diff --git a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableCollection.kt b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableCollection.kt
index 82ca6735b01..0bcba06c9ed 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableCollection.kt
+++ b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableCollection.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ package kotlin.collections
 /**
  * Provides a skeletal implementation of the [MutableCollection] interface.
  *
- * @param E the type of elements contained in the collection. The collection is invariant on its element type.
+ * @param E the type of elements contained in the collection. The collection is invariant in its element type.
  */
 public actual abstract class AbstractMutableCollection<E> protected actual constructor(): MutableCollection<E>, AbstractCollection<E>() {
 
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableList.kt b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableList.kt
index fdcd6b71e73..1ac07d505a8 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableList.kt
+++ b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableList.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ package kotlin.collections
 /**
  * Provides a skeletal implementation of the [MutableList] interface.
  *
- * @param E the type of elements contained in the list. The list is invariant on its element type.
+ * @param E the type of elements contained in the list. The list is invariant in its element type.
  */
 public actual abstract class AbstractMutableList<E> protected actual constructor() : AbstractMutableCollection<E>(), MutableList<E> {
     protected var modCount: Int = 0
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableMap.kt b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableMap.kt
index 8dc29978e54..46f0a65f1f2 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableMap.kt
+++ b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableMap.kt
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ package kotlin.collections
  *
  * The implementor is required to implement [entries] property, which should return mutable set of map entries, and [put] function.
  *
- * @param K the type of map keys. The map is invariant on its key type.
- * @param V the type of map values. The map is invariant on its value type.
+ * @param K the type of map keys. The map is invariant in its key type.
+ * @param V the type of map values. The map is invariant in its value type.
  */
 @SinceKotlin("1.1")
 public actual abstract class AbstractMutableMap<K, V> protected actual constructor() : AbstractMap<K, V>(), MutableMap<K, V> {
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableSet.kt b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableSet.kt
index 986ed7134ae..47da186ccb6 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableSet.kt
+++ b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/AbstractMutableSet.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package kotlin.collections
 /**
  * Provides a skeletal implementation of the [MutableSet] interface.
  *
- * @param E the type of elements contained in the set. The set is invariant on its element type.
+ * @param E the type of elements contained in the set. The set is invariant in its element type.
  */
 @SinceKotlin("1.1")
 public actual abstract class AbstractMutableSet<E> protected actual constructor() : AbstractMutableCollection<E>(), MutableSet<E> {
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Collection.kt b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Collection.kt
index be8642f5187..c2935df785d 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Collection.kt
+++ b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Collection.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ package kotlin.collections
 /**
  * A generic collection of elements. Methods in this interface support only read-only access to the collection;
  * read/write access is supported through the [MutableCollection] interface.
- * @param E the type of elements contained in the collection. The collection is covariant on its element type.
+ * @param E the type of elements contained in the collection. The collection is covariant in its element type.
  */
 public interface Collection<out E> : Iterable<E> {
     // Query Operations
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public interface Collection<out E> : Iterable<E> {
 /**
  * A generic collection of elements that supports adding and removing elements.
  *
- * @param E the type of elements contained in the collection. The mutable collection is invariant on its element type.
+ * @param E the type of elements contained in the collection. The mutable collection is invariant in its element type.
  */
 public interface MutableCollection<E> : Collection<E>, MutableIterable<E> {
     // Query Operations
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt
index 90097a88400..3eb094f28da 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt
+++ b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Collections.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ internal actual fun <T> Array<out T>.copyToArrayOfAny(isVarargs: Boolean): Array
 /**
  * Classes that inherit from this interface can be represented as a sequence of elements that can
  * be iterated over.
- * @param T the type of element being iterated over. The iterator is covariant on its element type.
+ * @param T the type of element being iterated over. The iterator is covariant in its element type.
  */
 public interface Iterable<out T> {
     /**
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public interface Iterable<out T> {
 /**
  * Classes that inherit from this interface can be represented as a sequence of elements that can
  * be iterated over and that supports removing elements during iteration.
- * @param T the type of element being iterated over. The mutable iterator is invariant on its element type.
+ * @param T the type of element being iterated over. The mutable iterator is invariant in its element type.
  */
 public interface MutableIterable<out T> : Iterable<T> {
     /**
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/List.kt b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/List.kt
index 528192d3278..ace36b768a7 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/List.kt
+++ b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/List.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ package kotlin.collections
 /**
  * A generic ordered collection of elements. Methods in this interface support only read-only access to the list;
  * read/write access is supported through the [MutableList] interface.
- * @param E the type of elements contained in the list. The list is covariant on its element type.
+ * @param E the type of elements contained in the list. The list is covariant in its element type.
  */
 public interface List<out E> : Collection<E> {
     // Query Operations
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public interface List<out E> : Collection<E> {
 
 /**
  * A generic ordered collection of elements that supports adding and removing elements.
- * @param E the type of elements contained in the list. The mutable list is invariant on its element type.
+ * @param E the type of elements contained in the list. The mutable list is invariant in its element type.
  */
 public interface MutableList<E> : List<E>, MutableCollection<E> {
     // Modification Operations
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Map.kt b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Map.kt
index f85f85b6420..076a179b3c5 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Map.kt
+++ b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Map.kt
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ package kotlin.collections
  * the value corresponding to each key. Map keys are unique; the map holds only one value for each key.
  * Methods in this interface support only read-only access to the map; read-write access is supported through
  * the [MutableMap] interface.
- * @param K the type of map keys. The map is invariant on its key type, as it
+ * @param K the type of map keys. The map is invariant in its key type, as it
  *          can accept key as a parameter (of [containsKey] for example) and return it in [keys] set.
- * @param V the type of map values. The map is covariant on its value type.
+ * @param V the type of map values. The map is covariant in its value type.
  */
 public interface Map<K, out V> {
     // Query Operations
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ public interface Map<K, out V> {
 /**
  * A modifiable collection that holds pairs of objects (keys and values) and supports efficiently retrieving
  * the value corresponding to each key. Map keys are unique; the map holds only one value for each key.
- * @param K the type of map keys. The map is invariant on its key type.
- * @param V the type of map values. The mutable map is invariant on its value type.
+ * @param K the type of map keys. The map is invariant in its key type.
+ * @param V the type of map values. The mutable map is invariant in its value type.
  */
 public interface MutableMap<K, V> : Map<K, V> {
     // Modification Operations
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Set.kt b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Set.kt
index 9a9a0e7d18b..a7e1c76ad00 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Set.kt
+++ b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/collections/Set.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package kotlin.collections
  * A generic unordered collection of elements that does not support duplicate elements.
  * Methods in this interface support only read-only access to the set;
  * read/write access is supported through the [MutableSet] interface.
- * @param E the type of elements contained in the set. The set is covariant on its element type.
+ * @param E the type of elements contained in the set. The set is covariant in its element type.
  */
 public interface Set<out E> : Collection<E> {
     // Query Operations
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public interface Set<out E> : Collection<E> {
 /**
  * A generic unordered collection of elements that does not support duplicate elements, and supports
  * adding and removing elements.
- * @param E the type of elements contained in the set. The mutable set is invariant on its element type.
+ * @param E the type of elements contained in the set. The mutable set is invariant in its element type.
  */
 public interface MutableSet<E> : Set<E>, MutableCollection<E> {
     // Query Operations