diff --git a/doc/Configuration.md b/doc/Configuration.md
index bb455e022..8c7d29594 100644
--- a/doc/Configuration.md
+++ b/doc/Configuration.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ The path section consists of a **list** of paths:
             reverse = false,
             poolsize = 32,
             msgsize = 16,
-            combine = 4,
+            vectorize = 4,
             hook = [ "print", "ts" ]
         }
     ]
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ By default, the path is unidirectional. Meaning, that it only forwards samples f
 Sometimes a bidirectional path is needed.
 This can be accomplished by setting `reverse` to `true`.
 
-##### `combine` *(integer)*
+##### `vectorize` *(integer)*
 
 This setting allows to send multiple samples in a single message to the destination nodes. Currently this is only supported by the `file` and `socket` node-types.
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ The value of this setting determines how many samples will be combined into one
 A non-zero value for this setting will change this path to an asynchronous mode.
 In this mode S2SS will send with a fixed rate to all destination nodes.
 It will always send the latest value it received, possible skipping values which have been received in between.
-If `combine` is larger than 1, it will send the last `combine` samples at once.
+If `vectorize` is larger than 1, it will send the last `vectorize` samples at once.
 
 **Important:** Please note that there is no correlation between the time of arrival and time of departure in this mode. It might increase the latency of this path by up to `1 / rate` seconds!
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ If `combine` is larger than 1, it will send the last `combine` samples at once.
 
 Every path manages a circular buffer to keep a history of past samples. This setting specifies the size of this circular buffer.
 
-**Important:** There are some hook functions (or the `combine` setting) which require a minimum poolsize (for example the finite-impulse-response `fir` hook).
+**Important:** There are some hook functions (or the `vectorize` setting) which require a minimum poolsize (for example the finite-impulse-response `fir` hook).
 
 ##### `hook` *(list of strings)*
 
diff --git a/doc/nodes/NGSI.md b/doc/nodes/NGSI.md
index 48d34438b..5935de330 100644
--- a/doc/nodes/NGSI.md
+++ b/doc/nodes/NGSI.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ It's using `libcurl` and `libjansson` to communicate with the context broker ove
 
 ## Configuration
 
-You can use the `combine` setting to send multiple samples in a vector.
+You can use the `vectorize` setting to send multiple samples in a vector.
 
 Every `ngsi` node supports the following special settings:
 
diff --git a/doc/nodes/Socket.md b/doc/nodes/Socket.md
index 7104e741d..eefa3eccf 100644
--- a/doc/nodes/Socket.md
+++ b/doc/nodes/Socket.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Every `socket` node supports the following special settings:
 			local	= "127.0.0.1:12001",		# This node only received messages on this IP:Port pair
 			remote	= "127.0.0.1:12000"		# This node sents outgoing messages to this IP:Port pair
 		
-			combine = 30				# Receive and sent 30 samples per message (multiplexing).
+			vectorize = 30				# Receive and sent 30 samples per message (multiplexing).
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/node.h b/include/node.h
index 8d528df73..a9a2f127b 100644
--- a/include/node.h
+++ b/include/node.h
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ struct node
 	char *_name;		/**< Singleton: A string used to print to screen. */
 	char *_name_long;	/**< Singleton: A string used to print to screen. */
 
-	int combine;		/**< Number of messages to send / recv at once (scatter / gather) */
+	int vectorize;		/**< Number of messages to send / recv at once (scatter / gather) */
 	int affinity;		/**< CPU Affinity of this node */
 
 	enum node_state {
diff --git a/lib/cfg.c b/lib/cfg.c
index eb7da3817..efeb98529 100644
--- a/lib/cfg.c
+++ b/lib/cfg.c
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ int config_parse_node(config_setting_t *cfg, struct list *nodes, struct settings
 	if (ret)
 		cerror(cfg, "Failed to parse node '%s'", node_name(n));
 
-	if (!config_setting_lookup_int(cfg, "combine", &n->combine))
-		n->combine = 1;
+	if (!config_setting_lookup_int(cfg, "vectorize", &n->vectorize))
+		n->vectorize = 1;
 
 	if (!config_setting_lookup_int(cfg, "affinity", &n->affinity))
 		n->affinity = set->affinity;
diff --git a/lib/path.c b/lib/path.c
index 493718b60..41b9478c8 100644
--- a/lib/path.c
+++ b/lib/path.c
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ static void path_write(struct path *p)
 			n,			/* Destination node */
 			p->pool,		/* Pool of received messages */
 			p->poolsize,		/* Size of the pool */
-			p->received - n->combine,/* Index of the first message which should be sent */
-			n->combine		/* Number of messages which should be sent */
+			p->received - n->vectorize,/* Index of the first message which should be sent */
+			n->vectorize		/* Number of messages which should be sent */
 		);
 
 		debug(15, "Sent %u messages to node %s", sent, node_name(n));
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static void * path_run(void *arg)
 	/* Main thread loop */
 	for (;;) {
 		/* Receive message */
-		int recv = node_read(p->in, p->pool, p->poolsize, p->received, p->in->combine);
+		int recv = node_read(p->in, p->pool, p->poolsize, p->received, p->in->vectorize);
 		if (recv < 0)
 			error("Failed to receive message from node %s", node_name(p->in));
 		else if (recv == 0)
diff --git a/lib/websocket.c b/lib/websocket.c
index 153738341..15145de79 100644
--- a/lib/websocket.c
+++ b/lib/websocket.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static int protocol_cb_http(struct lws_context *context, struct lws *wsi, enum l
 						"name",		node_name_short(n),
 						"connections",	list_length(&w->connections),
 						"state",	n->state,
-						"combine",	n->combine,
+						"vectorize",	n->vectorize,
 						"affinity",	n->affinity
 					);
 					
diff --git a/src/pipe.c b/src/pipe.c
index 62e89abfb..b4c83b061 100644
--- a/src/pipe.c
+++ b/src/pipe.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static void usage(char *name)
 void * send_loop(void *ctx)
 {	
 	for (;;) {
-		for (int i = 0; i < node->combine; i++) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < node->vectorize; i++) {
 			struct msg *m = &send_pool[i];
 			int reason;
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ retry:			reason = msg_fscan(stdin, m, NULL, NULL);
 			}
 		}
 
-		node_write(node, send_pool, node->combine, 0, node->combine);
+		node_write(node, send_pool, node->vectorize, 0, node->vectorize);
 	}
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void * recv_loop(void *ctx)
 	for (;;) {
 		struct timespec ts = time_now();
 		
-		int recv = node_read(node, recv_pool, node->combine, 0, node->combine);
+		int recv = node_read(node, recv_pool, node->vectorize, 0, node->vectorize);
 		for (int i = 0; i < recv; i++) {
 			struct msg *m = &recv_pool[i];
 			
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	node_init(node->_vt, argc-optind, argv+optind, config_root_setting(&config));	
 	
-	recv_pool = alloc(sizeof(struct msg) * node->combine);
-	send_pool = alloc(sizeof(struct msg) * node->combine);
+	recv_pool = alloc(sizeof(struct msg) * node->vectorize);
+	send_pool = alloc(sizeof(struct msg) * node->vectorize);
 	
 	if (reverse)
 		node_reverse(node);