diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache.go
index 1d3fbb420ad..75ada0dfd29 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) removeNodeInfoFromList(name string) {
 // debugging purposes only and shouldn't be confused with UpdateNodeInfoSnapshot
 // function.
 // This method is expensive, and should be only used in non-critical path.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) Snapshot() *Snapshot {
+func (cache *schedulerCache) Dump() *Dump {
 	cache.mu.RLock()
 	defer cache.mu.RUnlock()
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) Snapshot() *Snapshot {
 		assumedPods[k] = v
 	}
 
-	return &Snapshot{
+	return &Dump{
 		Nodes:       nodes,
 		AssumedPods: assumedPods,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache_test.go
index c6630b4ce3a..d3abfe53033 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ func TestSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		snapshot := cache.Snapshot()
+		snapshot := cache.Dump()
 		if len(snapshot.Nodes) != len(cache.nodes) {
 			t.Errorf("Unequal number of nodes in the cache and its snapshot. expected: %v, got: %v", len(cache.nodes), len(snapshot.Nodes))
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/debugger/comparer.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/debugger/comparer.go
index fce703d87fe..38c7cd7311b 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/debugger/comparer.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/debugger/comparer.go
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ func (c *CacheComparer) Compare() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	snapshot := c.Cache.Snapshot()
+	dump := c.Cache.Dump()
 
 	pendingPods := c.PodQueue.PendingPods()
 
-	if missed, redundant := c.CompareNodes(nodes, snapshot.Nodes); len(missed)+len(redundant) != 0 {
+	if missed, redundant := c.CompareNodes(nodes, dump.Nodes); len(missed)+len(redundant) != 0 {
 		klog.Warningf("cache mismatch: missed nodes: %s; redundant nodes: %s", missed, redundant)
 	}
 
-	if missed, redundant := c.ComparePods(pods, pendingPods, snapshot.Nodes); len(missed)+len(redundant) != 0 {
+	if missed, redundant := c.ComparePods(pods, pendingPods, dump.Nodes); len(missed)+len(redundant) != 0 {
 		klog.Warningf("cache mismatch: missed pods: %s; redundant pods: %s", missed, redundant)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/debugger/dumper.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/debugger/dumper.go
index 6291b1f0629..601e13c9011 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/debugger/dumper.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/debugger/dumper.go
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ func (d *CacheDumper) DumpAll() {
 
 // dumpNodes writes NodeInfo to the scheduler logs.
 func (d *CacheDumper) dumpNodes() {
-	snapshot := d.cache.Snapshot()
+	dump := d.cache.Dump()
 	klog.Info("Dump of cached NodeInfo")
-	for _, nodeInfo := range snapshot.Nodes {
+	for _, nodeInfo := range dump.Nodes {
 		klog.Info(d.printNodeInfo(nodeInfo))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/fake/fake_cache.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/fake/fake_cache.go
index e13c2f06ae6..ad14bd6bf79 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/fake/fake_cache.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/fake/fake_cache.go
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ func (c *Cache) FilteredList(filter schedulerlisters.PodFilter, selector labels.
 }
 
 // Snapshot is a fake method for testing
-func (c *Cache) Snapshot() *internalcache.Snapshot {
-	return &internalcache.Snapshot{}
+func (c *Cache) Dump() *internalcache.Dump {
+	return &internalcache.Dump{}
 }
 
 // GetNodeInfo is a fake method for testing.
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/interface.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/interface.go
index a4c47cc0cc3..ac8f935f9a9 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/interface.go
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ type Cache interface {
 	// on this node.
 	UpdateNodeInfoSnapshot(nodeSnapshot *nodeinfosnapshot.Snapshot) error
 
-	// Snapshot takes a snapshot on current cache
-	Snapshot() *Snapshot
+	// Dump produces a dump of the current cache.
+	Dump() *Dump
 }
 
-// Snapshot is a snapshot of cache state
-type Snapshot struct {
+// Dump is a dump of the cache state.
+type Dump struct {
 	AssumedPods map[string]bool
 	Nodes       map[string]*schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo
 }