diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
index f22fca732892..c351f87bc159 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
@@ -2110,8 +2110,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	check_all_ports_link_status(enabled_port_mask);
 
 	/* launch per-lcore init on every lcore */
-	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(main_loop, NULL, CALL_MASTER);
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(main_loop, NULL, CALL_INITIAL);
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		if (rte_eal_wait_lcore(lcore_id) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-graph/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-graph/main.c
index c70270c4d131..8b9f61fd8e4a 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-graph/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-graph/main.c
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ check_lcore_params(void)
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		if (lcore == rte_get_master_lcore()) {
-			printf("Error: lcore %u is master lcore\n", lcore);
+		if (lcore == rte_get_initial_lcore()) {
+			printf("Error: lcore %u is initial lcore\n", lcore);
 			return -1;
 		}
 		socketid = rte_lcore_to_socket_id(lcore);
@@ -1099,16 +1099,16 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			route_str, i);
 	}
 
-	/* Launch per-lcore init on every slave lcore */
-	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(graph_main_loop, NULL, SKIP_MASTER);
+	/* Launch per-lcore init on every worker lcore */
+	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(graph_main_loop, NULL, SKIP_INITIAL);
 
-	/* Accumulate and print stats on master until exit */
+	/* Accumulate and print stats on initial until exit */
 	if (rte_graph_has_stats_feature())
 		print_stats();
 
-	/* Wait for slave cores to exit */
+	/* Wait for worker cores to exit */
 	ret = 0;
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		ret = rte_eal_wait_lcore(lcore_id);
 		/* Destroy graph */
 		if (ret < 0 || rte_graph_destroy(
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
index 9db94ce044c2..71a60bb93a37 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ check_lcore_params(void)
 						"off\n", lcore, socketid);
 		}
 		if (app_mode == APP_MODE_TELEMETRY && lcore == rte_lcore_id()) {
-			printf("cannot enable master core %d in config for telemetry mode\n",
+			printf("cannot enable initial core %d in config for telemetry mode\n",
 				rte_lcore_id());
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -2089,7 +2089,7 @@ get_current_stat_values(uint64_t *values)
 	uint64_t app_eps = 0, app_fps = 0, app_br = 0;
 	uint64_t count = 0;
 
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		qconf = &lcore_conf[lcore_id];
 		if (qconf->n_rx_queue == 0)
 			continue;
@@ -2181,10 +2181,10 @@ launch_timer(unsigned int lcore_id)
 	RTE_SET_USED(lcore_id);
 
 
-	if (rte_get_master_lcore() != lcore_id) {
-		rte_panic("timer on lcore:%d which is not master core:%d\n",
+	if (rte_get_initial_lcore() != lcore_id) {
+		rte_panic("timer on lcore:%d which is not initial core:%d\n",
 				lcore_id,
-				rte_get_master_lcore());
+				rte_get_initial_lcore());
 	}
 
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, POWER, "Bring up the Timer\n");
@@ -2515,11 +2515,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	/* launch per-lcore init on every lcore */
 	if (app_mode == APP_MODE_LEGACY) {
-		rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(main_loop, NULL, CALL_MASTER);
+		rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(main_loop, NULL, CALL_INITIAL);
 	} else if (app_mode == APP_MODE_EMPTY_POLL) {
 		empty_poll_stop = false;
 		rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(main_empty_poll_loop, NULL,
-				SKIP_MASTER);
+				SKIP_INITIAL);
 	} else {
 		unsigned int i;
 
@@ -2535,7 +2535,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		else
 			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "failed to register metrics names");
 
-		RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+		RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 			rte_spinlock_init(&stats[lcore_id].telemetry_lock);
 		}
 		rte_timer_init(&telemetry_timer);
@@ -2543,13 +2543,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 				handle_app_stats,
 				"Returns global power stats. Parameters: None");
 		rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(main_telemetry_loop, NULL,
-						SKIP_MASTER);
+						SKIP_INITIAL);
 	}
 
 	if (app_mode == APP_MODE_EMPTY_POLL || app_mode == APP_MODE_TELEMETRY)
 		launch_timer(rte_lcore_id());
 
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		if (rte_eal_wait_lcore(lcore_id) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/main.c b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
index 24ede42903db..5ad2256e68c8 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	ret = 0;
 	/* launch per-lcore init on every lcore */
-	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(l3fwd_lkp.main_loop, NULL, CALL_MASTER);
+	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(l3fwd_lkp.main_loop, NULL, CALL_INITIAL);
 	if (evt_rsrc->enabled) {
 		for (i = 0; i < evt_rsrc->rx_adptr.nb_rx_adptr; i++)
 			rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_stop(
