diff --git a/config/arm/arm64_armada_linux_gcc b/config/arm/arm64_armada_linux_gcc
index fa40c0398..52c5f4476 100644
--- a/config/arm/arm64_armada_linux_gcc
+++ b/config/arm/arm64_armada_linux_gcc
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ cpu = 'armv8-a'
 endian = 'little'
 
 [properties]
-implementor_id = '0x56'
+implementer_id = '0x56'
diff --git a/config/arm/arm64_armv8_linux_gcc b/config/arm/arm64_armv8_linux_gcc
index 88f0ff9da..13ee8b223 100644
--- a/config/arm/arm64_armv8_linux_gcc
+++ b/config/arm/arm64_armv8_linux_gcc
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ cpu = 'armv8-a'
 endian = 'little'
 
 [properties]
-implementor_id = 'generic'
+implementer_id = 'generic'
 
-# Valid options for Arm's implementor_pn:
-# 'default': valid for all armv8-a architectures (default value)
+# Valid options for Arm's part_number:
+# 'generic': valid for all armv8-a architectures (default value)
 # '0xd03':   cortex-a53
 # '0xd04':   cortex-a35
 # '0xd05':   cortex-a55
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ implementor_id = 'generic'
 # '0xd09':   cortex-a73
 # '0xd0a':   cortex-a75
 # '0xd0b':   cortex-a76
-implementor_pn = 'default'
+part_number = 'generic'
diff --git a/config/arm/arm64_bluefield_linux_gcc b/config/arm/arm64_bluefield_linux_gcc
index 86797d23c..b79389d85 100644
--- a/config/arm/arm64_bluefield_linux_gcc
+++ b/config/arm/arm64_bluefield_linux_gcc
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ cpu = 'armv8-a'
 endian = 'little'
 
 [properties]
-implementor_id = '0x41'
-implementor_pn = '0xd08'
+implementer_id = '0x41'
+part_number = '0xd08'
diff --git a/config/arm/arm64_dpaa_linux_gcc b/config/arm/arm64_dpaa_linux_gcc
index 1a4682154..573ae7e42 100644
--- a/config/arm/arm64_dpaa_linux_gcc
+++ b/config/arm/arm64_dpaa_linux_gcc
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ cpu = 'armv8-a'
 endian = 'little'
 
 [properties]
-implementor_id = 'dpaa'
+implementer_id = 'dpaa'
diff --git a/config/arm/arm64_emag_linux_gcc b/config/arm/arm64_emag_linux_gcc
index 8edcd3e97..24f3d533e 100644
--- a/config/arm/arm64_emag_linux_gcc
+++ b/config/arm/arm64_emag_linux_gcc
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ cpu = 'armv8-a'
 endian = 'little'
 
 [properties]
-implementor_id = '0x50'
+implementer_id = '0x50'
diff --git a/config/arm/arm64_n1sdp_linux_gcc b/config/arm/arm64_n1sdp_linux_gcc
index 022e06303..6fb3f02ea 100644
--- a/config/arm/arm64_n1sdp_linux_gcc
+++ b/config/arm/arm64_n1sdp_linux_gcc
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ cpu = 'armv8-a'
 endian = 'little'
 
 [properties]
-implementor_id = '0x41'
-implementor_pn = '0xd0c'
+implementer_id = '0x41'
+part_number = '0xd0c'
diff --git a/config/arm/arm64_octeontx2_linux_gcc b/config/arm/arm64_octeontx2_linux_gcc
index 365bd7cbd..ac1042806 100644
--- a/config/arm/arm64_octeontx2_linux_gcc
+++ b/config/arm/arm64_octeontx2_linux_gcc
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ cpu = 'armv8-a'
 endian = 'little'
 
 [properties]
-implementor_id = '0x43'
-implementor_pn = '0xb2'
+implementer_id = '0x43'
+part_number = '0xb2'
diff --git a/config/arm/arm64_stingray_linux_gcc b/config/arm/arm64_stingray_linux_gcc
index 86797d23c..b79389d85 100644
--- a/config/arm/arm64_stingray_linux_gcc
+++ b/config/arm/arm64_stingray_linux_gcc
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ cpu = 'armv8-a'
 endian = 'little'
 
 [properties]
-implementor_id = '0x41'
-implementor_pn = '0xd08'
+implementer_id = '0x41'
+part_number = '0xd08'
diff --git a/config/arm/arm64_thunderx2_linux_gcc b/config/arm/arm64_thunderx2_linux_gcc
index 2b41acc61..dd257745e 100644
--- a/config/arm/arm64_thunderx2_linux_gcc
+++ b/config/arm/arm64_thunderx2_linux_gcc
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ cpu = 'armv8-a'
 endian = 'little'
 
 [properties]
-implementor_id = '0x43'
-implementor_pn = '0xaf'
+implementer_id = '0x43'
+part_number = '0xaf'
diff --git a/config/arm/arm64_thunderx_linux_gcc b/config/arm/arm64_thunderx_linux_gcc
index 6572ab615..670764437 100644
--- a/config/arm/arm64_thunderx_linux_gcc
+++ b/config/arm/arm64_thunderx_linux_gcc
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ cpu = 'armv8-a'
 endian = 'little'
 
 [properties]
-implementor_id = '0x43'
+implementer_id = '0x43'
diff --git a/config/arm/meson.build b/config/arm/meson.build
index d4066ade8..7fe0f3f3c 100644
--- a/config/arm/meson.build
+++ b/config/arm/meson.build
@@ -29,58 +29,58 @@ flags_common_default = [
 	['RTE_ARM_USE_WFE', false],
 ]
 
-flags_generic = [
+flags_implementer_generic = [
 	['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
 	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 256],
 	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
 	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 128]]
-flags_arm = [
+flags_implementer_arm = [
 	['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
 	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16],
 	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
 	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64]]
-flags_cavium = [
+flags_implementer_cavium = [
 	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 128],
 	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 2],
 	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 96],
 	['RTE_MAX_VFIO_GROUPS', 128]]
-flags_dpaa = [
+flags_implementer_dpaa = [
 	['RTE_MACHINE', '"dpaa"'],
 	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
 	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
 	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1],
 	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16],
 	['RTE_LIBRTE_DPAA2_USE_PHYS_IOVA', false]]
-flags_emag = [
+flags_implementer_emag = [
 	['RTE_MACHINE', '"emag"'],
 	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
 	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1],
 	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 32]]
-flags_armada = [
+flags_implementer_armada = [
 	['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
 	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
 	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1],
 	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16]]
 
-flags_default_extra = []
-flags_thunderx_extra = [
+flags_part_number_default = []
+flags_part_number_thunderx = [
 	['RTE_MACHINE', '"thunderx"'],
 	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', false]]
-flags_thunderx2_extra = [
+flags_part_number_thunderx2 = [
 	['RTE_MACHINE', '"thunderx2"'],
 	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
 	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 2],
 	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 256],
 	['RTE_ARM_FEATURE_ATOMICS', true],
 	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true]]
-flags_octeontx2_extra = [
+flags_part_number_octeontx2 = [
 	['RTE_MACHINE', '"octeontx2"'],
 	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1],
 	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 36],
 	['RTE_ARM_FEATURE_ATOMICS', true],
 	['RTE_EAL_IGB_UIO', false],
 	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true]]
-flags_n1generic_extra = [
+flags_part_number_n1generic = [
 	['RTE_MACHINE', '"neoverse-n1"'],
 	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 64],
 	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ flags_n1generic_extra = [
 	['RTE_EAL_NUMA_AWARE_HUGEPAGES', false],
 	['RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST_NUMA', false]]
 
-machine_args_generic = [
-	['default', ['-march=armv8-a+crc', '-moutline-atomics']],
+part_number_config_arm = [
+	['generic', ['-march=armv8-a+crc', '-moutline-atomics']],
 	['native', ['-march=native']],
 	['0xd03', ['-mcpu=cortex-a53']],
 	['0xd04', ['-mcpu=cortex-a35']],
@@ -101,36 +101,36 @@ machine_args_generic = [
 	['0xd09', ['-mcpu=cortex-a73']],
 	['0xd0a', ['-mcpu=cortex-a75']],
 	['0xd0b', ['-mcpu=cortex-a76']],
-	['0xd0c', ['-march=armv8.2-a+crypto', '-mcpu=neoverse-n1'], flags_n1generic_extra]]
+	['0xd0c', ['-march=armv8.2-a+crypto', '-mcpu=neoverse-n1'], flags_part_number_n1generic]]
 
-machine_args_cavium = [
-	['default', ['-march=armv8-a+crc+crypto','-mcpu=thunderx']],
+part_number_config_cavium = [
+	['generic', ['-march=armv8-a+crc+crypto','-mcpu=thunderx']],
 	['native', ['-march=native']],
-	['0xa1', ['-mcpu=thunderxt88'], flags_thunderx_extra],
-	['0xa2', ['-mcpu=thunderxt81'], flags_thunderx_extra],
-	['0xa3', ['-mcpu=thunderxt83'], flags_thunderx_extra],
-	['0xaf', ['-march=armv8.1-a+crc+crypto','-mcpu=thunderx2t99'], flags_thunderx2_extra],
-	['0xb2', ['-march=armv8.2-a+crc+crypto+lse','-mcpu=octeontx2'], flags_octeontx2_extra]]
-
-machine_args_emag = [
-	['default', ['-march=armv8-a+crc+crypto', '-mtune=emag']],
+	['0xa1', ['-mcpu=thunderxt88'], flags_part_number_thunderx],
+	['0xa2', ['-mcpu=thunderxt81'], flags_part_number_thunderx],
+	['0xa3', ['-mcpu=thunderxt83'], flags_part_number_thunderx],
+	['0xaf', ['-march=armv8.1-a+crc+crypto','-mcpu=thunderx2t99'], flags_part_number_thunderx2],
+	['0xb2', ['-march=armv8.2-a+crc+crypto+lse','-mcpu=octeontx2'], flags_part_number_octeontx2]]
+
+part_number_config_emag = [
+	['generic', ['-march=armv8-a+crc+crypto', '-mtune=emag']],
 	['native', ['-march=native']]]
 
 ## Arm implementer ID (ARM DDI 0487C.a, Section G7.2.106, Page G7-5321)
-impl_generic = ['Generic armv8', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
-impl_0x41 = ['Arm', flags_arm, machine_args_generic]
-impl_0x42 = ['Broadcom', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
-impl_0x43 = ['Cavium', flags_cavium, machine_args_cavium]
-impl_0x44 = ['DEC', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
-impl_0x49 = ['Infineon', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
-impl_0x4d = ['Motorola', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
-impl_0x4e = ['NVIDIA', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
-impl_0x50 = ['Ampere Computing', flags_emag, machine_args_emag]
-impl_0x51 = ['Qualcomm', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
-impl_0x53 = ['Samsung', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
-impl_0x56 = ['Marvell ARMADA', flags_armada, machine_args_generic]
-impl_0x69 = ['Intel', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
-impl_dpaa = ['NXP DPAA', flags_dpaa, machine_args_generic]
+implementer_generic = ['Generic armv8', flags_implementer_generic, part_number_config_arm]
+implementer_0x41 = ['Arm', flags_implementer_arm, part_number_config_arm]
+implementer_0x42 = ['Broadcom', flags_implementer_generic, part_number_config_arm]
+implementer_0x43 = ['Cavium', flags_implementer_cavium, part_number_config_cavium]
+implementer_0x44 = ['DEC', flags_implementer_generic, part_number_config_arm]
+implementer_0x49 = ['Infineon', flags_implementer_generic, part_number_config_arm]
+implementer_0x4d = ['Motorola', flags_implementer_generic, part_number_config_arm]
+implementer_0x4e = ['NVIDIA', flags_implementer_generic, part_number_config_arm]
+implementer_0x50 = ['Ampere Computing', flags_implementer_emag, part_number_config_emag]
+implementer_0x51 = ['Qualcomm', flags_implementer_generic, part_number_config_arm]
+implementer_0x53 = ['Samsung', flags_implementer_generic, part_number_config_arm]
+implementer_0x56 = ['Marvell ARMADA', flags_implementer_armada, part_number_config_arm]
+implementer_0x69 = ['Intel', flags_implementer_generic, part_number_config_arm]
+implementer_dpaa = ['NXP DPAA', flags_implementer_dpaa, part_number_config_arm]
 
 dpdk_conf.set('RTE_ARCH_ARM', 1)
 dpdk_conf.set('RTE_FORCE_INTRINSICS', 1)
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ else
 	dpdk_conf.set('RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 128)
 	dpdk_conf.set('RTE_ARCH_ARM64', 1)
 
-	machine = []
-	cmd_generic = ['generic', '', '', 'default', '']
+	implementer_config = []
+	cmd_generic = ['generic', '', '', 'generic', '']
 	cmd_output = cmd_generic # Set generic by default
 	machine_args = [] # Clear previous machine args
 	if arm_force_generic_march and not meson.is_cross_build()
-		machine = impl_generic
-		impl_pn = 'default'
+		implementer_config = implementer_generic
+		part_number = 'generic'
 	elif not meson.is_cross_build()
 		# The script returns ['Implementer', 'Variant', 'Architecture',
 		# 'Primary Part number', 'Revision']
@@ -162,19 +162,19 @@ else
 			cmd_output = cmd.stdout().to_lower().strip().split(' ')
 		endif
 		# Set to generic if variable is not found
-		machine = get_variable('impl_' + cmd_output[0], ['generic'])
-		if machine[0] == 'generic'
-			machine = impl_generic
+		implementer_config = get_variable('implementer_' + cmd_output[0], ['generic'])
+		if implementer_config[0] == 'generic'
+			implementer_config = implementer_generic
 			cmd_output = cmd_generic
 		endif
-		impl_pn = cmd_output[3]
+		part_number = cmd_output[3]
 		if arm_force_native_march == true
-			impl_pn = 'native'
+			part_number = 'native'
 		endif
 	else
-		impl_id = meson.get_cross_property('implementor_id', 'generic')
-		impl_pn = meson.get_cross_property('implementor_pn', 'default')
-		machine = get_variable('impl_' + impl_id)
+		implementer_id = meson.get_cross_property('implementer_id', 'generic')
+		part_number = meson.get_cross_property('part_number', 'generic')
+		implementer_config = get_variable('implementer_' + implementer_id)
 	endif
 
 	# Apply Common Defaults. These settings may be overwritten by machine
@@ -185,22 +185,22 @@ else
 		endif
 	endforeach
 
-	message('Implementer : ' + machine[0])
-	foreach flag: machine[1]
+	message('Implementer : ' + implementer_config[0])
+	foreach flag: implementer_config[1]
 		if flag.length() > 0
 			dpdk_conf.set(flag[0], flag[1])
 		endif
 	endforeach
 
-	foreach marg: machine[2]
-		if marg[0] == impl_pn
+	foreach marg: implementer_config[2]
+		if marg[0] == part_number
 			foreach flag: marg[1]
 				if cc.has_argument(flag)
 					machine_args += flag
 				endif
 			endforeach
 			# Apply any extra machine specific flags.
-			foreach flag: marg.get(2, flags_default_extra)
+			foreach flag: marg.get(2, flags_part_number_default)
 				if flag.length() > 0
 					dpdk_conf.set(flag[0], flag[1])
 				endif
