diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 7a268ab..1f7632d 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_events_news() {
 				'https://make.wordpress.org/community/meetups-landing-page',
 				__( 'Meetups' ),
 				/* translators: accessibility text */
-				__( '(opens in a new window)' )
+				__( '(opens in a new tab)' )
 			);
 		?>
 
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_events_news() {
 				'https://central.wordcamp.org/schedule/',
 				__( 'WordCamps' ),
 				/* translators: accessibility text */
-				__( '(opens in a new window)' )
+				__( '(opens in a new tab)' )
 			);
 		?>
 
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_events_news() {
 				esc_url( _x( 'https://wordpress.org/news/', 'Events and News dashboard widget' ) ),
 				__( 'News' ),
 				/* translators: accessibility text */
-				__( '(opens in a new window)' )
+				__( '(opens in a new tab)' )
 			);
 		?>
 	</p>
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
index f9e4701..a8d39ec 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ $preview_button = sprintf(
 	'%1$s<span class="screen-reader-text"> %2$s</span>',
 	$preview_button_text,
 	/* translators: accessibility text */
-	__( '(opens in a new window)' )
+	__( '(opens in a new tab)' )
 );
 ?>
 <a class="preview button" href="<?php echo $preview_link; ?>" target="wp-preview-<?php echo (int) $post->ID; ?>" id="post-preview"><?php echo $preview_button; ?></a>
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
index 445412d..9b1052b 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ if ( ! empty( $api->ratings ) && array_sum( (array) $api->ratings ) > 0 ) {
 				/* translators: 1: number of stars (used to determine singular/plural), 2: number of reviews */
 				$aria_label = esc_attr(
 					sprintf(
-						_n( 'Reviews with %1$d star: %2$s. Opens in a new window.', 'Reviews with %1$d stars: %2$s. Opens in a new window.', $key ),
+						_n( 'Reviews with %1$d star: %2$s. Opens in a new tab.', 'Reviews with %1$d stars: %2$s. Opens in a new tab.', $key ),
 						$key,
 						number_format_i18n( $ratecount )
 					)
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
index db21cb3..6da71a1 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
@@ -4244,7 +4244,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Manager {
 				<label for="{{ elementPrefix }}customize-preview-link-input" class="screen-reader-text"><?php esc_html_e( 'Preview Link' ); ?></label>
 				<a href="" target="">
 					<span class="preview-control-element" data-component="url"></span>
-					<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( '(opens in a new window)' ); ?></span>
+					<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( '(opens in a new tab)' ); ?></span>
 				</a>
 				<input id="{{ elementPrefix }}customize-preview-link-input" readonly tabindex="-1" class="preview-control-element" data-component="input">
 				<button class="customize-copy-preview-link preview-control-element button button-secondary" data-component="button" data-copy-text="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Copy' ); ?>" data-copied-text="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Copied' ); ?>" ><?php esc_html_e( 'Copy' ); ?></button>
@@ -5463,7 +5463,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Manager {
 			esc_url( __( 'https://codex.wordpress.org/CSS' ) ),
 			__( 'Learn more about CSS' ),
 			/* translators: accessibility text */
-			__( '(opens in a new window)' )
+			__( '(opens in a new tab)' )
 		);
 		$section_description .= '</p>';
 
@@ -5484,7 +5484,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Manager {
 				sprintf(
 					'<span class="screen-reader-text"> %s</span>',
 					/* translators: accessibility text */
-					__( '(opens in a new window)' )
+					__( '(opens in a new tab)' )
 				)
 			);
 			$section_description .= '</p>';
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-locations-control.php b/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-locations-control.php
index 2fda036..f6474f6 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-locations-control.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-locations-control.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Locations_Control extends WP_Customize_Control {
 									sprintf(
 										'<span class="screen-reader-text"> %s</span>',
 										/* translators: accessibility text */
-										__( '(opens in a new window)' )
+										__( '(opens in a new tab)' )
 									)
 								);
 								?>
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php b/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php
index 89203d7..826f41c 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php
@@ -3745,12 +3745,12 @@ function comments_popup_script() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Adds element attributes to open links in new windows.
+ * Adds element attributes to open links in new tabs.
  *
  * @since 0.71
  * @deprecated 4.5.0
  *
- * @param string $text Content to replace links to open in a new window.
+ * @param string $text Content to replace links to open in a new tab.
  * @return string Content that has filtered links.
  */
 function popuplinks( $text ) {
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/functions.php b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
index 6f9e77c..134d780 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -5630,7 +5630,7 @@ function wp_auth_check_html() {
 	<div class="wp-auth-fallback">
 		<p><b class="wp-auth-fallback-expired" tabindex="0"><?php _e( 'Session expired' ); ?></b></p>
 		<p><a href="<?php echo esc_url( $login_url ); ?>" target="_blank"><?php _e( 'Please log in again.' ); ?></a>
-		<?php _e( 'The login page will open in a new window. After logging in you can close it and return to this page.' ); ?></p>
+		<?php _e( 'The login page will open in a new tab. After logging in you can close it and return to this page.' ); ?></p>
 	</div>
 	</div>
 	</div>
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-custom-html.php b/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-custom-html.php
index 068d6f7..9da1791 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-custom-html.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-custom-html.php
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class WP_Widget_Custom_HTML extends WP_Widget {
 				sprintf(
 					'<span class="screen-reader-text"> %s</span>',
 					/* translators: accessibility text */
-					__( '(opens in a new window)' )
+					__( '(opens in a new tab)' )
 				)
 			);
 			$content .= '</p>';