diff --git a/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachine.java b/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachine.java
index 7c826b6..cf791e4 100644
--- a/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachine.java
+++ b/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachine.java
@@ -895,22 +895,22 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Captures the current state of the VM in a {@link ParcelVirtualMachine} instance.
-     * The VM needs to be stopped to avoid inconsistency in its state representation.
+     * Captures the current state of the VM in a {@link VirtualMachineDescriptor} instance. The VM
+     * needs to be stopped to avoid inconsistency in its state representation.
      *
-     * @return a {@link ParcelVirtualMachine} instance that represents the VM's state.
+     * @return a {@link VirtualMachineDescriptor} instance that represents the VM's state.
      * @throws VirtualMachineException if the virtual machine is not stopped, or the state could not
      *     be captured.
      */
     @NonNull
-    public ParcelVirtualMachine toParcelVirtualMachine() throws VirtualMachineException {
+    public VirtualMachineDescriptor toDescriptor() throws VirtualMachineException {
         synchronized (mLock) {
             checkStopped();
         }
         try {
-            return new ParcelVirtualMachine(
-                ParcelFileDescriptor.open(mConfigFilePath, MODE_READ_ONLY),
-                ParcelFileDescriptor.open(mInstanceFilePath, MODE_READ_ONLY));
+            return new VirtualMachineDescriptor(
+                    ParcelFileDescriptor.open(mConfigFilePath, MODE_READ_ONLY),
+                    ParcelFileDescriptor.open(mInstanceFilePath, MODE_READ_ONLY));
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new VirtualMachineException(e);
         }
diff --git a/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/ParcelVirtualMachine.java b/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineDescriptor.java
similarity index 74%
rename from javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/ParcelVirtualMachine.java
rename to javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineDescriptor.java
index 808f30a..70532fc 100644
--- a/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/ParcelVirtualMachine.java
+++ b/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineDescriptor.java
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@
 import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 
 /**
- * A parcelable that captures the state of a Virtual Machine.
+ * A VM descriptor that captures the state of a Virtual Machine.
  *
  * <p>You can capture the current state of VM by creating an instance of this class with {@link
- * VirtualMachine#toParcelVirtualMachine()}, optionally pass it to another App, and then build an
- * identical VM with the parcel received.
+ * VirtualMachine#toDescriptor()}, optionally pass it to another App, and then build an identical VM
+ * with the descriptor received.
  *
  * @hide
  */
-public final class ParcelVirtualMachine implements Parcelable {
+public final class VirtualMachineDescriptor implements Parcelable {
     private final @NonNull ParcelFileDescriptor mConfigFd;
     private final @NonNull ParcelFileDescriptor mInstanceImgFd;
     // TODO(b/243129654): Add trusted storage fd once it is available.
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@
         mInstanceImgFd.writeToParcel(out, flags);
     }
 
-    public static final Parcelable.Creator<ParcelVirtualMachine> CREATOR =
-            new Parcelable.Creator<ParcelVirtualMachine>() {
-                public ParcelVirtualMachine createFromParcel(Parcel in) {
-                    return new ParcelVirtualMachine(in);
+    public static final Parcelable.Creator<VirtualMachineDescriptor> CREATOR =
+            new Parcelable.Creator<VirtualMachineDescriptor>() {
+                public VirtualMachineDescriptor createFromParcel(Parcel in) {
+                    return new VirtualMachineDescriptor(in);
                 }
 
-                public ParcelVirtualMachine[] newArray(int size) {
-                    return new ParcelVirtualMachine[size];
+                public VirtualMachineDescriptor[] newArray(int size) {
+                    return new VirtualMachineDescriptor[size];
                 }
             };
 
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@
         return mInstanceImgFd;
     }
 
-    ParcelVirtualMachine(
+    VirtualMachineDescriptor(
             @NonNull ParcelFileDescriptor configFd, @NonNull ParcelFileDescriptor instanceImgFd) {
         mConfigFd = configFd;
         mInstanceImgFd = instanceImgFd;
     }
 
-    private ParcelVirtualMachine(Parcel in) {
+    private VirtualMachineDescriptor(Parcel in) {
         mConfigFd = requireNonNull(in.readFileDescriptor());
         mInstanceImgFd = requireNonNull(in.readFileDescriptor());
     }
diff --git a/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java b/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
index cc623a8..0e9ba55 100644
--- a/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
+++ b/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
 import android.os.ServiceSpecificException;
 import android.os.SystemProperties;
-import android.system.virtualmachine.ParcelVirtualMachine;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachine;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineCallback;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineConfig;
+import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineDescriptor;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineException;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineManager;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void vmConvertsToValidParcelVm() throws Exception {
+    public void vmConvertsToValidDescriptor() throws Exception {
         // Arrange
         VirtualMachineConfig config =
                 mInner.newVmConfigBuilder()
@@ -611,11 +611,11 @@
         VirtualMachine vm = mInner.forceCreateNewVirtualMachine(vmName, config);
 
         // Action
-        ParcelVirtualMachine parcelVm = vm.toParcelVirtualMachine();
+        VirtualMachineDescriptor descriptor = vm.toDescriptor();
 
         // Asserts
-        assertFileContentsAreEqual(parcelVm.getConfigFd(), vmName, "config.xml");
-        assertFileContentsAreEqual(parcelVm.getInstanceImgFd(), vmName, "instance.img");
+        assertFileContentsAreEqual(descriptor.getConfigFd(), vmName, "config.xml");
+        assertFileContentsAreEqual(descriptor.getInstanceImgFd(), vmName, "instance.img");
     }
 
     private void assertFileContentsAreEqual(