diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ComponentScanBeanDefinitionParser.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ComponentScanBeanDefinitionParser.java
index bb56e713e73..1da8a0ef10a 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ComponentScanBeanDefinitionParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ComponentScanBeanDefinitionParser.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParser;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.ParserContext;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlReaderContext;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 import org.w3c.dom.Node;
 import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
@@ -74,22 +74,22 @@ public class ComponentScanBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 			.autowireCandidatePatterns(parserContext.getDelegate().getAutowireCandidatePatterns())
 			.source(readerContext.extractSource(element))
 			.sourceName(element.getTagName())
-			.execute(createExecutorContext(parserContext));
+			.execute(createSpecificationContext(parserContext));
 		return null;
 	}
 
 
-	// Adapt the given ParserContext instance into an ExecutorContext.
-	// TODO SPR-7420: create a common ParserContext-to-ExecutorContext adapter utility
+	// Adapt the given ParserContext instance into an SpecificationContext.
+	// TODO SPR-7420: create a common ParserContext-to-SpecificationContext adapter utility
 	//                or otherwise unify these two types
-	private ExecutorContext createExecutorContext(ParserContext parserContext) {
-		ExecutorContext executorContext = new ExecutorContext();
-		executorContext.setRegistry(parserContext.getRegistry());
-		executorContext.setRegistrar(parserContext);
-		executorContext.setResourceLoader(parserContext.getReaderContext().getResourceLoader());
-		executorContext.setEnvironment(parserContext.getDelegate().getEnvironment());
-		executorContext.setProblemReporter(parserContext.getReaderContext().getProblemReporter());
-		return executorContext;
+	private SpecificationContext createSpecificationContext(ParserContext parserContext) {
+		SpecificationContext specificationContext = new SpecificationContext();
+		specificationContext.setRegistry(parserContext.getRegistry());
+		specificationContext.setRegistrar(parserContext);
+		specificationContext.setResourceLoader(parserContext.getReaderContext().getResourceLoader());
+		specificationContext.setEnvironment(parserContext.getDelegate().getEnvironment());
+		specificationContext.setProblemReporter(parserContext.getReaderContext().getProblemReporter());
+		return specificationContext;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ComponentScanExecutor.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ComponentScanExecutor.java
index ac146d176f2..8570f00cd88 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ComponentScanExecutor.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ComponentScanExecutor.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.BeanComponentDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.CompositeComponentDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
 import org.springframework.context.config.AbstractSpecificationExecutor;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
 import org.springframework.core.type.filter.TypeFilter;
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ final class ComponentScanExecutor extends AbstractSpecificationExecutor<Componen
 	 * the given specification and perform actual scanning and bean definition
 	 * registration.
 	 */
-	protected void doExecute(ComponentScanSpec spec, ExecutorContext executorContext) {
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = executorContext.getRegistry();
-		ResourceLoader resourceLoader = executorContext.getResourceLoader();
-		Environment environment = executorContext.getEnvironment();
+	protected void doExecute(ComponentScanSpec spec, SpecificationContext specificationContext) {
+		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = specificationContext.getRegistry();
+		ResourceLoader resourceLoader = specificationContext.getResourceLoader();
+		Environment environment = specificationContext.getEnvironment();
 
 		ClassPathBeanDefinitionScanner scanner = spec.useDefaultFilters() == null ?
 			new ClassPathBeanDefinitionScanner(registry) :
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ final class ComponentScanExecutor extends AbstractSpecificationExecutor<Componen
 			}
 		}
 
-		executorContext.getRegistrar().registerComponent(compositeDef);
+		specificationContext.getRegistrar().registerComponent(compositeDef);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader.java
index a75a9d14457..879db9ce04d 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionReaderUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.GenericBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.config.FeatureSpecification;
 import org.springframework.core.Conventions;
 import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader {
 
 	private final MetadataReaderFactory metadataReaderFactory;
 
-	private ExecutorContext executorContext;
+	private SpecificationContext specificationContext;
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a new {@link ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader} instance that will be used
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ class ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader {
 		this.sourceExtractor = sourceExtractor;
 		this.problemReporter = problemReporter;
 		this.metadataReaderFactory = metadataReaderFactory;
-		this.executorContext = new ExecutorContext();
-		this.executorContext.setRegistry(this.registry);
-		this.executorContext.setRegistrar(new SimpleComponentRegistrar(this.registry));
-		this.executorContext.setResourceLoader(resourceLoader);
-		this.executorContext.setEnvironment(environment);
-		this.executorContext.setProblemReporter(problemReporter);
+		this.specificationContext = new SpecificationContext();
+		this.specificationContext.setRegistry(this.registry);
+		this.specificationContext.setRegistrar(new SimpleComponentRegistrar(this.registry));
+		this.specificationContext.setResourceLoader(resourceLoader);
+		this.specificationContext.setEnvironment(environment);
+		this.specificationContext.setProblemReporter(problemReporter);
 	}
 
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader {
 					// TODO SPR-7420: this is where we can catch user-defined types and avoid instantiating them for STS purposes
 					FeatureAnnotationParser processor = (FeatureAnnotationParser) BeanUtils.instantiateClass(Class.forName((String)annotationAttributes.get("parser")));
 					FeatureSpecification spec = processor.process(metadata);
-					spec.execute(this.executorContext);
+					spec.execute(this.specificationContext);
 				}
 			}
 		} catch (BeanDefinitionParsingException ex) {
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java
index 83dd95beec4..8425a537c94 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistryPostProcessor;
 import org.springframework.context.EnvironmentAware;
 import org.springframework.context.ResourceLoaderAware;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.config.FeatureSpecification;
 import org.springframework.context.config.SourceAwareSpecification;
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
@@ -224,13 +224,13 @@ public class ConfigurationClassPostProcessor implements BeanDefinitionRegistryPo
 		}
 
 		final EarlyBeanReferenceProxyCreator proxyCreator = new EarlyBeanReferenceProxyCreator(beanFactory);
-		final ExecutorContext executorContext = createExecutorContext(beanFactory);
+		final SpecificationContext specificationContext = createSpecificationContext(beanFactory);
 
 		for (final Object featureConfigBean : featureConfigBeans.values()) {
 			ReflectionUtils.doWithMethods(featureConfigBean.getClass(),
 					new ReflectionUtils.MethodCallback() {
 						public void doWith(Method featureMethod) throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
-							processFeatureMethod(featureMethod, featureConfigBean, executorContext, proxyCreator);
+							processFeatureMethod(featureMethod, featureConfigBean, specificationContext, proxyCreator);
 						} },
 					new ReflectionUtils.MethodFilter() {
 						public boolean matches(Method candidateMethod) {
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ public class ConfigurationClassPostProcessor implements BeanDefinitionRegistryPo
 	 * @throws SecurityException 
 	 */
 	private void processFeatureMethod(final Method featureMethod, Object configInstance,
-			ExecutorContext executorContext, EarlyBeanReferenceProxyCreator proxyCreator) {
+			SpecificationContext specificationContext, EarlyBeanReferenceProxyCreator proxyCreator) {
 		try {
 			// get the return type
 			if (!(FeatureSpecification.class.isAssignableFrom(featureMethod.getReturnType()))) {
@@ -347,22 +347,24 @@ public class ConfigurationClassPostProcessor implements BeanDefinitionRegistryPo
 				((SourceAwareSpecification)spec).source(featureMethod);
 				((SourceAwareSpecification)spec).sourceName(featureMethod.getName());
 			}
-			spec.execute(executorContext);
+			spec.execute(specificationContext);
 		} catch (Exception ex) {
 			throw new FeatureMethodExecutionException(ex);
 		}
 	}
 
-	private ExecutorContext createExecutorContext(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory) {
+	// TODO SPR-7420: consider unifying the two through a superinterface.
+	// TODO SPR-7420: create a common ParserContext-to-SpecificationContext adapter util
+	private SpecificationContext createSpecificationContext(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory beanFactory) {
 		final BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = (BeanDefinitionRegistry) beanFactory;
-		ExecutorContext executorContext = new ExecutorContext();
-		executorContext.setEnvironment(this.environment);
-		executorContext.setResourceLoader(this.resourceLoader);
-		executorContext.setRegistry(registry);
-		executorContext.setRegistrar(new SimpleComponentRegistrar(registry));
+		SpecificationContext specificationContext = new SpecificationContext();
+		specificationContext.setEnvironment(this.environment);
+		specificationContext.setResourceLoader(this.resourceLoader);
+		specificationContext.setRegistry(registry);
+		specificationContext.setRegistrar(new SimpleComponentRegistrar(registry));
 		// TODO SPR-7420: how to get hold of the current problem reporter here?
-		executorContext.setProblemReporter(new FailFastProblemReporter());
-		return executorContext;
+		specificationContext.setProblemReporter(new FailFastProblemReporter());
+		return specificationContext;
 	}
 
 	private ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader getConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader(BeanDefinitionRegistry registry) {
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/AbstractFeatureSpecification.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/AbstractFeatureSpecification.java
index e19debc8c9f..c7f4e1f4dcb 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/AbstractFeatureSpecification.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/AbstractFeatureSpecification.java
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractFeatureSpecification implements SourceAwareSpecifi
 		return this.sourceName;
 	}
 
-	public void execute(ExecutorContext executorContext) {
+	public void execute(SpecificationContext specificationContext) {
 		FeatureSpecificationExecutor executor =
 			BeanUtils.instantiateClass(this.executorType, FeatureSpecificationExecutor.class);
-		executor.execute(this, executorContext);
+		executor.execute(this, specificationContext);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/AbstractSpecificationExecutor.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/AbstractSpecificationExecutor.java
index 34d7bc08980..2f53047076e 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/AbstractSpecificationExecutor.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/AbstractSpecificationExecutor.java
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractSpecificationExecutor<S extends FeatureSpecificati
 	 * only if valid.
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	public final void execute(FeatureSpecification spec, ExecutorContext executorContext) {
+	public final void execute(FeatureSpecification spec, SpecificationContext specificationContext) {
 		Assert.notNull(spec, "Specification must not be null");
-		Assert.notNull(spec, "ExecutorContext must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(spec, "SpecificationContext must not be null");
 		Class<?> typeArg = GenericTypeResolver.resolveTypeArgument(this.getClass(), AbstractSpecificationExecutor.class);
 		Assert.isTrue(typeArg.equals(spec.getClass()), "Specification cannot be executed by this executor");
-		if (spec.validate(executorContext.getProblemReporter())) {
-			doExecute((S)spec, executorContext);
+		if (spec.validate(specificationContext.getProblemReporter())) {
+			doExecute((S)spec, specificationContext);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractSpecificationExecutor<S extends FeatureSpecificati
 	 * against a bean factory.
 	 * @param specification the {@linkplain FeatureSpecification#validate() validated} specification
 	 */
-	protected abstract void doExecute(S specification, ExecutorContext executorContext);
+	protected abstract void doExecute(S specification, SpecificationContext specificationContext);
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/FeatureSpecification.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/FeatureSpecification.java
index 7cca49ee45a..9942c361312 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/FeatureSpecification.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/FeatureSpecification.java
@@ -122,6 +122,6 @@ public interface FeatureSpecification {
 	 * specified within. Should work by delegating to an underlying
 	 * {@link FeatureSpecificationExecutor} for proper separation of concerns.
 	 */
-	void execute(ExecutorContext executorContext);
+	void execute(SpecificationContext specificationContext);
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/FeatureSpecificationExecutor.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/FeatureSpecificationExecutor.java
index 42f1c0bdaa5..47237e33039 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/FeatureSpecificationExecutor.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/FeatureSpecificationExecutor.java
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ public interface FeatureSpecificationExecutor {
 	 * Execute the given specification, usually resulting in registration
 	 * of bean definitions against a bean factory.
 	 */
-	void execute(FeatureSpecification spec, ExecutorContext executorContext);
+	void execute(FeatureSpecification spec, SpecificationContext specificationContext);
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/SpecificationContext.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/SpecificationContext.java
index 7c6a3a26dd7..20c2d2ea363 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/SpecificationContext.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/config/SpecificationContext.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
  * @author Chris Beams
  * @since 3.1
  */
-public class ExecutorContext {
+public class SpecificationContext {
 
 	private BeanDefinitionRegistry registry;
 	private ComponentRegistrar registrar;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class ExecutorContext {
 	private Environment environment;
 	private ProblemReporter problemReporter;
 
-	public ExecutorContext() { }
+	public SpecificationContext() { }
 
 	public void setRegistry(BeanDefinitionRegistry registry) {
 		this.registry = registry;
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ComponentScanExecutorTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ComponentScanExecutorTests.java
index 287c05a024f..f419f1e8ee3 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ComponentScanExecutorTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ComponentScanExecutorTests.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.BeanDefinitionParsingException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.FailFastProblemReporter;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader;
 import org.springframework.mock.env.MockEnvironment;
 
@@ -37,31 +37,31 @@ import org.springframework.mock.env.MockEnvironment;
 public class ComponentScanExecutorTests {
 
 	private ComponentScanExecutor executor;
-	private ExecutorContext executorContext;
+	private SpecificationContext specificationContext;
 	private DefaultListableBeanFactory bf;
 
 	@Before
 	public void setUp() {
 		this.bf = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
 		this.executor = new ComponentScanExecutor();
-		this.executorContext = new ExecutorContext();
-		this.executorContext.setRegistry(bf);
-		this.executorContext.setResourceLoader(new DefaultResourceLoader());
-		this.executorContext.setEnvironment(new MockEnvironment());
-		this.executorContext.setRegistrar(new SimpleComponentRegistrar(bf));
-		this.executorContext.setProblemReporter(new FailFastProblemReporter());
+		this.specificationContext = new SpecificationContext();
+		this.specificationContext.setRegistry(bf);
+		this.specificationContext.setResourceLoader(new DefaultResourceLoader());
+		this.specificationContext.setEnvironment(new MockEnvironment());
+		this.specificationContext.setRegistrar(new SimpleComponentRegistrar(bf));
+		this.specificationContext.setProblemReporter(new FailFastProblemReporter());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void validSpec() {
-		this.executor.execute(new ComponentScanSpec("example.scannable"), this.executorContext);
+		this.executor.execute(new ComponentScanSpec("example.scannable"), this.specificationContext);
 		assertThat(bf.containsBean("fooServiceImpl"), is(true));
 	}
 
 	@Test(expected=BeanDefinitionParsingException.class)
 	public void invalidSpec() {
 		// ff problem reporter should throw due to no packages specified
-		this.executor.execute(new ComponentScanSpec(), this.executorContext);
+		this.executor.execute(new ComponentScanSpec(), this.specificationContext);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/SimpleFeatureMethodProcessingTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/SimpleFeatureMethodProcessingTests.java
index 4a06cf3e518..247263a1a06 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/SimpleFeatureMethodProcessingTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/SimpleFeatureMethodProcessingTests.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.configuration.StubSpecification;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.config.FeatureSpecification;
 import org.springframework.context.config.FeatureSpecificationExecutor;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class SimpleFeatureMethodProcessingTests {
 
 	static class MySpecificationExecutor implements FeatureSpecificationExecutor {
 		static boolean executeMethodWasCalled = false;
-		public void execute(FeatureSpecification spec, ExecutorContext executorContext) {
+		public void execute(FeatureSpecification spec, SpecificationContext specificationContext) {
 			Assert.state(executeMethodWasCalled == false);
 			executeMethodWasCalled = true;
 		}
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/configuration/StubSpecification.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/configuration/StubSpecification.java
index 150b6906c99..53ed3dad757 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/configuration/StubSpecification.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/configuration/StubSpecification.java
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ package org.springframework.context.annotation.configuration;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.ProblemCollector;
 import org.springframework.context.config.AbstractFeatureSpecification;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
 import org.springframework.context.config.FeatureSpecification;
 import org.springframework.context.config.FeatureSpecificationExecutor;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 
 public class StubSpecification extends AbstractFeatureSpecification {
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class StubSpecification extends AbstractFeatureSpecification {
 
 class StubSpecificationExecutor implements FeatureSpecificationExecutor {
 
-	public void execute(FeatureSpecification spec, ExecutorContext executorContext) {
+	public void execute(FeatureSpecification spec, SpecificationContext specificationContext) {
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java b/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
index cce36984602..e849cdb80c2 100644
--- a/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import org.springframework.aop.config.AopNamespaceUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParser;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.ParserContext;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 
 /**
@@ -68,22 +68,22 @@ class AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 			.proxyTargetClass(Boolean.valueOf(element.getAttribute("proxy-target-class")))
 			.source(parserContext.extractSource(element))
 			.sourceName(element.getTagName())
-			.execute(createExecutorContext(parserContext));
+			.execute(createSpecificationContext(parserContext));
 		return null;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Adapt the given ParserContext instance into an ExecutorContext.
+	 * Adapt the given ParserContext instance into an SpecificationContext.
 	 *
 	 * TODO SPR-7420: consider unifying the two through a superinterface.
-	 * TODO SPR-7420: create a common ParserContext-to-ExecutorContext adapter util
+	 * TODO SPR-7420: create a common ParserContext-to-SpecificationContext adapter util
 	 */
-	private ExecutorContext createExecutorContext(ParserContext parserContext) {
-		ExecutorContext executorContext = new ExecutorContext();
-		executorContext.setRegistry(parserContext.getRegistry());
-		executorContext.setRegistrar(parserContext);
-		executorContext.setProblemReporter(parserContext.getReaderContext().getProblemReporter());
-		return executorContext;
+	private SpecificationContext createSpecificationContext(ParserContext parserContext) {
+		SpecificationContext specificationContext = new SpecificationContext();
+		specificationContext.setRegistry(parserContext.getRegistry());
+		specificationContext.setRegistrar(parserContext);
+		specificationContext.setProblemReporter(parserContext.getReaderContext().getProblemReporter());
+		return specificationContext;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/config/TxAnnotationDrivenExecutor.java b/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/config/TxAnnotationDrivenExecutor.java
index cf971c0c672..c4f328986ed 100644
--- a/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/config/TxAnnotationDrivenExecutor.java
+++ b/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/config/TxAnnotationDrivenExecutor.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.CompositeComponentDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.context.config.AbstractSpecificationExecutor;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.AnnotationTransactionAttributeSource;
 import org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.BeanFactoryTransactionAttributeSourceAdvisor;
 import org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor;
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ final class TxAnnotationDrivenExecutor extends AbstractSpecificationExecutor<TxA
 
 
 	@Override
-	protected void doExecute(TxAnnotationDriven txSpec, ExecutorContext executorContext) {
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = executorContext.getRegistry();
-		ComponentRegistrar registrar = executorContext.getRegistrar();
+	protected void doExecute(TxAnnotationDriven txSpec, SpecificationContext specificationContext) {
+		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = specificationContext.getRegistry();
+		ComponentRegistrar registrar = specificationContext.getRegistrar();
 		switch (txSpec.mode()) {
 			case ASPECTJ:
 				registerTransactionAspect(txSpec, registry, registrar);
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
index 6a9ea3af459..88a03de5bc5 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionHolder;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ManagedList;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParser;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.ParserContext;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.springframework.util.xml.DomUtils;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 	 */
 	public BeanDefinition parse(Element element, ParserContext parserContext) {
 		MvcAnnotationDriven spec = createSpecification(element, parserContext);
-		spec.execute(createExecutorContext(parserContext));
+		spec.execute(createSpecificationContext(parserContext));
 		return null;
 	}
 
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ class AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Adapt the given ParserContext instance into an ExecutorContext.
+	 * Adapt the given ParserContext instance into an SpecificationContext.
 	 *
 	 * TODO SPR-7420: consider unifying the two through a superinterface.
-	 * TODO SPR-7420: create a common ParserContext-to-ExecutorContext adapter util
+	 * TODO SPR-7420: create a common ParserContext-to-SpecificationContext adapter util
 	 */
-	private ExecutorContext createExecutorContext(ParserContext parserContext) {
-		ExecutorContext executorContext = new ExecutorContext();
+	private SpecificationContext createSpecificationContext(ParserContext parserContext) {
+		SpecificationContext executorContext = new SpecificationContext();
 		executorContext.setRegistry(parserContext.getRegistry());
 		executorContext.setRegistrar(parserContext);
 		executorContext.setProblemReporter(parserContext.getReaderContext().getProblemReporter());
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/DefaultServletHandlerBeanDefinitionParser.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/DefaultServletHandlerBeanDefinitionParser.java
index a0b05042d32..030fada54a9 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/DefaultServletHandlerBeanDefinitionParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/DefaultServletHandlerBeanDefinitionParser.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.web.servlet.config;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParser;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.ParserContext;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.SimpleUrlHandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.HttpRequestHandlerAdapter;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class DefaultServletHandlerBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser
 	 */
 	public BeanDefinition parse(Element element, ParserContext parserContext) {
 		MvcDefaultServletHandler spec = createSpecification(element, parserContext);
-		spec.execute(createExecutorContext(parserContext));
+		spec.execute(createSpecificationContext(parserContext));
 		return null;
 	}
 
@@ -54,17 +54,17 @@ class DefaultServletHandlerBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Adapt the given ParserContext instance into an ExecutorContext.
+	 * Adapt the given ParserContext instance into an SpecificationContext.
 	 *
 	 * TODO SPR-7420: consider unifying the two through a superinterface.
-	 * TODO SPR-7420: create a common ParserContext-to-ExecutorContext adapter util
+	 * TODO SPR-7420: create a common ParserContext-to-SpecificationContext adapter util
 	 */
-	private ExecutorContext createExecutorContext(ParserContext parserContext) {
-		ExecutorContext executorContext = new ExecutorContext();
-		executorContext.setRegistry(parserContext.getRegistry());
-		executorContext.setRegistrar(parserContext);
-		executorContext.setProblemReporter(parserContext.getReaderContext().getProblemReporter());
-		return executorContext;
+	private SpecificationContext createSpecificationContext(ParserContext parserContext) {
+		SpecificationContext context = new SpecificationContext();
+		context.setRegistry(parserContext.getRegistry());
+		context.setRegistrar(parserContext);
+		context.setProblemReporter(parserContext.getReaderContext().getProblemReporter());
+		return context;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcAnnotationDriven.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcAnnotationDriven.java
index 691c01d824d..a3c24f79c8b 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcAnnotationDriven.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcAnnotationDriven.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public final class MvcAnnotationDriven extends AbstractFeatureSpecification {
 	/**
 	 * Indicates whether or not default HttpMessageConverter registrations should 
 	 * be added in addition to the ones provided via 
-	 * {@link #messageConverters(HttpMessageConverter...).
+	 * {@link #messageConverters(HttpMessageConverter...)}
 	 * 
 	 * @param shouldRegister true will result in registration of defaults.
 	 */
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcAnnotationDrivenExecutor.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcAnnotationDrivenExecutor.java
index 5e6515a6792..c739f099132 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcAnnotationDrivenExecutor.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcAnnotationDrivenExecutor.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.CompositeComponentDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ManagedList;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.context.config.AbstractSpecificationExecutor;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.springframework.format.support.FormattingConversionServiceFactoryBean;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.ByteArrayHttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ final class MvcAnnotationDrivenExecutor extends AbstractSpecificationExecutor<Mv
 			AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.class.getClassLoader());
 
 	@Override
-	public void doExecute(MvcAnnotationDriven spec, ExecutorContext executorContext) {
-		ComponentRegistrar registrar = executorContext.getRegistrar();
+	public void doExecute(MvcAnnotationDriven spec, SpecificationContext specContext) {
+		ComponentRegistrar registrar = specContext.getRegistrar();
 		Object source = spec.source();
 
 		RootBeanDefinition annMappingDef = new RootBeanDefinition(DefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping.class);
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcDefaultServletHandlerExecutor.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcDefaultServletHandlerExecutor.java
index 475e3a83ef8..19f8074d6c6 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcDefaultServletHandlerExecutor.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcDefaultServletHandlerExecutor.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ManagedMap;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.context.config.AbstractSpecificationExecutor;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.SimpleUrlHandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.HttpRequestHandlerAdapter;
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ final class MvcDefaultServletHandlerExecutor extends AbstractSpecificationExecut
 	private static final String HANDLER_ADAPTER_BEAN_NAME = "org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.HttpRequestHandlerAdapter";
 
 	@Override
-	protected void doExecute(MvcDefaultServletHandler spec, ExecutorContext executorContext) {
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = executorContext.getRegistry();
-		ComponentRegistrar registrar = executorContext.getRegistrar();
+	protected void doExecute(MvcDefaultServletHandler spec, SpecificationContext specContext) {
+		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = specContext.getRegistry();
+		ComponentRegistrar registrar = specContext.getRegistrar();
 		Object source = spec.source();
 
 		if (!registry.containsBeanDefinition(HANDLER_ADAPTER_BEAN_NAME)) {
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcResourcesExecutor.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcResourcesExecutor.java
index 34add4cbdfb..a61db228745 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcResourcesExecutor.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcResourcesExecutor.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ManagedMap;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.context.config.AbstractSpecificationExecutor;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.SimpleUrlHandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.HttpRequestHandlerAdapter;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceHttpRequestHandler;
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ final class MvcResourcesExecutor extends AbstractSpecificationExecutor<MvcResour
 	private static final String HANDLER_ADAPTER_BEAN_NAME = "org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.HttpRequestHandlerAdapter";
 
 	@Override
-	protected void doExecute(MvcResources spec, ExecutorContext executorContext) {
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = executorContext.getRegistry();
-		ComponentRegistrar registrar = executorContext.getRegistrar();
+	protected void doExecute(MvcResources spec, SpecificationContext specContext) {
+		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = specContext.getRegistry();
+		ComponentRegistrar registrar = specContext.getRegistrar();
 		Object source = spec.source();
 
 		if (!registry.containsBeanDefinition(HANDLER_ADAPTER_BEAN_NAME)) {
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcViewControllersExecutor.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcViewControllersExecutor.java
index 46304241ffb..33e82089ce0 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcViewControllersExecutor.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcViewControllersExecutor.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ManagedMap;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.context.config.AbstractSpecificationExecutor;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.SimpleUrlHandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.ParameterizableViewController;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter;
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ final class MvcViewControllersExecutor extends AbstractSpecificationExecutor<Mvc
 	private static final String HANDLER_MAPPING_BEAN_NAME = "org.springframework.web.servlet.config.viewControllerHandlerMapping";
 
 	@Override
-	protected void doExecute(MvcViewControllers spec, ExecutorContext executorContext) {
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = executorContext.getRegistry();
-		ComponentRegistrar registrar = executorContext.getRegistrar();
+	protected void doExecute(MvcViewControllers spec, SpecificationContext specContext) {
+		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = specContext.getRegistry();
+		ComponentRegistrar registrar = specContext.getRegistrar();
 		Object source = spec.source();
 
 		if (!registry.containsBeanDefinition(HANDLER_ADAPTER_BEAN_NAME)) {
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/ResourcesBeanDefinitionParser.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/ResourcesBeanDefinitionParser.java
index a054634a063..3ff959a9cf2 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/ResourcesBeanDefinitionParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/ResourcesBeanDefinitionParser.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.web.servlet.config;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParser;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.ParserContext;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ResourcesBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 	public BeanDefinition parse(Element element, ParserContext parserContext) {
 		MvcResources spec = createSpecification(element, parserContext);
 		if (spec != null) {
-			spec.execute(createExecutorContext(parserContext));
+			spec.execute(createSpecificationContext(parserContext));
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
@@ -71,17 +71,17 @@ class ResourcesBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Adapt the given ParserContext instance into an ExecutorContext.
+	 * Adapt the given ParserContext instance into an SpecificationContext.
 	 *
 	 * TODO SPR-7420: consider unifying the two through a superinterface.
-	 * TODO SPR-7420: create a common ParserContext-to-ExecutorContext adapter util
+	 * TODO SPR-7420: create a common ParserContext-to-SpecificationContext adapter util
 	 */
-	private ExecutorContext createExecutorContext(ParserContext parserContext) {
-		ExecutorContext executorContext = new ExecutorContext();
-		executorContext.setRegistry(parserContext.getRegistry());
-		executorContext.setRegistrar(parserContext);
-		executorContext.setProblemReporter(parserContext.getReaderContext().getProblemReporter());
-		return executorContext;
+	private SpecificationContext createSpecificationContext(ParserContext parserContext) {
+		SpecificationContext context = new SpecificationContext();
+		context.setRegistry(parserContext.getRegistry());
+		context.setRegistrar(parserContext);
+		context.setProblemReporter(parserContext.getReaderContext().getProblemReporter());
+		return context;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/ViewControllerBeanDefinitionParser.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/ViewControllerBeanDefinitionParser.java
index e50fae09f4d..01dc34416fe 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/ViewControllerBeanDefinitionParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/ViewControllerBeanDefinitionParser.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.web.servlet.config;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParser;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.ParserContext;
-import org.springframework.context.config.ExecutorContext;
+import org.springframework.context.config.SpecificationContext;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.ParameterizableViewController;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 
@@ -43,22 +43,22 @@ class ViewControllerBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 		new MvcViewControllers(path, viewName.isEmpty() ? null : viewName)
 			.source(parserContext.extractSource(element))
 			.sourceName(element.getTagName())
-			.execute(createExecutorContext(parserContext));
+			.execute(createSpecificationContext(parserContext));
 		return null;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Adapt the given ParserContext instance into an ExecutorContext.
+	 * Adapt the given ParserContext instance into an SpecificationContext.
 	 *
 	 * TODO SPR-7420: consider unifying the two through a superinterface.
-	 * TODO SPR-7420: create a common ParserContext-to-ExecutorContext adapter util
+	 * TODO SPR-7420: create a common ParserContext-to-SpecificationContext adapter util
 	 */
-	private ExecutorContext createExecutorContext(ParserContext parserContext) {
-		ExecutorContext executorContext = new ExecutorContext();
-		executorContext.setRegistry(parserContext.getRegistry());
-		executorContext.setRegistrar(parserContext);
-		executorContext.setProblemReporter(parserContext.getReaderContext().getProblemReporter());
-		return executorContext;
+	private SpecificationContext createSpecificationContext(ParserContext parserContext) {
+		SpecificationContext context = new SpecificationContext();
+		context.setRegistry(parserContext.getRegistry());
+		context.setRegistrar(parserContext);
+		context.setProblemReporter(parserContext.getReaderContext().getProblemReporter());
+		return context;
 	}
 
 }