diff --git a/include/SignalSender.h b/include/SignalSender.h
index 3ea147a8f4c..e0a93e69474 100644
--- a/include/SignalSender.h
+++ b/include/SignalSender.h
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ class SignalSender : public QObject
 
 signals:
 	void closeAllSignal();
-	void closeAllButThisSignal(SubWindow * source);
+	void closeOthersSignal(SubWindow * source);
 
 public slots:
 	void closeAll();
-	void closeAllButThis(SubWindow* source);
+	void closeOthers(SubWindow* source);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/SubWindow.h b/include/SubWindow.h
index 9632d8e6850..0cee0ffba6b 100644
--- a/include/SubWindow.h
+++ b/include/SubWindow.h
@@ -92,15 +92,15 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT SubWindow : public QMdiSubWindow
 	bool m_hasFocus;
 	QMenu* m_systemMenu;
 	QAction* m_closeAllAction;
-	QAction* m_closeAllButThisAction;
+	QAction* m_closeOthersAction;
 
 	static void elideText( QLabel *label, QString text );
 	void adjustTitleBar();
 
 private slots:
 	void focusChanged( QMdiSubWindow * subWindow );
-	void closeAllButThisEmit();
-	void closeAllButThisRecive( SubWindow * source);
+	void closeOthersEmit();
+	void closeOthersRecive( SubWindow * source);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gui/SignalSender.cpp b/src/gui/SignalSender.cpp
index 4f87e815dab..792e60f5a50 100644
--- a/src/gui/SignalSender.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/SignalSender.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ void SignalSender::closeAll()
 	emit closeAllSignal();
 }
 
-void SignalSender::closeAllButThis(SubWindow* source)
+void SignalSender::closeOthers(SubWindow* source)
 {
-	emit closeAllButThisSignal(source);
+	emit closeOthersSignal(source);
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/SubWindow.cpp b/src/gui/SubWindow.cpp
index 9480d1dc6e1..eedda2926a2 100644
--- a/src/gui/SubWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/SubWindow.cpp
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@
 #include "embed.h"
 #include "SignalSender.h"
 
-void SubWindow::closeAllButThisEmit()
+void SubWindow::closeOthersEmit()
 {
 	// trigger signal sender to send a close event to all elements
-	emit SignalSender::getInstance()->closeAllButThis(this);
+	emit SignalSender::getInstance()->closeOthers(this);
 }
 
-void SubWindow::closeAllButThisRecive(SubWindow* source)
+void SubWindow::closeOthersRecive(SubWindow* source)
 {
-	// check if source of signal is equal to the current window
+	// make sure source of signal is not the current window
 	if (source != this) {
 		emit closeSignal();
 	}
@@ -124,20 +124,20 @@ SubWindow::SubWindow( QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags windowFlags ) :
 	// add action to systemMenu
 	m_systemMenu->addAction(m_closeAllAction);
 
-	// create 'close all but this' action
-	m_closeAllButThisAction = new QAction();
-	m_closeAllButThisAction->setText("Close all but this");
-	m_closeAllButThisAction->setShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL + Qt::SHIFT + Qt::Key_Q));
+	// create 'close others' action
+	m_closeOthersAction = new QAction();
+	m_closeOthersAction->setText("Close others");
+	m_closeOthersAction->setShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL + Qt::SHIFT + Qt::Key_Q));
 	// connect action to signal emit
-	connect(m_closeAllButThisAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(closeAllButThisEmit()));
+	connect(m_closeOthersAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(closeOthersEmit()));
 	// connect SignalSender to signal recive
-	connect(SignalSender::getInstance(), SIGNAL(closeAllButThisSignal(SubWindow*)), this, SLOT(closeAllButThisRecive(SubWindow*)));
+	connect(SignalSender::getInstance(), SIGNAL(closeOthersSignal(SubWindow*)), this, SLOT(closeOthersRecive(SubWindow*)));
 	// connect signal to close action
 	connect(this, SIGNAL(closeSignal()), this, SLOT(close()));
 	// add action to subwindow to capture keypress
-	addAction(m_closeAllButThisAction);
+	addAction(m_closeOthersAction);
 	// add action to systemMenu
-	m_systemMenu->addAction(m_closeAllButThisAction);
+	m_systemMenu->addAction(m_closeOthersAction);
 
 	// update systemMenu
 	setSystemMenu(m_systemMenu);