diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/event/EventFactory.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/event/EventFactory.java
index 07eb54217..4d9a27770 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/event/EventFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/event/EventFactory.java
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ public final class EventFactory {
 		EventFactoryImpl.invalidate();
 	}
 
-	public static <T> Event<T> createArrayBacked(Class<T> type, Function<T[], T> joiner) {
-		return EventFactoryImpl.createArrayBacked(type, joiner);
+	public static <T> Event<T> createArrayBacked(Class<T> type, Function<T[], T> invokerFactory) {
+		return EventFactoryImpl.createArrayBacked(type, invokerFactory);
 	}
 
-	public static <T> Event<T> createArrayBacked(Class<T> type, T emptyInvoker, Function<T[], T> joiner) {
-		return EventFactoryImpl.createArrayBacked(type, emptyInvoker, joiner);
+	public static <T> Event<T> createArrayBacked(Class<T> type, T emptyInvoker, Function<T[], T> invokerFactory) {
+		return EventFactoryImpl.createArrayBacked(type, emptyInvoker, invokerFactory);
 	}
 
 	public static String getHandlerName(Object event) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/event/ArrayBackedEvent.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/event/ArrayBackedEvent.java
index 25b312ae8..8f383bf01 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/event/ArrayBackedEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/event/ArrayBackedEvent.java
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ import java.util.function.Function;
 
 class ArrayBackedEvent<T> extends Event<T> {
 	private final Class<T> type;
-	private final Function<T[], T> joiner;
+	private final Function<T[], T> invokerFactory;
 	private final T dummyInvoker;
 	private T[] handlers;
 
-	ArrayBackedEvent(Class<T> type, T dummyInvoker, Function<T[], T> joiner) {
+	ArrayBackedEvent(Class<T> type, T dummyInvoker, Function<T[], T> invokerFactory) {
 		this.type = type;
 		this.dummyInvoker = dummyInvoker;
-		this.joiner = joiner;
+		this.invokerFactory = invokerFactory;
 		update();
 	}
 
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ class ArrayBackedEvent<T> extends Event<T> {
 				invoker = dummyInvoker;
 			} else {
 				//noinspection unchecked
-				invoker = joiner.apply((T[]) Array.newInstance(type, 0));
+				invoker = invokerFactory.apply((T[]) Array.newInstance(type, 0));
 			}
 		} else if (handlers.length == 1) {
 			invoker = handlers[0];
 		} else {
-			invoker = joiner.apply(handlers);
+			invoker = invokerFactory.apply(handlers);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/event/EventFactoryImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/event/EventFactoryImpl.java
index 5477ca069..292f07e70 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/event/EventFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/event/EventFactoryImpl.java
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ public final class EventFactoryImpl {
 		ARRAY_BACKED_EVENTS.forEach(ArrayBackedEvent::update);
 	}
 
-	public static <T> Event<T> createArrayBacked(Class<T> type, Function<T[], T> joiner) {
-		return createArrayBacked(type, null /* buildEmptyInvoker(type, joiner) */, joiner);
+	public static <T> Event<T> createArrayBacked(Class<T> type, Function<T[], T> invokerFactory) {
+		return createArrayBacked(type, null /* buildEmptyInvoker(type, invokerFactory) */, invokerFactory);
 	}
 
-	public static <T> Event<T> createArrayBacked(Class<T> type, T emptyInvoker, Function<T[], T> joiner) {
-		ArrayBackedEvent<T> event = new ArrayBackedEvent<>(type, emptyInvoker, joiner);
+	public static <T> Event<T> createArrayBacked(Class<T> type, T emptyInvoker, Function<T[], T> invokerFactory) {
+		ArrayBackedEvent<T> event = new ArrayBackedEvent<>(type, emptyInvoker, invokerFactory);
 		ARRAY_BACKED_EVENTS.add(event);
 		return event;
 	}