool) maybeGetStrAttr(input.attrs, "hash");
+        //input.locked = (bool) maybeGetStrAttr(input.attrs, "hash");
         return input;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/nix/profile.cc b/src/nix/profile.cc
index 508cbd336..0e8dc4380 100644
--- a/src/nix/profile.cc
+++ b/src/nix/profile.cc
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ struct CmdProfileUpgrade : virtual SourceExprCommand, MixDefaultProfile, MixProf
         for (size_t i = 0; i < manifest.elements.size(); ++i) {
             auto & element(manifest.elements[i]);
             if (element.source
-                && !element.source->originalRef.input.isImmutable()
+                && !element.source->originalRef.input.isLocked()
                 && matches(*store, element, i, matchers))
             {
                 upgradedCount++;
diff --git a/src/nix/repl.cc b/src/nix/repl.cc
index 60454471d..575eb0c4c 100644
--- a/src/nix/repl.cc
+++ b/src/nix/repl.cc
@@ -627,8 +627,8 @@ void NixRepl::loadFlake(const std::string & flakeRefS)
         throw Error("cannot use ':load-flake' without a path specified. (Use '.' for the current working directory.)");
 
     auto flakeRef = parseFlakeRef(flakeRefS, absPath("."), true);
-    if (evalSettings.pureEval && !flakeRef.input.isImmutable())
-        throw Error("cannot use ':load-flake' on mutable flake reference '%s' (use --impure to override)", flakeRefS);
+    if (evalSettings.pureEval && !flakeRef.input.isLocked())
+        throw Error("cannot use ':load-flake' on locked flake reference '%s' (use --impure to override)", flakeRefS);
 
     Value v;