diff --git a/src/mednet/libs/classification/scripts/database.py b/src/mednet/libs/classification/scripts/database.py
index b76f2e6987fb22aa8716c701ceae8dae21e5b1ff..038270d7e1c88a791d98f2d4dcf7a490827b27ba 100644
--- a/src/mednet/libs/classification/scripts/database.py
+++ b/src/mednet/libs/classification/scripts/database.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def list_():
 """,
 )
 @click.argument(
-    "split",
+    "fold",
     nargs=1,
 )
 @click.option(
@@ -125,6 +125,6 @@ def list_():
     default=0,
 )
 @verbosity_option(logger=logger, expose_value=False)
-def check(split, limit):  # numpydoc ignore=PR01
+def check(fold, limit):  # numpydoc ignore=PR01
     """Check file access on one or more DataModules."""
-    check_("mednet.libs.classification.config", split, limit)
+    check_("mednet.libs.classification.config", fold, limit)
diff --git a/src/mednet/libs/common/scripts/database.py b/src/mednet/libs/common/scripts/database.py
index 755e6afd351b8069247943d2c1aab6b58739e739..63f1dde1c17c28778288151d0db06fa76ab7a378 100644
--- a/src/mednet/libs/common/scripts/database.py
+++ b/src/mednet/libs/common/scripts/database.py
@@ -35,18 +35,18 @@ def list_(config: dict[str, dict[str, str]]) -> None:
             click.echo(f'- {k} ({v["module"]}): NOT installed')
 
 
-def check(entry_point_group, split, limit):  # numpydoc ignore=PR01
+def check(entry_point_group, fold, limit):  # numpydoc ignore=PR01
     """Check file access on one or more DataModules."""
     import importlib.metadata
     import sys
 
-    click.secho(f"Checking split `{split}`...", fg="yellow")
+    click.secho(f"Checking fold `{fold}`...", fg="yellow")
     try:
         module = importlib.metadata.entry_points(group=entry_point_group)[
-            split
+            fold
         ].module
     except KeyError:
-        raise Exception(f"Could not find database split `{split}`")
+        raise Exception(f"Could not find database fold `{fold}`")
 
     datamodule = importlib.import_module(module).datamodule
 
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ def check(entry_point_group, split, limit):  # numpydoc ignore=PR01
     for k, loader in loaders.items():
         if limit == 0:
             click.secho(
-                f"Checking all samples of dataset `{k}` at split `{split}`...",
+                f"Checking all samples of dataset `{k}` at fold `{fold}`...",
                 fg="yellow",
             )
             loader_limit = sys.maxsize
         else:
             click.secho(
                 f"Checking first {limit} samples of dataset "
-                f"`{k}` at split `{split}`...",
+                f"`{k}` at fold `{fold}`...",
                 fg="yellow",
             )
             loader_limit = limit
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ def check(entry_point_group, split, limit):  # numpydoc ignore=PR01
 
     if not errors:
         click.secho(
-            f"OK! No errors were reported for database split `{split}`.",
+            f"OK! No errors were reported for database fold `{fold}`.",
             fg="green",
         )
     else:
         click.secho(
-            f"Found {errors} errors loading DataModule `{split}`.",
+            f"Found {errors} errors loading DataModule `{fold}`.",
             fg="red",
         )
diff --git a/src/mednet/libs/segmentation/scripts/database.py b/src/mednet/libs/segmentation/scripts/database.py
index 2d89b4f54cc02a8afa010b87c27f9b7bc9ac5c46..a58bea038150f4fdfa3fd6df569069a4742c2f6c 100644
--- a/src/mednet/libs/segmentation/scripts/database.py
+++ b/src/mednet/libs/segmentation/scripts/database.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def list_():
 @database.command(
     epilog="""Examples:
 
-    1. Check if all files from the split 'montgomery-f0' of the Montgomery
+    1. Check if all files from the fold 'montgomery-f0' of the Montgomery
        database can be loaded:
 
        .. code:: sh
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def list_():
 """,
 )
 @click.argument(
-    "split",
+    "fold",
     nargs=1,
 )
 @click.option(
@@ -124,6 +124,6 @@ def list_():
     default=0,
 )
 @verbosity_option(logger=logger, expose_value=False)
-def check(split, limit):  # numpydoc ignore=PR01
+def check(fold, limit):  # numpydoc ignore=PR01
     """Check file access on one or more DataModules."""
-    check_("mednet.libs.segmentation.config", split, limit)
+    check_("mednet.libs.segmentation.config", fold, limit)