diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/reactive/CorsProcessor.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/reactive/CorsProcessor.java
index 91c845970fa..bc892836f80 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/reactive/CorsProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/reactive/CorsProcessor.java
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.cors.CorsConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
 
 /**
- * A strategy that takes a reactive request and a {@link CorsConfiguration} and updates
- * the response.
+ * A strategy that takes a reactive HTTP exchange and a {@link CorsConfiguration} and
+ * updates the response.
  *
  * <p>This component is not concerned with how a {@code CorsConfiguration} is
  * selected but rather takes follow-up actions such as applying CORS validation
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
 public interface CorsProcessor {
 
 	/**
-	 * Process a request given a {@code CorsConfiguration}.
+	 * Process an HTTP exchange given a {@code CorsConfiguration}.
 	 * @param configuration the applicable CORS configuration (possibly {@code null})
 	 * @param exchange the current HTTP request / response
 	 * @return a {@link Mono} emitting {@code false} if the request is rejected, {@code true} otherwise
 	 */
-	boolean processRequest(@Nullable CorsConfiguration configuration, ServerWebExchange exchange);
+	boolean process(@Nullable CorsConfiguration configuration, ServerWebExchange exchange);
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/reactive/DefaultCorsProcessor.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/reactive/DefaultCorsProcessor.java
index 50d3079ddc0..6ddc24c77cd 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/reactive/DefaultCorsProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/reactive/DefaultCorsProcessor.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessor implements CorsProcessor {
 
 
 	@Override
-	public boolean processRequest(@Nullable CorsConfiguration config, ServerWebExchange exchange) {
+	public boolean process(@Nullable CorsConfiguration config, ServerWebExchange exchange) {
 
 		ServerHttpRequest request = exchange.getRequest();
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/cors/reactive/DefaultCorsProcessorTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/cors/reactive/DefaultCorsProcessorTests.java
index d7af22658fc..423db1e0eb2 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/cors/reactive/DefaultCorsProcessorTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/cors/reactive/DefaultCorsProcessorTests.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 	@Test
 	public void actualRequestWithOriginHeader() throws Exception {
 		ServerWebExchange exchange = actualRequest();
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertFalse(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 	@Test
 	public void actualRequestWithOriginHeaderAndNullConfig() throws Exception {
 		ServerWebExchange exchange = actualRequest();
-		this.processor.processRequest(null, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(null, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertFalse(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 	public void actualRequestWithOriginHeaderAndAllowedOrigin() throws Exception {
 		ServerWebExchange exchange = actualRequest();
 		this.conf.addAllowedOrigin("*");
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertTrue(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 		this.conf.addAllowedOrigin("http://domain2.com");
 		this.conf.addAllowedOrigin("http://domain3.com");
 		this.conf.setAllowCredentials(true);
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertTrue(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 		ServerWebExchange exchange = actualRequest();
 		this.conf.addAllowedOrigin("*");
 		this.conf.setAllowCredentials(true);
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertTrue(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 	public void actualRequestCaseInsensitiveOriginMatch() throws Exception {
 		ServerWebExchange exchange = actualRequest();
 		this.conf.addAllowedOrigin("http://DOMAIN2.com");
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertTrue(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 		this.conf.addExposedHeader("header1");
 		this.conf.addExposedHeader("header2");
 		this.conf.addAllowedOrigin("http://domain2.com");
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertTrue(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 	public void preflightRequestAllOriginsAllowed() throws Exception {
 		ServerWebExchange exchange = preFlightRequest().header(ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_METHOD, "GET").toExchange();
 		this.conf.addAllowedOrigin("*");
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		assertNull(exchange.getResponse().getStatusCode());
 	}
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 	public void preflightRequestWrongAllowedMethod() throws Exception {
 		ServerWebExchange exchange = preFlightRequest().header(ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_METHOD, "DELETE").toExchange();
 		this.conf.addAllowedOrigin("*");
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		assertEquals(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN, exchange.getResponse().getStatusCode());
 	}
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 	public void preflightRequestMatchedAllowedMethod() throws Exception {
 		ServerWebExchange exchange = preFlightRequest().header(ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_METHOD, "GET").toExchange();
 		this.conf.addAllowedOrigin("*");
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertNull(response.getStatusCode());
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 	@Test
 	public void preflightRequestTestWithOriginButWithoutOtherHeaders() throws Exception {
 		ServerWebExchange exchange = preFlightRequest().toExchange();
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertFalse(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 	@Test
 	public void preflightRequestWithoutRequestMethod() throws Exception {
 		ServerWebExchange exchange = preFlightRequest().header(ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_HEADERS, "Header1").toExchange();
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertFalse(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 				.header(ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_HEADERS, "Header1")
 				.toExchange();
 
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertFalse(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 		this.conf.addAllowedHeader("header1");
 		this.conf.addAllowedHeader("header2");
 
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertTrue(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 		this.conf.addAllowedHeader("Header1");
 		this.conf.setAllowCredentials(true);
 
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertTrue(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 		this.conf.addAllowedHeader("Header1");
 		this.conf.setAllowCredentials(true);
 
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertTrue(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 		this.conf.addAllowedHeader("Header3");
 		this.conf.addAllowedOrigin("http://domain2.com");
 
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertTrue(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 		this.conf.addAllowedHeader("*");
 		this.conf.addAllowedOrigin("http://domain2.com");
 
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertTrue(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 		this.conf.addAllowedHeader("*");
 		this.conf.addAllowedOrigin("http://domain2.com");
 
-		this.processor.processRequest(this.conf, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(this.conf, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertTrue(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public class DefaultCorsProcessorTests {
 	public void preflightRequestWithNullConfig() throws Exception {
 		ServerWebExchange exchange = preFlightRequest().header(ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_METHOD, "GET").toExchange();
 		this.conf.addAllowedOrigin("*");
-		this.processor.processRequest(null, exchange);
+		this.processor.process(null, exchange);
 
 		ServerHttpResponse response = exchange.getResponse();
 		assertFalse(response.getHeaders().containsKey(ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN));
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/handler/AbstractHandlerMapping.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/handler/AbstractHandlerMapping.java
index f1d6f8ffa07..84a097f837a 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/handler/AbstractHandlerMapping.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/handler/AbstractHandlerMapping.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHandlerMapping extends ApplicationObjectSupport im
 				CorsConfiguration configA = this.globalCorsConfigSource.getCorsConfiguration(exchange);
 				CorsConfiguration configB = getCorsConfiguration(handler, exchange);
 				CorsConfiguration config = (configA != null ? configA.combine(configB) : configB);
-				if (!getCorsProcessor().processRequest(config, exchange) ||
+				if (!getCorsProcessor().process(config, exchange) ||
 						CorsUtils.isPreFlightRequest(exchange.getRequest())) {
 					return REQUEST_HANDLED_HANDLER;
 				}