diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6b4f37c1..3aaeda03 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -811,8 +811,23 @@ The `ghw.PCIDevice` struct has the following fields:
 
 The `ghw.PCIAddress` (which is an alias for the `ghw.pci.address.Address`
 struct) contains the PCI address fields. It has a `ghw.PCIAddress.String()`
-method that returns the canonical Domain:Bus:Slot.Function ([D]BSF)
-representation of this Address
+method that returns the canonical Domain:Bus:Device.Function ([D]BDF)
+representation of this Address.
+
+The `ghw.PCIAddress` struct has the following fields:
+
+* `ghw.PCIAddress.Domain` is a string representing the PCI domain component of
+  the address.
+* `ghw.PCIAddress.Bus` is a string representing the PCI bus component of
+  the address.
+* `ghw.PCIAddress.Device` is a string representing the PCI device component of
+  the address.
+* `ghw.PCIAddress.Function` is a string representing the PCI function component of
+  the address.
+
+**NOTE**: Older versions (pre-`v0.9.0`) erroneously referred to the `Device`
+field as the `Slot` field. As noted by [@pearsonk](https://github.com/pearsonk)
+in [#220](https://github.com/jaypipes/ghw/issues/220), this was a misnomer.
 
 #### Finding a PCI device by PCI address
 
diff --git a/pkg/pci/address/address.go b/pkg/pci/address/address.go
index 7b136053..6a8a4e45 100644
--- a/pkg/pci/address/address.go
+++ b/pkg/pci/address/address.go
@@ -17,23 +17,23 @@ var (
 	)
 )
 
+// Address contains the components of a PCI Address
 type Address struct {
 	Domain   string
 	Bus      string
-	Slot     string
+	Device   string
 	Function string
 }
 
-// String() returns the canonical [D]BSF representation of this Address
+// String() returns the canonical [D]BDF representation of this Address
 func (addr *Address) String() string {
-	return addr.Domain + ":" + addr.Bus + ":" + addr.Slot + "." + addr.Function
+	return addr.Domain + ":" + addr.Bus + ":" + addr.Device + "." + addr.Function
 }
 
-// Given a string address, returns a complete Address struct, filled in with
-// domain, bus, slot and function components. The address string may either
-// be in $BUS:$SLOT.$FUNCTION (BSF) format or it can be a full PCI address
-// that includes the 4-digit $DOMAIN information as well:
-// $DOMAIN:$BUS:$SLOT.$FUNCTION.
+// FromString returns an Address struct from an ddress string in either
+// $BUS:$DEVICE.$FUNCTION (BDF) format or it can be a full PCI address that
+// includes the 4-digit $DOMAIN information as well:
+// $DOMAIN:$BUS:$DEVICE.$FUNCTION.
 //
 // Returns "" if the address string wasn't a valid PCI address.
 func FromString(address string) *Address {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func FromString(address string) *Address {
 		return &Address{
 			Domain:   dom,
 			Bus:      matches[3],
-			Slot:     matches[4],
+			Device:   matches[4],
 			Function: matches[5],
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/pci/address/address_test.go b/pkg/pci/address/address_test.go
index 4edf3d7a..daf0eaa6 100644
--- a/pkg/pci/address/address_test.go
+++ b/pkg/pci/address/address_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestPCIAddressFromString(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: &pciaddr.Address{
 				Domain:   "0000",
 				Bus:      "00",
-				Slot:     "00",
+				Device:   "00",
 				Function: "0",
 			},
 			skipStringTest: true,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestPCIAddressFromString(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: &pciaddr.Address{
 				Domain:   "0000",
 				Bus:      "00",
-				Slot:     "00",
+				Device:   "00",
 				Function: "0",
 			},
 		},
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestPCIAddressFromString(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: &pciaddr.Address{
 				Domain:   "0000",
 				Bus:      "03",
-				Slot:     "00",
+				Device:   "00",
 				Function: "0",
 			},
 		},
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestPCIAddressFromString(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: &pciaddr.Address{
 				Domain:   "0000",
 				Bus:      "03",
-				Slot:     "00",
+				Device:   "00",
 				Function: "a",
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/pci/pci_linux.go b/pkg/pci/pci_linux.go
index 4c6e34a6..67c93d0d 100644
--- a/pkg/pci/pci_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/pci/pci_linux.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func getDeviceModaliasPath(ctx *context.Context, address string) string {
 	}
 	return filepath.Join(
 		paths.SysBusPciDevices,
-		pciAddr.Domain+":"+pciAddr.Bus+":"+pciAddr.Slot+"."+pciAddr.Function,
+		pciAddr.String(),
 		"modalias",
 	)
 }