The mission of the IETF as specified in BCP 95 is to produce high quality, relevant technical documents that influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet. As RFC 7322 explains, "The ultimate goal of the RFC publication process is to produce documents that are readable, clear, consistent, and reasonably uniform." RFCs and Internet-drafts are most effective when they use terminology that is clear, precise, and widely accessible to readers from varying backgrounds and cultures. In the years leading up to the chartering of this working group, there has been discussion in the IETF, in other standards organizations, and in the technology industry about the use of certain terms (such as "master/slave" and "blacklist/whitelist") in technical documentation and whether those and other terms have effects on inclusivity. While opinions vary among IETF participants about this topic, there is general agreement that the IETF community would benefit from informational recommendations about using effective and inclusive terminology in IETF documents. The TERM working group is therefore chartered to produce an Informational RFC containing recommendations on the terminology to use in the technical work produced by the IETF. The RFC will express general principles for judging when language is inclusive or exclusive. The principles should match the expectations from a broad set of IETF participants. The WG will also provide examples of potentially problematic terms and potential alternatives, or link to an external, independently-updated resource containing such information. The latter may be preferred, because there will be some fluidity for some time while the technology industry reviews its shared terminology. The TERM working group is a focused group aiming to produce a single deliverable. It is designed to complement other efforts at fostering inclusivity in the IETF and will liaise with appropriate external groups, such as other SDOs or industry initiatives, to coordinate.