diff --git a/addons/hr_equipment/__openerp__.py b/addons/hr_equipment/__openerp__.py
index 3df017ac683..5e3fca4d9bd 100644
--- a/addons/hr_equipment/__openerp__.py
+++ b/addons/hr_equipment/__openerp__.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 {
-    'name': 'IT Assets',
+    'name': 'Equipments',
     'version': '1.0',
     'sequence': 125,
     'description': """
-        Track employees' IT assets: computers, printers, software licenses and manage maintenance requests.""",
+        Track employees' equipment and manage maintenance requests.""",
     'author': 'Odoo S.A.',
     'depends': ['hr'],
-    'summary': 'Equipments, IT Assets, Internal Hardware',
+    'summary': 'Equipments, Assets, Internal Hardware, Allocation Tracking',
     'data': [
         'security/hr_equipment.xml',
         'security/ir.model.access.csv',
diff --git a/addons/hr_equipment/models/hr_equipment.py b/addons/hr_equipment/models/hr_equipment.py
index b363252be13..fa7ebe2e95f 100644
--- a/addons/hr_equipment/models/hr_equipment.py
+++ b/addons/hr_equipment/models/hr_equipment.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class HrEquipmentCategory(models.Model):
 class HrEquipment(models.Model):
     _name = 'hr.equipment'
     _inherit = ['mail.thread']
-    _description = 'IT Assets'
+    _description = 'Equipment'
 
     @api.multi
     def _track_subtype(self, init_values):
diff --git a/addons/hr_equipment/views/hr_equipment_views.xml b/addons/hr_equipment/views/hr_equipment_views.xml
index 648721a1640..da61ae8d4c5 100644
--- a/addons/hr_equipment/views/hr_equipment_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_equipment/views/hr_equipment_views.xml
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
                 <filter string="Assigned" domain="['|', ('employee_id', '!=', False), ('department_id', '!=', False)]"/>
                 <filter string="Available" domain="[('employee_id', '=', False), ('department_id', '=', False)]"/>
                 <separator/>
-                <filter string="My Assets" domain="[('employee_id.user_id', '=', uid)]"/>
+                <filter string="My Equipments" domain="[('employee_id.user_id', '=', uid)]"/>
                 <separator/>
                 <filter string="Important Messages" name="message_needaction" domain="[('message_needaction','=',True)]"/>
                 <group  expand='0' string='Group by...'>
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
     </record>
 
     <record id="hr_equipment_action" model="ir.actions.act_window">
-        <field name="name">IT Assets</field>
+        <field name="name">Equipments</field>
         <field name="res_model">hr.equipment</field>
         <field name="view_mode">kanban,tree,form</field>
         <field name="view_id" ref="hr_equipment_view_kanban"/>
@@ -368,15 +368,16 @@
                 Click to add a new equipment.
             </p><p>
                 This application helps you to track equipments used by employees.
-                Create some laptops, printers or phones and link each asset to an employee or departement.
-                You will manage allocations, issues and maintenance of equipment.
+                Create some laptop, printer or phone and link each equipment to
+                an employee or departement. You will manage allocations, issues
+                and maintenance of equipment.
             </p>
         </field>
     </record>
 
     <!-- hr.equiment : actions -->
     <record id="hr_equipment_action_from_category_form" model="ir.actions.act_window">
-        <field name="name">Assets</field>
+        <field name="name">Equipments</field>
         <field name="res_model">hr.equipment</field>
         <field name="view_mode">kanban,tree,form</field>
         <field name="search_view_id" ref="hr_equipment_view_search"/>
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@
                         class="oe_stat_button"
                         icon="fa-laptop"
                         type="action">
-                        <field string="Assets" name="equipment_count" widget="statinfo"/>
+                        <field string="Equipments" name="equipment_count" widget="statinfo"/>
                     </button>
                     <button name="%(hr_equipment_request_action_link)d"
                         type="action"
@@ -473,7 +474,7 @@
 
     <!-- hr.equipment.category : actions -->
     <record id="hr_equipment_category_action" model="ir.actions.act_window">
-        <field name="name">Asset Categories</field>
+        <field name="name">Equipment Categories</field>
         <field name="res_model">hr.equipment.category</field>
         <field name="view_mode">tree,form</field>
         <field name="view_id" ref="hr_equipment_category_view_tree"/>
@@ -526,7 +527,7 @@
     <!-- Menu items hierachy -->
     <menuitem
         id="menu_equipment_title"
-        name="IT Assets"
+        name="Equipments"
         web_icon="hr_equipment,static/description/icon.png"
         sequence="110"/>
 
@@ -547,7 +548,7 @@
 
     <menuitem
         id="menu_hr_equipment_form"
-        name="Assets"
+        name="Equipments"
         parent="menu_equipment_title"
         action="hr_equipment_action"
         groups="base.group_hr_manager,base.group_hr_user,base.group_user"
@@ -562,7 +563,7 @@
 
     <menuitem
         id="menu_equipment_cat"
-        name="Asset Categories"
+        name="Equipment Categories"
         parent="menu_equipment_configuration"
         action="hr_equipment_category_action"
         groups="base.group_no_one"
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@
     <data noupdate="1">
         <!-- After installation of the module, open the related menu -->
         <record id="action_client_hr_equipment_menu" model="ir.actions.client">
-            <field name="name">Open Assets Menu</field>
+            <field name="name">Open Equipments Menu</field>
             <field name="tag">reload</field>
             <field name="params" eval="{'menu_id': ref('menu_equipment_title')}"/>
         </record>