diff --git a/install/MarcMentat/apply_DAMASK_modifications.py b/install/MarcMentat/apply_DAMASK_modifications.py
index 43bdce26e..3eb6825c1 100755
--- a/install/MarcMentat/apply_DAMASK_modifications.py
+++ b/install/MarcMentat/apply_DAMASK_modifications.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import damask
 
-def copy_and_patch(patch,orig,msc_root,editor):
+def copy_and_patch(patch,orig,marc_root,editor):
     try:
         shutil.copyfile(orig,orig.parent/patch.stem)
     except shutil.SameFileError:
@@ -17,31 +17,31 @@ def copy_and_patch(patch,orig,msc_root,editor):
     with open(orig.parent/patch.stem) as f_in:
         content = f_in.read()
     with open(orig.parent/patch.stem,'w') as f_out:
-        f_out.write(content.replace('%INSTALLDIR%',msc_root).replace('%EDITOR%',editor))
+        f_out.write(content.replace('%INSTALLDIR%',marc_root).replace('%EDITOR%',editor))
 
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-                  description='Apply DAMASK modification to MSC.Marc/Mentat',
+                  description='Apply DAMASK modification to MSC Marc/Mentat',
                   prog = Path(__file__).name,
                   formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
 
 parser.add_argument('--editor', dest='editor', metavar='string', default='vi',
-                    help='Name of the editor for MSC.Mentat (executable)')
-parser.add_argument('--msc-root', dest='msc_root', metavar='string',
-                    default=damask.solver._marc._msc_root,
-                    help='MSC.Marc/Mentat root directory')
-parser.add_argument('--msc-version', dest='msc_version', type=float, metavar='float',
-                    default=damask.solver._marc._msc_version,
-                    help='MSC.Marc/Mentat version')
+                    help='Name of the editor for Marc Mentat (executable)')
+parser.add_argument('--marc-root', dest='marc_root', metavar='string',
+                    default=damask.solver._marc._marc_root,
+                    help='Marc root directory')
+parser.add_argument('--marc-version', dest='marc_version', type=float, metavar='float',
+                    default=damask.solver._marc._marc_version,
+                    help='Marc version')
 parser.add_argument('--damask-root', dest='damask_root', metavar = 'string',
                     default=damask.solver._marc._damask_root,
                     help='DAMASK root directory')
 
 args = parser.parse_args()
-msc_root    = Path(args.msc_root).expanduser()
+marc_root = Path(args.marc_root).expanduser()
 damask_root = Path(args.damask_root).expanduser()
-msc_version = int(args.msc_version) if str(args.msc_version).split('.')[1] == '0' else \
-              args.msc_version
+marc_version = int(args.marc_version) if str(args.marc_version).split('.')[1] == '0' else \
+               args.marc_version
 
 matches = {'Marc_tools':  [['comp_user','comp_damask_*mp'],
                            ['run_marc','run_damask_*mp'],
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ matches = {'Marc_tools':  [['comp_user','comp_damask_*mp'],
 
 print('patching files...\n')
 
-for directory in glob.glob(str(damask_root/f'install/MarcMentat/{msc_version}/*')):
+for directory in glob.glob(str(damask_root/f'install/MarcMentat/{marc_version}/*')):
     for orig, mods in matches[Path(directory).name]:
-        product,subfolder = (msc_root/Path(directory)).name.split('_')
-        orig = msc_root/f'{product.lower()}{msc_version}/{subfolder}/{orig}'
+        product,subfolder = (marc_root/Path(directory)).name.split('_')
+        orig = marc_root/f'{product.lower()}{marc_version}/{subfolder}/{orig}'
         for patch in glob.glob(f'{directory}/{mods}.patch'):
-            copy_and_patch(Path(patch),orig,msc_root,args.editor)
+            copy_and_patch(Path(patch),orig,marc_root,args.editor)
 
 print('compiling Mentat menu binaries...')
 
-executable = msc_root/f'mentat{msc_version}/bin/mentat'
-menu_file  = msc_root/f'mentat{msc_version}/menus/linux64/main.msb'
+executable = marc_root/f'mentat{marc_version}/bin/mentat'
+menu_file  = marc_root/f'mentat{marc_version}/menus/linux64/main.msb'
 os.system(f'xvfb-run -a {executable} -compile {menu_file}')
diff --git a/python/damask/solver/_marc.py b/python/damask/solver/_marc.py
index c2de52dc6..1de16915d 100644
--- a/python/damask/solver/_marc.py
+++ b/python/damask/solver/_marc.py
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import shlex
 import re
 from pathlib import Path
 
-_msc_version = 2021.2
-_msc_root = '/opt/msc'
+_marc_version = 2021.2
+_marc_root = '/opt/msc'
 _damask_root = str(Path(__file__).parents[3])
 
 class Marc:
-    """Wrapper to run DAMASK with MSC.Marc."""
+    """Wrapper to run DAMASK with MSC Marc."""
 
-    def __init__(self,msc_version=_msc_version,msc_root=_msc_root,damask_root=_damask_root):
+    def __init__(self,marc_version=_marc_version,marc_root=_marc_root,damask_root=_damask_root):
         """
         Create a Marc solver object.
 
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ class Marc:
             Marc version
 
         """
-        self.msc_version = msc_version
-        self.msc_root    = Path(msc_root)
+        self.marc_version = marc_version
+        self.marc_root    = Path(marc_root)
         self.damask_root = Path(damask_root)
 
     @property
     def library_path(self):
 
-        path_lib = self.msc_root/f'mentat{self.msc_version}/shlib/linux64'
+        path_lib = self.marc_root/f'mentat{self.marc_version}/shlib/linux64'
         if not path_lib.is_dir():
             raise FileNotFoundError(f'library path "{path_lib}" not found')
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Marc:
     @property
     def tools_path(self):
 
-        path_tools = self.msc_root/f'marc{self.msc_version}/tools'
+        path_tools = self.marc_root/f'marc{self.marc_version}/tools'
         if not path_tools.is_dir():
             raise FileNotFoundError(f'tools path "{path_tools}" not found')