diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b73dda6..59ccad1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ while let State::Row = statement.next().unwrap() {
 }
 ```
 
-The same example using iterators:
+The same example using cursors:
 
 ```rust
 use sqlite::Value;
@@ -71,23 +71,23 @@ connection.execute("
     CREATE TABLE users (name TEXT, age INTEGER)
 ").unwrap();
 
-let mut iterator = connection.prepare("
+let mut cursor = connection.prepare("
     INSERT INTO users (name, age) VALUES (?, ?)
-").unwrap().into_iter().unwrap();
+").unwrap().cursor().unwrap();
 
-iterator.bind(&[
+cursor.bind(&[
     Value::String("Alice".to_string()), Value::Integer(42),
 ]).unwrap();
 
-iterator.bind(&[
+cursor.bind(&[
     Value::String("Bob".to_string()), Value::Integer(69),
 ]).unwrap();
 
-let mut iterator = connection.prepare("
+let mut cursor = connection.prepare("
     SELECT * FROM users WHERE age > 50
-").unwrap().into_iter().unwrap();
+").unwrap().cursor().unwrap();
 
-while let Some(row) = iterator.next().unwrap() {
+while let Some(row) = cursor.next().unwrap() {
     match (&row[0], &row[1]) {
         (&Value::String(ref name), &Value::Integer(age)) => {
             println!("name = {}", name);
diff --git a/src/iterator.rs b/src/cursor.rs
similarity index 86%
rename from src/iterator.rs
rename to src/cursor.rs
index 301382d..c4be496 100644
--- a/src/iterator.rs
+++ b/src/cursor.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 use statement::{State, Statement, Bindable, Readable};
 use {Result, Value};
 
-/// An iterator over the resulting rows of a prepared statement.
-pub struct Iterator<'l> {
+/// An iterator over rows.
+pub struct Cursor<'l> {
     state: Option<State>,
     values: Option<Vec<Value>>,
     statement: Statement<'l>,
 }
 
-impl<'l> Iterator<'l> {
+impl<'l> Cursor<'l> {
     /// Bind values to all parameters.
     pub fn bind(&mut self, values: &[Value]) -> Result<()> {
         try!(self.statement.reset());
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ impl<'l> Iterator<'l> {
 }
 
 #[inline]
-pub fn new<'l>(statement: Statement<'l>) -> Result<Iterator<'l>> {
-    Ok(Iterator { state: None, values: None, statement: statement })
+pub fn new<'l>(statement: Statement<'l>) -> Result<Cursor<'l>> {
+    Ok(Cursor { state: None, values: None, statement: statement })
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9100cd2..b544a23 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 //! }
 //! ```
 //!
-//! The same example using iterators:
+//! The same example using cursors:
 //!
 //! ```
 //! use sqlite::Value;
@@ -67,23 +67,23 @@
 //!     CREATE TABLE users (name TEXT, age INTEGER)
 //! ").unwrap();
 //!
-//! let mut iterator = connection.prepare("
+//! let mut cursor = connection.prepare("
 //!     INSERT INTO users (name, age) VALUES (?, ?)
-//! ").unwrap().into_iter().unwrap();
+//! ").unwrap().cursor().unwrap();
 //!
-//! iterator.bind(&[
+//! cursor.bind(&[
 //!     Value::String("Alice".to_string()), Value::Integer(42),
 //! ]).unwrap();
 //!
-//! iterator.bind(&[
+//! cursor.bind(&[
 //!     Value::String("Bob".to_string()), Value::Integer(69),
 //! ]).unwrap();
 //!
-//! let mut iterator = connection.prepare("
+//! let mut cursor = connection.prepare("
 //!     SELECT * FROM users WHERE age > 50
-//! ").unwrap().into_iter().unwrap();
+//! ").unwrap().cursor().unwrap();
 //!
-//! while let Some(row) = iterator.next().unwrap() {
+//! while let Some(row) = cursor.next().unwrap() {
 //!     match (&row[0], &row[1]) {
 //!         (&Value::String(ref name), &Value::Integer(age)) => {
 //!             println!("name = {}", name);
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ impl error::Error for Error {
 }
 
 mod connection;
-mod iterator;
+mod cursor;
 mod statement;
 
 pub use connection::Connection;
-pub use iterator::Iterator;
+pub use cursor::Cursor;
 pub use statement::{Statement, State, Bindable, Readable};
 
 /// Open a connection to a new or existing database.
diff --git a/src/statement.rs b/src/statement.rs
index 1849516..56e3c42 100644
--- a/src/statement.rs
+++ b/src/statement.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use ffi;
 use libc::{c_double, c_int};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-use {Iterator, Result, Type, Value};
+use {Cursor, Result, Type, Value};
 
 /// A prepared statement.
 pub struct Statement<'l> {
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ impl<'l> Statement<'l> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Upgrade to an iterator.
+    /// Upgrade to a cursor.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn into_iter(self) -> Result<Iterator<'l>> {
-        ::iterator::new(self)
+    pub fn cursor(self) -> Result<Cursor<'l>> {
+        ::cursor::new(self)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index 26282f2..bb7871b 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -70,18 +70,18 @@ fn connection_set_busy_handler() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn iterator() {
+fn cursor() {
     let connection = setup(":memory:");
     let statement = "SELECT id, name FROM users WHERE id = ?";
-    let mut iterator = ok!(connection.prepare(statement)).into_iter().unwrap();
+    let mut cursor = ok!(connection.prepare(statement)).cursor().unwrap();
 
-    ok!(iterator.bind(&[Value::Integer(1)]));
-    assert_eq!(ok!(ok!(iterator.next())), &[Value::Integer(1),
+    ok!(cursor.bind(&[Value::Integer(1)]));
+    assert_eq!(ok!(ok!(cursor.next())), &[Value::Integer(1),
                                             Value::String("Alice".to_string())]);
-    assert_eq!(ok!(iterator.next()), None);
+    assert_eq!(ok!(cursor.next()), None);
 
-    ok!(iterator.bind(&[Value::Integer(42)]));
-    assert_eq!(ok!(iterator.next()), None);
+    ok!(cursor.bind(&[Value::Integer(42)]));
+    assert_eq!(ok!(cursor.next()), None);
 }
 
 #[test]