diff --git a/addons/procurement/procurement.py b/addons/procurement/procurement.py
index 164314c4573..013cf63b433 100644
--- a/addons/procurement/procurement.py
+++ b/addons/procurement/procurement.py
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ class procurement_order(osv.osv):
         'date_planned': fields.datetime('Scheduled date', required=True, select=True),
         'date_close': fields.datetime('Date Closed'),
         'product_id': fields.many2one('product.product', 'Product', required=True, states={'draft':[('readonly',False)]}, readonly=True),
-        'product_qty': fields.float('Quantity', digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Product UoM'), required=True, states={'draft':[('readonly',False)]}, readonly=True),
-        'product_uom': fields.many2one('product.uom', 'Product UoM', required=True, states={'draft':[('readonly',False)]}, readonly=True),
+        'product_qty': fields.float('Quantity', digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Product Unit of Measure'), required=True, states={'draft':[('readonly',False)]}, readonly=True),
+        'product_uom': fields.many2one('product.uom', 'Product Unit of Measure', required=True, states={'draft':[('readonly',False)]}, readonly=True),
         'product_uos_qty': fields.float('UoS Quantity', states={'draft':[('readonly',False)]}, readonly=True),
         'product_uos': fields.many2one('product.uom', 'Product UoS', states={'draft':[('readonly',False)]}, readonly=True),
         'move_id': fields.many2one('stock.move', 'Reservation', ondelete='set null'),
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ class stock_warehouse_orderpoint(osv.osv):
         'warehouse_id': fields.many2one('stock.warehouse', 'Warehouse', required=True, ondelete="cascade"),
         'location_id': fields.many2one('stock.location', 'Location', required=True, ondelete="cascade"),
         'product_id': fields.many2one('product.product', 'Product', required=True, ondelete='cascade', domain=[('type','=','product')]),
-        'product_uom': fields.many2one('product.uom', 'Product UOM', required=True),
+        'product_uom': fields.many2one('product.uom', 'Product Unit of Measure', required=True),
         'product_min_qty': fields.float('Min Quantity', required=True,
             help="When the virtual stock goes below the Min Quantity specified for this field, OpenERP generates "\
             "a procurement to bring the virtual stock to the Max Quantity."),
diff --git a/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml b/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml
index 6ce26ecb98c..64b094e3260 100644
--- a/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml
+++ b/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
                     <field name="origin"/>
                     <field name="product_id"/>
                     <field name="product_qty"/>
-                    <field name="product_uom" string="UOM"/>
+                    <field name="product_uom" string="Unit of Measure"/>
                     <field name="procure_method"/>
                     <field name="state"/>
                     <field name="message"/>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                     <field name="origin"/>
                     <field name="product_id"/>
                     <field name="product_qty"/>
-                    <field name="product_uom" string="UOM"/>
+                    <field name="product_uom" string="Unit of Measure"/>
                     <field name="state" invisible = "1"/>
                     <field name="message"/>
                 </tree>
diff --git a/addons/product/product.py b/addons/product/product.py
index 70f6a0683d6..8aab991c15f 100644
--- a/addons/product/product.py
+++ b/addons/product/product.py
@@ -96,23 +96,23 @@ class product_uom(osv.osv):
     _order = "name"
     _columns = {
         'name': fields.char('Name', size=64, required=True, translate=True),
-        'category_id': fields.many2one('product.uom.categ', 'UoM Category', required=True, ondelete='cascade',
+        'category_id': fields.many2one('product.uom.categ', 'Unit of Measure Category', required=True, ondelete='cascade',
             help="Quantity conversions may happen automatically between Units of Measure in the same category, according to their respective ratios."),
         'factor': fields.float('Ratio', required=True,digits=(12, 12),
-            help='How many times this UoM is smaller than the reference UoM in this category:\n'\
+            help='How many times this Unit of Measure is smaller than the reference Unit of Measure in this category:\n'\
                     '1 * (reference unit) = ratio * (this unit)'),
         'factor_inv': fields.function(_factor_inv, digits=(12,12),
             fnct_inv=_factor_inv_write,
             string='Ratio',
-            help='How many times this UoM is bigger than the reference UoM in this category:\n'\
+            help='How many times this Unit of Measure is bigger than the reference Unit of Measure in this category:\n'\
                     '1 * (this unit) = ratio * (reference unit)', required=True),
-        'rounding': fields.float('Rounding Precision', digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Product UoM'), required=True,
+        'rounding': fields.float('Rounding Precision', digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Product Unit of Measure'), required=True,
             help="The computed quantity will be a multiple of this value. "\
-                 "Use 1.0 for a UoM that cannot be further split, such as a piece."),
+                 "Use 1.0 for a Unit of Measure that cannot be further split, such as a piece."),
         'active': fields.boolean('Active', help="By unchecking the active field you can disable a unit of measure without deleting it."),
-        'uom_type': fields.selection([('bigger','Bigger than the reference UoM'),
-                                      ('reference','Reference UoM for this category'),
-                                      ('smaller','Smaller than the reference UoM')],'UoM Type', required=1),
+        'uom_type': fields.selection([('bigger','Bigger than the reference Unit of Measure'),
+                                      ('reference','Reference Unit of Measure for this category'),
+                                      ('smaller','Smaller than the reference Unit of Measure')],'Unit of Measure Type', required=1),
     }
 
     _defaults = {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class product_uom(osv.osv):
         if 'category_id' in vals:
             for uom in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
                 if uom.category_id.id != vals['category_id']:
-                    raise osv.except_osv(_('Warning'),_("Cannot change the category of existing UoM '%s'.") % (uom.name,))
+                    raise osv.except_osv(_('Warning'),_("Cannot change the category of existing Unit of Measure '%s'.") % (uom.name,))
         return super(product_uom, self).write(cr, uid, ids, vals, context=context)
 
 product_uom()
@@ -315,9 +315,9 @@ class product_template(osv.osv):
         'uom_id': fields.many2one('product.uom', 'Default Unit Of Measure', required=True, help="Default Unit of Measure used for all stock operation."),
         'uom_po_id': fields.many2one('product.uom', 'Purchase Unit of Measure', required=True, help="Default Unit of Measure used for purchase orders. It must be in the same category than the default unit of measure."),
         'uos_id' : fields.many2one('product.uom', 'Unit of Sale',
-            help='Used by companies that manage two units of measure: invoicing and inventory management. For example, in food industries, you will manage a stock of ham but invoice in Kg. Keep empty to use the default UOM.'),
-        'uos_coeff': fields.float('UOM -> UOS Coeff', digits_compute= dp.get_precision('Product UoS'),
-            help='Coefficient to convert UOM to UOS\n'
+            help='Used by companies that manage two units of measure: invoicing and inventory management. For example, in food industries, you will manage a stock of ham but invoice in Kg. Keep empty to use the default Unit of Measure.'),
+        'uos_coeff': fields.float('Unit of Measure -> UOS Coeff', digits_compute= dp.get_precision('Product UoS'),
+            help='Coefficient to convert Unit of Measure to UOS\n'
             ' uos = uom * coeff'),
         'mes_type': fields.selection((('fixed', 'Fixed'), ('variable', 'Variable')), 'Measure Type', required=True),
         'seller_info_id': fields.function(_calc_seller, type='many2one', relation="product.supplierinfo", multi="seller_info"),
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ class product_template(osv.osv):
             for product in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
                 old_uom = product.uom_po_id
                 if old_uom.category_id.id != new_uom.category_id.id:
-                    raise osv.except_osv(_('UoM categories Mismatch!'), _("New UoM '%s' must belong to same UoM category '%s' as of old UoM '%s'. If you need to change the unit of measure, you may desactivate this product from the 'Procurement & Locations' tab and create a new one.") % (new_uom.name, old_uom.category_id.name, old_uom.name,))
+                    raise osv.except_osv(_('Unit of Measure categories Mismatch!'), _("New Unit of Measure '%s' must belong to same Unit of Measure category '%s' as of old Unit of Measure '%s'. If you need to change the unit of measure, you may desactivate this product from the 'Procurement & Locations' tab and create a new one.") % (new_uom.name, old_uom.category_id.name, old_uom.name,))
         return super(product_template, self).write(cr, uid, ids, vals, context=context)
 
     _defaults = {
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ class product_template(osv.osv):
         return True
 
     _constraints = [
-        (_check_uom, 'Error: The default UOM and the purchase UOM must be in the same category.', ['uom_id']),
+        (_check_uom, 'Error: The default Unit of Measure and the purchase Unit of Measure must be in the same category.', ['uom_id']),
     ]
 
     def name_get(self, cr, user, ids, context=None):
@@ -783,9 +783,9 @@ class product_supplierinfo(osv.osv):
         'product_name': fields.char('Supplier Product Name', size=128, help="This supplier's product name will be used when printing a request for quotation. Keep empty to use the internal one."),
         'product_code': fields.char('Supplier Product Code', size=64, help="This supplier's product code will be used when printing a request for quotation. Keep empty to use the internal one."),
         'sequence' : fields.integer('Sequence', help="Assigns the priority to the list of product supplier."),
-        'product_uom': fields.related('product_id', 'uom_po_id', type='many2one', relation='product.uom', string="Supplier UoM", readonly="1", help="This comes from the product form."),
-        'min_qty': fields.float('Minimal Quantity', required=True, help="The minimal quantity to purchase to this supplier, expressed in the supplier Product UoM if not empty, in the default unit of measure of the product otherwise."),
-        'qty': fields.function(_calc_qty, store=True, type='float', string='Quantity', multi="qty", help="This is a quantity which is converted into Default Uom."),
+        'product_uom': fields.related('product_id', 'uom_po_id', type='many2one', relation='product.uom', string="Supplier Unit of Measure", readonly="1", help="This comes from the product form."),
+        'min_qty': fields.float('Minimal Quantity', required=True, help="The minimal quantity to purchase to this supplier, expressed in the supplier Product Unit of Measure if not empty, in the default unit of measure of the product otherwise."),
+        'qty': fields.function(_calc_qty, store=True, type='float', string='Quantity', multi="qty", help="This is a quantity which is converted into Default Unit of Measure."),
         'product_id' : fields.many2one('product.template', 'Product', required=True, ondelete='cascade', select=True),
         'delay' : fields.integer('Delivery Lead Time', required=True, help="Lead time in days between the confirmation of the purchase order and the reception of the products in your warehouse. Used by the scheduler for automatic computation of the purchase order planning."),
         'pricelist_ids': fields.one2many('pricelist.partnerinfo', 'suppinfo_id', 'Supplier Pricelist'),
@@ -844,8 +844,8 @@ class pricelist_partnerinfo(osv.osv):
     _columns = {
         'name': fields.char('Description', size=64),
         'suppinfo_id': fields.many2one('product.supplierinfo', 'Partner Information', required=True, ondelete='cascade'),
-        'min_quantity': fields.float('Quantity', required=True, help="The minimal quantity to trigger this rule, expressed in the supplier UoM if any or in the default UoM of the product otherrwise."),
-        'price': fields.float('Unit Price', required=True, digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Purchase Price'), help="This price will be considered as a price for the supplier UoM if any or the default Unit of Measure of the product otherwise"),
+        'min_quantity': fields.float('Quantity', required=True, help="The minimal quantity to trigger this rule, expressed in the supplier Unit of Measure if any or in the default Unit of Measure of the product otherrwise."),
+        'price': fields.float('Unit Price', required=True, digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Purchase Price'), help="This price will be considered as a price for the supplier Unit of Measure if any or the default Unit of Measure of the product otherwise"),
     }
     _order = 'min_quantity asc'
 pricelist_partnerinfo()
diff --git a/addons/product/product_data.xml b/addons/product/product_data.xml
index 3e2d114dc74..223b6bc368e 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_data.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_data.xml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ parameter) will see those record just disappear.
             <field name="digits">2</field>
         </record>
         <record forcecreate="True" id="decimal_product_uom" model="decimal.precision">
-            <field name="name">Product UoM</field>
+            <field name="name">Product Unit of Measure</field>
             <field name="digits" eval="3"/>
         </record>
         <record forcecreate="True" id="decimal_product_uos" model="decimal.precision">
diff --git a/addons/product/product_view.xml b/addons/product/product_view.xml
index cd2772af1d0..d9d1444d008 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_view.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                    <group  expand='0' string='Group by...' groups="base.group_extended">
                        <filter string='Category' icon="terp-stock_symbol-selection" domain="[]" context="{'group_by' : 'categ_id'}" groups="base.group_extended"/>
                        <separator orientation="vertical"/>
-                       <filter string='Default UOM' icon="terp-mrp" domain="[]" context="{'group_by' : 'uom_id'}" />
+                       <filter string='Default Unit of Measure' icon="terp-mrp" domain="[]" context="{'group_by' : 'uom_id'}" />
                        <separator orientation="vertical"/>
                        <filter string='Type' icon="terp-stock_symbol-selection" domain="[]" context="{'group_by' : 'type'}" />
                        <separator orientation="vertical" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                     <field name="name"/>
                     <field name="categ_id" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="variants" groups="product.group_product_variant"/>
-                    <field name="uom_id" string="UoM" groups="product.group_uom"/>
+                    <field name="uom_id" string="Unit of Measure" groups="product.group_uom"/>
                     <field name="type"/>
                     <field name="qty_available"/>
                     <field name="virtual_available"/>
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@
                                 <field name="product_manager"/>
                             </group>
 
-                            <group colspan="2" col="2" name="uom" groups="product.group_uom">
+                            <group colspan="2" col="2" name="Unit of Measure" groups="product.group_uom">
                                 <separator string="Unit of Measure" colspan="2"/>
                                 <field name="uom_id" on_change="onchange_uom(uom_id,uom_po_id)"/>
                                 <field name="uom_po_id"/>
                             </group>
 
                             <group colspan="2" col="2" name="uos" groups="product.group_uos">
-                                <separator string="Second UoM" colspan="2"/>
+                                <separator string="Second Unit of Measure" colspan="2"/>
                                 <field name="uos_id"/>
                                 <field name="uos_coeff"/>
                                 <field name="mes_type"/>
@@ -672,14 +672,14 @@
                                 <field name="product_manager"/>
                             </group>
 
-                            <group colspan="2" col="2" name="uom">
-                                <separator string="UOM" colspan="2"/>
+                            <group colspan="2" col="2" name="Unit of Measure">
+                                <separator string="Unit of Measure" colspan="2"/>
                                 <field name="uom_id" on_change="onchange_uom(uom_id,uom_po_id)" groups="product.group_uom"/>
                                 <field name="uom_po_id" groups="base.group_extended"/>
                             </group>
 
                             <group colspan="2" col="2" name="uos" groups="product.group_uom">
-                                <separator string="Second UoM" colspan="2"/>
+                                <separator string="Second Unit of Measure" colspan="2"/>
                                 <field name="uos_id"/>
                                 <field name="uos_coeff"/>
                                 <field name="mes_type"/>
diff --git a/addons/product/security/product_security.xml b/addons/product/security/product_security.xml
index d0f1cd81d5e..7761bba9fa4 100644
--- a/addons/product/security/product_security.xml
+++ b/addons/product/security/product_security.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     </record>
 
     <record id="group_uos" context="{'noadmin':True}" model="res.groups">
-        <field name="name">Manage Secondary UoM</field>
+        <field name="name">Manage Secondary Unit of Measure</field>
         <field name="category_id" ref="base.module_category_hidden"/>
     </record>