diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/src/codegen.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/src/codegen.ts
index 47667b0162..b439fed53a 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/src/codegen.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/src/codegen.ts
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ export class CodeGenerator {
   static create(
       options: AngularCompilerOptions, cliOptions: NgcCliOptions, program: ts.Program,
       compilerHost: ts.CompilerHost, reflectorHostContext?: ReflectorHostContext,
-      xhr?: compiler.XHR): CodeGenerator {
-    xhr = xhr || {
+      resourceLoader?: compiler.ResourceLoader): CodeGenerator {
+    resourceLoader = resourceLoader || {
       get: (s: string) => {
         if (!compilerHost.fileExists(s)) {
           // TODO: We should really have a test for error cases like this!
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export class CodeGenerator {
       logBindingUpdate: false,
       useJit: false
     });
-    const normalizer = new DirectiveNormalizer(xhr, urlResolver, htmlParser, config);
+    const normalizer = new DirectiveNormalizer(resourceLoader, urlResolver, htmlParser, config);
     const expressionParser = new Parser(new Lexer());
     const elementSchemaRegistry = new DomElementSchemaRegistry();
     const console = new Console();
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/src/extract_i18n.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/src/extract_i18n.ts
index a67f555f9d..d966cb33ad 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/src/extract_i18n.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/src/extract_i18n.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export class Extractor {
       options: tsc.AngularCompilerOptions, translationsFormat: string, program: ts.Program,
       compilerHost: ts.CompilerHost, htmlParser: compiler.i18n.HtmlParser,
       reflectorHostContext?: ReflectorHostContext): Extractor {
-    const xhr: compiler.XHR = {
+    const resourceLoader: compiler.ResourceLoader = {
       get: (s: string) => {
         if (!compilerHost.fileExists(s)) {
           // TODO: We should really have a test for error cases like this!
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export class Extractor {
       useJit: false
     });
 
-    const normalizer = new DirectiveNormalizer(xhr, urlResolver, htmlParser, config);
+    const normalizer = new DirectiveNormalizer(resourceLoader, urlResolver, htmlParser, config);
     const expressionParser = new Parser(new Lexer());
     const elementSchemaRegistry = new DomElementSchemaRegistry();
     const console = new Console();
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/index.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/index.ts
index 1b7ba3a397..8c703f3170 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  */
 import * as i18n from './src/i18n/index';
 
-export {COMPILER_PROVIDERS, CompileDiDependencyMetadata, CompileDirectiveMetadata, CompileFactoryMetadata, CompileIdentifierMetadata, CompileMetadataWithIdentifier, CompilePipeMetadata, CompileProviderMetadata, CompileQueryMetadata, CompileTemplateMetadata, CompileTokenMetadata, CompileTypeMetadata, CompilerConfig, DEFAULT_PACKAGE_URL_PROVIDER, DirectiveResolver, NgModuleResolver, OfflineCompiler, PipeResolver, RenderTypes, RuntimeCompiler, SourceModule, TEMPLATE_TRANSFORMS, UrlResolver, XHR, analyzeAppProvidersForDeprecatedConfiguration, createOfflineCompileUrlResolver, platformCoreDynamic} from './src/compiler';
+export {COMPILER_PROVIDERS, CompileDiDependencyMetadata, CompileDirectiveMetadata, CompileFactoryMetadata, CompileIdentifierMetadata, CompileMetadataWithIdentifier, CompilePipeMetadata, CompileProviderMetadata, CompileQueryMetadata, CompileTemplateMetadata, CompileTokenMetadata, CompileTypeMetadata, CompilerConfig, DEFAULT_PACKAGE_URL_PROVIDER, DirectiveResolver, NgModuleResolver, OfflineCompiler, PipeResolver, RenderTypes, ResourceLoader, RuntimeCompiler, SourceModule, TEMPLATE_TRANSFORMS, UrlResolver, analyzeAppProvidersForDeprecatedConfiguration, createOfflineCompileUrlResolver, platformCoreDynamic} from './src/compiler';
 export {DEFAULT_INTERPOLATION_CONFIG, InterpolationConfig} from './src/ml_parser/interpolation_config';
 export {ElementSchemaRegistry} from './src/schema/element_schema_registry';
 export {i18n};
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/compiler.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/compiler.ts
index 1f70eac70f..b2d842670a 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/compiler.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export * from './compile_metadata';
 export * from './offline_compiler';
 export {RuntimeCompiler} from './runtime_compiler';
 export * from './url_resolver';
-export * from './xhr';
+export * from './resource_loader';
 
 export {DirectiveResolver} from './directive_resolver';
 export {PipeResolver} from './pipe_resolver';
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ import {DirectiveResolver} from './directive_resolver';
 import {PipeResolver} from './pipe_resolver';
 import {NgModuleResolver} from './ng_module_resolver';
 import {Console, Reflector, reflector, ReflectorReader, ReflectionCapabilities} from '../core_private';
-import {XHR} from './xhr';
+import {ResourceLoader} from './resource_loader';
 import * as i18n from './i18n/index';
 
-const _NO_XHR: XHR = {
+const _NO_RESOURCE_LOADER: ResourceLoader = {
   get(url: string): Promise<string>{
-      throw new Error(`No XHR implementation has been provided. Can't read the url "${url}"`);}
+      throw new Error(
+          `No ResourceLoader implementation has been provided. Can't read the url "${url}"`);}
 };
 
 /**
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ const _NO_XHR: XHR = {
 export const COMPILER_PROVIDERS: Array<any|Type<any>|{[k: string]: any}|any[]> = [
   {provide: Reflector, useValue: reflector},
   {provide: ReflectorReader, useExisting: Reflector},
-  {provide: XHR, useValue: _NO_XHR},
+  {provide: ResourceLoader, useValue: _NO_RESOURCE_LOADER},
   Console,
   Lexer,
   Parser,
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ export function analyzeAppProvidersForDeprecatedConfiguration(appProviders: any[
   const deprecationMessages: string[] = [];
 
   // Note: This is a hack to still support the old way
-  // of configuring platform directives / pipes and the compiler xhr.
+  // of configuring platform directives / pipes and the compiler resource loader.
   // This will soon be deprecated!
   const tempInj = ReflectiveInjector.resolveAndCreate(appProviders);
   const compilerConfig: CompilerConfig = tempInj.get(CompilerConfig, null);
@@ -112,11 +113,11 @@ export function analyzeAppProvidersForDeprecatedConfiguration(appProviders: any[
     deprecationMessages.push(
         `Passing CompilerConfig as a regular provider is deprecated. Use "compilerOptions" use a custom "CompilerFactory" platform provider instead.`);
   }
-  const xhr = tempInj.get(XHR, null);
-  if (xhr) {
-    compilerProviders.push([{provide: XHR, useValue: xhr}]);
+  const resourceLoader = tempInj.get(ResourceLoader, null);
+  if (resourceLoader) {
+    compilerProviders.push([{provide: ResourceLoader, useValue: resourceLoader}]);
     deprecationMessages.push(
-        `Passing XHR as regular provider is deprecated. Pass the provider via "compilerOptions" instead.`);
+        `Passing ResourceLoader as regular provider is deprecated. Pass the provider via "compilerOptions" instead.`);
   }
   const compilerOptions: CompilerOptions = {
     useJit: useJit,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/directive_normalizer.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/directive_normalizer.ts
index 2488cccd9d..2a71a21282 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/directive_normalizer.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/directive_normalizer.ts
@@ -15,36 +15,36 @@ import {isBlank, isPresent} from './facade/lang';
 import * as html from './ml_parser/ast';
 import {HtmlParser} from './ml_parser/html_parser';
 import {InterpolationConfig} from './ml_parser/interpolation_config';
+import {ResourceLoader} from './resource_loader';
 import {extractStyleUrls, isStyleUrlResolvable} from './style_url_resolver';
 import {PreparsedElementType, preparseElement} from './template_parser/template_preparser';
 import {UrlResolver} from './url_resolver';
 import {SyncAsyncResult} from './util';
-import {XHR} from './xhr';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class DirectiveNormalizer {
-  private _xhrCache = new Map<string, Promise<string>>();
+  private _resourceLoaderCache = new Map<string, Promise<string>>();
 
   constructor(
-      private _xhr: XHR, private _urlResolver: UrlResolver, private _htmlParser: HtmlParser,
-      private _config: CompilerConfig) {}
+      private _resourceLoader: ResourceLoader, private _urlResolver: UrlResolver,
+      private _htmlParser: HtmlParser, private _config: CompilerConfig) {}
 
-  clearCache() { this._xhrCache.clear(); }
+  clearCache() { this._resourceLoaderCache.clear(); }
 
   clearCacheFor(normalizedDirective: CompileDirectiveMetadata) {
     if (!normalizedDirective.isComponent) {
       return;
     }
-    this._xhrCache.delete(normalizedDirective.template.templateUrl);
+    this._resourceLoaderCache.delete(normalizedDirective.template.templateUrl);
     normalizedDirective.template.externalStylesheets.forEach(
-        (stylesheet) => { this._xhrCache.delete(stylesheet.moduleUrl); });
+        (stylesheet) => { this._resourceLoaderCache.delete(stylesheet.moduleUrl); });
   }
 
   private _fetch(url: string): Promise<string> {
-    var result = this._xhrCache.get(url);
+    var result = this._resourceLoaderCache.get(url);
     if (!result) {
-      result = this._xhr.get(url);
-      this._xhrCache.set(url, result);
+      result = this._resourceLoader.get(url);
+      this._resourceLoaderCache.set(url, result);
     }
     return result;
   }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/xhr.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/resource_loader.ts
similarity index 84%
rename from modules/@angular/compiler/src/xhr.ts
rename to modules/@angular/compiler/src/resource_loader.ts
index c3847a3257..70f73e2964 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/xhr.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/resource_loader.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-// TODO: vsavkin rename it into TemplateLoader
 /**
  * An interface for retrieving documents by URL that the compiler uses
  * to load templates.
  */
-export class XHR {
+export class ResourceLoader {
   get(url: string): Promise<string> { return null; }
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/directive_normalizer_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/directive_normalizer_spec.ts
index 980e1974b0..cfff378f82 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/directive_normalizer_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/directive_normalizer_spec.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 import {CompileDirectiveMetadata, CompileStylesheetMetadata, CompileTemplateMetadata, CompileTypeMetadata} from '@angular/compiler/src/compile_metadata';
 import {CompilerConfig} from '@angular/compiler/src/config';
 import {DirectiveNormalizer} from '@angular/compiler/src/directive_normalizer';
-import {XHR} from '@angular/compiler/src/xhr';
-import {MockXHR} from '@angular/compiler/testing/xhr_mock';
+import {ResourceLoader} from '@angular/compiler/src/resource_loader';
+import {MockResourceLoader} from '@angular/compiler/testing/resource_loader_mock';
 import {ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core/src/metadata/view';
 import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, beforeEach, beforeEachProviders, ddescribe, describe, expect, iit, inject, it, xit} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 
-import {SpyXHR} from './spies';
+import {SpyResourceLoader} from './spies';
 import {TEST_COMPILER_PROVIDERS} from './test_bindings';
 
 export function main() {
@@ -115,9 +115,10 @@ export function main() {
 
       it('should load a template from a url that is resolved against moduleUrl',
          inject(
-             [AsyncTestCompleter, DirectiveNormalizer, XHR],
-             (async: AsyncTestCompleter, normalizer: DirectiveNormalizer, xhr: MockXHR) => {
-               xhr.expect('package:some/module/sometplurl.html', 'a');
+             [AsyncTestCompleter, DirectiveNormalizer, ResourceLoader],
+             (async: AsyncTestCompleter, normalizer: DirectiveNormalizer,
+              resourceLoader: MockResourceLoader) => {
+               resourceLoader.expect('package:some/module/sometplurl.html', 'a');
                normalizer
                    .normalizeTemplateAsync(dirType, new CompileTemplateMetadata({
                                              encapsulation: null,
@@ -131,14 +132,15 @@ export function main() {
                      expect(template.templateUrl).toEqual('package:some/module/sometplurl.html');
                      async.done();
                    });
-               xhr.flush();
+               resourceLoader.flush();
              }));
 
       it('should resolve styles on the annotation against the moduleUrl',
          inject(
-             [AsyncTestCompleter, DirectiveNormalizer, XHR],
-             (async: AsyncTestCompleter, normalizer: DirectiveNormalizer, xhr: MockXHR) => {
-               xhr.expect('package:some/module/tpl/sometplurl.html', '');
+             [AsyncTestCompleter, DirectiveNormalizer, ResourceLoader],
+             (async: AsyncTestCompleter, normalizer: DirectiveNormalizer,
+              resourceLoader: MockResourceLoader) => {
+               resourceLoader.expect('package:some/module/tpl/sometplurl.html', '');
                normalizer
                    .normalizeTemplateAsync(dirType, new CompileTemplateMetadata({
                                              encapsulation: null,
@@ -151,14 +153,15 @@ export function main() {
                      expect(template.styleUrls).toEqual(['package:some/module/test.css']);
                      async.done();
                    });
-               xhr.flush();
+               resourceLoader.flush();
              }));
 
       it('should resolve styles in the template against the templateUrl',
          inject(
-             [AsyncTestCompleter, DirectiveNormalizer, XHR],
-             (async: AsyncTestCompleter, normalizer: DirectiveNormalizer, xhr: MockXHR) => {
-               xhr.expect(
+             [AsyncTestCompleter, DirectiveNormalizer, ResourceLoader],
+             (async: AsyncTestCompleter, normalizer: DirectiveNormalizer,
+              resourceLoader: MockResourceLoader) => {
+               resourceLoader.expect(
                    'package:some/module/tpl/sometplurl.html', '<style>@import test.css</style>');
                normalizer
                    .normalizeTemplateAsync(dirType, new CompileTemplateMetadata({
@@ -172,21 +175,24 @@ export function main() {
                      expect(template.styleUrls).toEqual(['package:some/module/tpl/test.css']);
                      async.done();
                    });
-               xhr.flush();
+               resourceLoader.flush();
              }));
 
     });
 
     describe('normalizeExternalStylesheets', () => {
 
-      beforeEach(
-          () => { TestBed.configureCompiler({providers: [{provide: XHR, useClass: SpyXHR}]}); });
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        TestBed.configureCompiler(
+            {providers: [{provide: ResourceLoader, useClass: SpyResourceLoader}]});
+      });
 
       it('should load an external stylesheet',
          inject(
-             [AsyncTestCompleter, DirectiveNormalizer, XHR],
-             (async: AsyncTestCompleter, normalizer: DirectiveNormalizer, xhr: SpyXHR) => {
-               programXhrSpy(xhr, {'package:some/module/test.css': 'a'});
+             [AsyncTestCompleter, DirectiveNormalizer, ResourceLoader],
+             (async: AsyncTestCompleter, normalizer: DirectiveNormalizer,
+              resourceLoader: SpyResourceLoader) => {
+               programResourceLoaderSpy(resourceLoader, {'package:some/module/test.css': 'a'});
                normalizer
                    .normalizeExternalStylesheets(new CompileTemplateMetadata({
                      template: '',
@@ -206,9 +212,10 @@ export function main() {
 
       it('should load stylesheets referenced by external stylesheets',
          inject(
-             [AsyncTestCompleter, DirectiveNormalizer, XHR],
-             (async: AsyncTestCompleter, normalizer: DirectiveNormalizer, xhr: SpyXHR) => {
-               programXhrSpy(xhr, {
+             [AsyncTestCompleter, DirectiveNormalizer, ResourceLoader],
+             (async: AsyncTestCompleter, normalizer: DirectiveNormalizer,
+              resourceLoader: SpyResourceLoader) => {
+               programResourceLoaderSpy(resourceLoader, {
                  'package:some/module/test.css': 'a@import "test2.css"',
                  'package:some/module/test2.css': 'b'
                });
@@ -238,9 +245,10 @@ export function main() {
     describe('caching', () => {
       it('should work for templateUrl',
          inject(
-             [AsyncTestCompleter, DirectiveNormalizer, XHR],
-             (async: AsyncTestCompleter, normalizer: DirectiveNormalizer, xhr: MockXHR) => {
-               xhr.expect('package:some/module/cmp.html', 'a');
+             [AsyncTestCompleter, DirectiveNormalizer, ResourceLoader],
+             (async: AsyncTestCompleter, normalizer: DirectiveNormalizer,
+              resourceLoader: MockResourceLoader) => {
+               resourceLoader.expect('package:some/module/cmp.html', 'a');
                var templateMeta = new CompileTemplateMetadata({
                  templateUrl: 'cmp.html',
                });
@@ -254,7 +262,7 @@ export function main() {
                      expect(templates[1].template).toEqual('a');
                      async.done();
                    });
-               xhr.flush();
+               resourceLoader.flush();
              }));
 
     });
@@ -426,7 +434,7 @@ export function main() {
   });
 }
 
-function programXhrSpy(spy: SpyXHR, results: {[key: string]: string}) {
+function programResourceLoaderSpy(spy: SpyResourceLoader, results: {[key: string]: string}) {
   spy.spy('get').andCallFake((url: string): Promise<any> => {
     var result = results[url];
     if (result) {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/i18n/integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/i18n/integration_spec.ts
index b81f47a27e..425bd91ee0 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/i18n/integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/i18n/integration_spec.ts
@@ -6,21 +6,21 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {DirectiveResolver, XHR, i18n} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {DirectiveResolver, ResourceLoader, i18n} from '@angular/compiler';
 import {MockDirectiveResolver} from '@angular/compiler/testing';
 import {Compiler, Component, DebugElement, Injector, TRANSLATIONS, TRANSLATIONS_FORMAT} from '@angular/core';
 import {TestBed, fakeAsync} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {beforeEach, TestComponentBuilder, ddescribe, describe, iit, inject, it, xdescribe, xit,} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/debug/by';
-import {SpyXHR} from '../spies';
+import {SpyResourceLoader} from '../spies';
 import {NgLocalization} from '@angular/common';
 import {stringifyElement} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/browser_util';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('i18n integration spec', () => {
     let compiler: Compiler;
-    let xhr: SpyXHR;
+    let xhr: SpyResourceLoader;
     let tcb: TestComponentBuilder;
     let dirResolver: MockDirectiveResolver;
     let injector: Injector;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function main() {
     beforeEach(() => {
       TestBed.configureCompiler({
         providers: [
-          {provide: XHR, useClass: SpyXHR},
+          {provide: ResourceLoader, useClass: SpyResourceLoader},
           {provide: NgLocalization, useClass: FrLocalization},
           {provide: TRANSLATIONS, useValue: XTB},
           {provide: TRANSLATIONS_FORMAT, useValue: 'xtb'},
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ export function main() {
     });
 
     beforeEach(fakeAsync(inject(
-        [Compiler, TestComponentBuilder, XHR, DirectiveResolver, Injector],
-        (_compiler: Compiler, _tcb: TestComponentBuilder, _xhr: SpyXHR,
+        [Compiler, TestComponentBuilder, ResourceLoader, DirectiveResolver, Injector],
+        (_compiler: Compiler, _tcb: TestComponentBuilder, _xhr: SpyResourceLoader,
          _dirResolver: MockDirectiveResolver, _injector: Injector) => {
           compiler = _compiler;
           tcb = _tcb;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/xhr_mock_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/resource_loader_mock_spec.ts
similarity index 57%
rename from modules/@angular/compiler/test/xhr_mock_spec.ts
rename to modules/@angular/compiler/test/resource_loader_mock_spec.ts
index b7257c1d1e..9c22276e07 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/xhr_mock_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/resource_loader_mock_spec.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {MockXHR} from '@angular/compiler/testing/xhr_mock';
+import {MockResourceLoader} from '@angular/compiler/testing/resource_loader_mock';
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, beforeEach, ddescribe, describe, expect, iit, inject, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {isPresent} from '../src/facade/lang';
 
 export function main() {
-  describe('MockXHR', () => {
-    var xhr: MockXHR;
+  describe('MockResourceLoader', () => {
+    var resourceLoader: MockResourceLoader;
 
-    beforeEach(() => { xhr = new MockXHR(); });
+    beforeEach(() => { resourceLoader = new MockResourceLoader(); });
 
     function expectResponse(
         request: Promise<string>, url: string, response: string, done: () => void = null) {
@@ -45,70 +45,71 @@ export function main() {
        inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
          var url = '/foo';
          var response = 'bar';
-         xhr.when(url, response);
-         expectResponse(xhr.get(url), url, response, () => async.done());
-         xhr.flush();
+         resourceLoader.when(url, response);
+         expectResponse(resourceLoader.get(url), url, response, () => async.done());
+         resourceLoader.flush();
        }));
 
     it('should return an error from the definitions',
        inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
          var url = '/foo';
          var response: any /** TODO #9100 */ = null;
-         xhr.when(url, response);
-         expectResponse(xhr.get(url), url, response, () => async.done());
-         xhr.flush();
+         resourceLoader.when(url, response);
+         expectResponse(resourceLoader.get(url), url, response, () => async.done());
+         resourceLoader.flush();
        }));
 
     it('should return a response from the expectations',
        inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
          var url = '/foo';
          var response = 'bar';
-         xhr.expect(url, response);
-         expectResponse(xhr.get(url), url, response, () => async.done());
-         xhr.flush();
+         resourceLoader.expect(url, response);
+         expectResponse(resourceLoader.get(url), url, response, () => async.done());
+         resourceLoader.flush();
        }));
 
     it('should return an error from the expectations',
        inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
          var url = '/foo';
          var response: any /** TODO #9100 */ = null;
-         xhr.expect(url, response);
-         expectResponse(xhr.get(url), url, response, () => async.done());
-         xhr.flush();
+         resourceLoader.expect(url, response);
+         expectResponse(resourceLoader.get(url), url, response, () => async.done());
+         resourceLoader.flush();
        }));
 
     it('should not reuse expectations', () => {
       var url = '/foo';
       var response = 'bar';
-      xhr.expect(url, response);
-      xhr.get(url);
-      xhr.get(url);
-      expect(() => { xhr.flush(); }).toThrowError('Unexpected request /foo');
+      resourceLoader.expect(url, response);
+      resourceLoader.get(url);
+      resourceLoader.get(url);
+      expect(() => { resourceLoader.flush(); }).toThrowError('Unexpected request /foo');
     });
 
     it('should return expectations before definitions',
        inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
          var url = '/foo';
-         xhr.when(url, 'when');
-         xhr.expect(url, 'expect');
-         expectResponse(xhr.get(url), url, 'expect');
-         expectResponse(xhr.get(url), url, 'when', () => async.done());
-         xhr.flush();
+         resourceLoader.when(url, 'when');
+         resourceLoader.expect(url, 'expect');
+         expectResponse(resourceLoader.get(url), url, 'expect');
+         expectResponse(resourceLoader.get(url), url, 'when', () => async.done());
+         resourceLoader.flush();
        }));
 
     it('should throw when there is no definitions or expectations', () => {
-      xhr.get('/foo');
-      expect(() => { xhr.flush(); }).toThrowError('Unexpected request /foo');
+      resourceLoader.get('/foo');
+      expect(() => { resourceLoader.flush(); }).toThrowError('Unexpected request /foo');
     });
 
-    it('should throw when flush is called without any pending requests',
-       () => { expect(() => { xhr.flush(); }).toThrowError('No pending requests to flush'); });
+    it('should throw when flush is called without any pending requests', () => {
+      expect(() => { resourceLoader.flush(); }).toThrowError('No pending requests to flush');
+    });
 
     it('should throw on unsatisfied expectations', () => {
-      xhr.expect('/foo', 'bar');
-      xhr.when('/bar', 'foo');
-      xhr.get('/bar');
-      expect(() => { xhr.flush(); }).toThrowError('Unsatisfied requests: /foo');
+      resourceLoader.expect('/foo', 'bar');
+      resourceLoader.when('/bar', 'foo');
+      resourceLoader.get('/bar');
+      expect(() => { resourceLoader.flush(); }).toThrowError('Unsatisfied requests: /foo');
     });
   });
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/runtime_compiler_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/runtime_compiler_spec.ts
index be5f2617cc..abcba7567a 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/runtime_compiler_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/runtime_compiler_spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {DirectiveResolver, XHR} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {DirectiveResolver, ResourceLoader} from '@angular/compiler';
 import {MockDirectiveResolver} from '@angular/compiler/testing';
 import {Compiler, Component, ComponentFactory, Injectable, Injector, Input, NgModule, NgModuleFactory, Type} from '@angular/core';
 import {ComponentFixture, TestBed, fakeAsync, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';
 import {ViewMetadata} from '../core_private';
 import {stringify} from '../src/facade/lang';
 
-import {SpyXHR} from './spies';
+import {SpyResourceLoader} from './spies';
 
 @Component({selector: 'child-cmp', template: 'childComp'})
 class ChildComp {
@@ -33,21 +33,23 @@ class SomeCompWithUrlTemplate {
 export function main() {
   describe('RuntimeCompiler', () => {
     let compiler: Compiler;
-    let xhr: SpyXHR;
+    let resourceLoader: SpyResourceLoader;
     let tcb: TestComponentBuilder;
     let dirResolver: MockDirectiveResolver;
     let injector: Injector;
 
-    beforeEach(
-        () => { TestBed.configureCompiler({providers: [{provide: XHR, useClass: SpyXHR}]}); });
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      TestBed.configureCompiler(
+          {providers: [{provide: ResourceLoader, useClass: SpyResourceLoader}]});
+    });
 
     beforeEach(fakeAsync(inject(
-        [Compiler, TestComponentBuilder, XHR, DirectiveResolver, Injector],
-        (_compiler: Compiler, _tcb: TestComponentBuilder, _xhr: SpyXHR,
+        [Compiler, TestComponentBuilder, ResourceLoader, DirectiveResolver, Injector],
+        (_compiler: Compiler, _tcb: TestComponentBuilder, _resourceLoader: SpyResourceLoader,
          _dirResolver: MockDirectiveResolver, _injector: Injector) => {
           compiler = _compiler;
           tcb = _tcb;
-          xhr = _xhr;
+          resourceLoader = _resourceLoader;
           dirResolver = _dirResolver;
           injector = _injector;
         })));
@@ -55,13 +57,13 @@ export function main() {
     describe('clearCacheFor', () => {
       it('should support changing the content of a template referenced via templateUrl',
          fakeAsync(() => {
-           xhr.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve('init'));
+           resourceLoader.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve('init'));
            let compFixture =
                tcb.overrideView(SomeComp, new ViewMetadata({templateUrl: '/myComp.html'}))
                    .createFakeAsync(SomeComp);
            expect(compFixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('init');
 
-           xhr.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve('new content'));
+           resourceLoader.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve('new content'));
            // Note: overrideView is calling .clearCacheFor...
            compFixture = tcb.overrideView(SomeComp, new ViewMetadata({templateUrl: '/myComp.html'}))
                              .createFakeAsync(SomeComp);
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ export function main() {
 
     describe('compileComponentSync', () => {
       it('should throw when using a templateUrl that has not been compiled before', () => {
-        xhr.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve(''));
+        resourceLoader.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve(''));
         expect(() => tcb.createSync(SomeCompWithUrlTemplate))
             .toThrowError(
                 `Can't compile synchronously as ${stringify(SomeCompWithUrlTemplate)} is still being loaded!`);
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ export function main() {
 
       it('should throw when using a templateUrl in a nested component that has not been compiled before',
          () => {
-           xhr.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve(''));
+           resourceLoader.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve(''));
            let localTcb =
                tcb.overrideView(SomeComp, new ViewMetadata({template: '', directives: [ChildComp]}))
                    .overrideView(ChildComp, new ViewMetadata({templateUrl: '/someTpl.html'}));
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ export function main() {
 
       it('should allow to use templateUrl components that have been loaded before',
          fakeAsync(() => {
-           xhr.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve('hello'));
+           resourceLoader.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve('hello'));
            tcb.createFakeAsync(SomeCompWithUrlTemplate);
            let compFixture = tcb.createSync(SomeCompWithUrlTemplate);
            expect(compFixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('hello');
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ export function main() {
            class SomeModule {
            }
 
-           xhr.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve('hello'));
+           resourceLoader.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve('hello'));
            let ngModuleFactory: NgModuleFactory<any>;
            compiler.compileModuleAsync(SomeModule).then((f) => ngModuleFactory = f);
            tick();
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ export function main() {
         class SomeModule {
         }
 
-        xhr.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve(''));
+        resourceLoader.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve(''));
         expect(() => compiler.compileModuleSync(SomeModule))
             .toThrowError(
                 `Can't compile synchronously as ${stringify(SomeCompWithUrlTemplate)} is still being loaded!`);
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ export function main() {
            class SomeModule {
            }
 
-           xhr.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve(''));
+           resourceLoader.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve(''));
            dirResolver.setView(SomeComp, new ViewMetadata({template: '', directives: [ChildComp]}));
            dirResolver.setView(ChildComp, new ViewMetadata({templateUrl: '/someTpl.html'}));
            expect(() => compiler.compileModuleSync(SomeModule))
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ export function main() {
            class SomeModule {
            }
 
-           xhr.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve('hello'));
+           resourceLoader.spy('get').andCallFake(() => Promise.resolve('hello'));
            compiler.compileModuleAsync(SomeModule);
            tick();
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/spies.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/spies.ts
index dcf54225fc..88d92fb263 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/spies.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/spies.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {XHR} from '@angular/compiler/src/xhr';
+import {ResourceLoader} from '@angular/compiler/src/resource_loader';
 
 import {SpyObject, proxy} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 
-export class SpyXHR extends SpyObject {
-  constructor() { super(XHR); }
+export class SpyResourceLoader extends SpyObject {
+  constructor() { super(ResourceLoader); }
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/test_bindings.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/test_bindings.ts
index 28b03ddd5a..16b691fb0e 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/test_bindings.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/test_bindings.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {ElementSchemaRegistry, UrlResolver, XHR} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {ElementSchemaRegistry, ResourceLoader, UrlResolver} from '@angular/compiler';
 import {createUrlResolverWithoutPackagePrefix} from '@angular/compiler/src/url_resolver';
 import {MockSchemaRegistry} from '@angular/compiler/testing';
-import {MockXHR} from '@angular/compiler/testing/xhr_mock';
+import {MockResourceLoader} from '@angular/compiler/testing/resource_loader_mock';
 
 export var TEST_COMPILER_PROVIDERS: any[] = [
   {provide: ElementSchemaRegistry, useValue: new MockSchemaRegistry({}, {})},
-  {provide: XHR, useClass: MockXHR},
+  {provide: ResourceLoader, useClass: MockResourceLoader},
   {provide: UrlResolver, useFactory: createUrlResolverWithoutPackagePrefix}
 ];
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/testing/xhr_mock.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/testing/resource_loader_mock.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from modules/@angular/compiler/testing/xhr_mock.ts
rename to modules/@angular/compiler/testing/resource_loader_mock.ts
index 80b7463923..0fa2009861 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/testing/xhr_mock.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/testing/resource_loader_mock.ts
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
 
 import {BaseException} from '@angular/core';
 
-import {XHR} from '../index';
+import {ResourceLoader} from '../index';
 import {ListWrapper, Map} from '../src/facade/collection';
 import {isBlank, normalizeBlank} from '../src/facade/lang';
 
 
 /**
- * A mock implementation of {@link XHR} that allows outgoing requests to be mocked
+ * A mock implementation of {@link ResourceLoader} that allows outgoing requests to be mocked
  * and responded to within a single test, without going to the network.
  */
-export class MockXHR extends XHR {
+export class MockResourceLoader extends ResourceLoader {
   private _expectations: _Expectation[] = [];
   private _definitions = new Map<string, string>();
   private _requests: _PendingRequest[] = [];
diff --git a/modules/@angular/http/src/backends/xhr_backend.ts b/modules/@angular/http/src/backends/xhr_backend.ts
index 0fde263c85..416cf552b3 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/http/src/backends/xhr_backend.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/http/src/backends/xhr_backend.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ export class XHRConnection implements Connection {
       // load event handler
       let onLoad = () => {
         // responseText is the old-school way of retrieving response (supported by IE8 & 9)
-        // response/responseType properties were introduced in XHR Level2 spec (supported by
+        // response/responseType properties were introduced in ResourceLoader Level2 spec (supported
+        // by
         // IE10)
         let body = isPresent(_xhr.response) ? _xhr.response : _xhr.responseText;
         // Implicitly strip a potential XSSI prefix.
diff --git a/modules/@angular/http/testing/mock_backend.ts b/modules/@angular/http/testing/mock_backend.ts
index 15b0e16912..22bc90a562 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/http/testing/mock_backend.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/http/testing/mock_backend.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {Response} from '../src/static_response';
  */
 export class MockConnection implements Connection {
   // TODO Name `readyState` should change to be more generic, and states could be made to be more
-  // descriptive than XHR states.
+  // descriptive than ResourceLoader states.
   /**
    * Describes the state of the connection, based on `XMLHttpRequest.readyState`, but with
    * additional states. For example, state 5 indicates an aborted connection.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export class MockConnection implements Connection {
    *
    */
   mockError(err?: Error) {
-    // Matches XHR semantics
+    // Matches ResourceLoader semantics
     this.readyState = ReadyState.Done;
     this.response.error(err);
   }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/index.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/index.ts
index d33f00d0bc..3501416a77 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/index.ts
@@ -6,21 +6,22 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {XHR, analyzeAppProvidersForDeprecatedConfiguration, platformCoreDynamic} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {ResourceLoader, analyzeAppProvidersForDeprecatedConfiguration, platformCoreDynamic} from '@angular/compiler';
 import {ApplicationRef, COMPILER_OPTIONS, CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, CompilerFactory, CompilerOptions, ComponentRef, NgModule, PlatformRef, Provider, Type, createPlatformFactory} from '@angular/core';
 import {BrowserModule, WORKER_SCRIPT, WorkerAppModule, platformWorkerUi} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 import {Console} from './core_private';
 import {INTERNAL_BROWSER_DYNAMIC_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS} from './src/platform_providers';
-import {CachedXHR} from './src/xhr/xhr_cache';
-import {XHRImpl} from './src/xhr/xhr_impl';
+import {CachedResourceLoader} from './src/resource_loader/resource_loader_cache';
+import {ResourceLoaderImpl} from './src/resource_loader/resource_loader_impl';
 
 
 
 /**
  * @experimental
  */
-export const CACHED_TEMPLATE_PROVIDER: Provider[] = [{provide: XHR, useClass: CachedXHR}];
+export const RESOURCE_CACHE_PROVIDER: Provider[] =
+    [{provide: ResourceLoader, useClass: CachedResourceLoader}];
 
 /**
  * @experimental API related to bootstrapping are still under review.
@@ -46,12 +47,12 @@ export function bootstrapWorkerUi(
 /**
  * @experimental API related to bootstrapping are still under review.
  */
-export const platformWorkerAppDynamic =
-    createPlatformFactory(platformCoreDynamic, 'workerAppDynamic', [{
-                            provide: COMPILER_OPTIONS,
-                            useValue: {providers: [{provide: XHR, useClass: XHRImpl}]},
-                            multi: true
-                          }]);
+export const platformWorkerAppDynamic = createPlatformFactory(
+    platformCoreDynamic, 'workerAppDynamic', [{
+      provide: COMPILER_OPTIONS,
+      useValue: {providers: [{provide: ResourceLoader, useClass: ResourceLoaderImpl}]},
+      multi: true
+    }]);
 
 function normalizeArray(arr: any[]): any[] {
   return arr ? arr : [];
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/platform_providers.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/platform_providers.ts
index 4930e7eb21..b4a73e6122 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/platform_providers.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/platform_providers.ts
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {XHR} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {ResourceLoader} from '@angular/compiler';
 import {COMPILER_OPTIONS} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {INTERNAL_BROWSER_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS} from '../platform_browser_private';
 
-import {XHRImpl} from './xhr/xhr_impl';
+import {ResourceLoaderImpl} from './resource_loader/resource_loader_impl';
 
 export const INTERNAL_BROWSER_DYNAMIC_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS: any[] = [
   INTERNAL_BROWSER_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS,
   {
     provide: COMPILER_OPTIONS,
-    useValue: {providers: [{provide: XHR, useClass: XHRImpl}]},
+    useValue: {providers: [{provide: ResourceLoader, useClass: ResourceLoaderImpl}]},
     multi: true
   },
 ];
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/xhr/xhr_cache.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/resource_loader/resource_loader_cache.ts
similarity index 61%
rename from modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/xhr/xhr_cache.ts
rename to modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/resource_loader/resource_loader_cache.ts
index 6296783606..2c49321f52 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/xhr/xhr_cache.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/resource_loader/resource_loader_cache.ts
@@ -6,25 +6,26 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {XHR} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {ResourceLoader} from '@angular/compiler';
 import {BaseException} from '@angular/core';
 import {global} from '../facade/lang';
 
 /**
- * An implementation of XHR that uses a template cache to avoid doing an actual
- * XHR.
+ * An implementation of ResourceLoader that uses a template cache to avoid doing an actual
+ * ResourceLoader.
  *
  * The template cache needs to be built and loaded into window.$templateCache
  * via a separate mechanism.
  */
-export class CachedXHR extends XHR {
+export class CachedResourceLoader extends ResourceLoader {
   private _cache: {[url: string]: string};
 
   constructor() {
     super();
     this._cache = (<any>global).$templateCache;
     if (this._cache == null) {
-      throw new BaseException('CachedXHR: Template cache was not found in $templateCache.');
+      throw new BaseException(
+          'CachedResourceLoader: Template cache was not found in $templateCache.');
     }
   }
 
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ export class CachedXHR extends XHR {
     if (this._cache.hasOwnProperty(url)) {
       return Promise.resolve(this._cache[url]);
     } else {
-      return <Promise<any>>Promise.reject('CachedXHR: Did not find cached template for ' + url);
+      return <Promise<any>>Promise.reject(
+          'CachedResourceLoader: Did not find cached template for ' + url);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/xhr/xhr_impl.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/resource_loader/resource_loader_impl.ts
similarity index 86%
rename from modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/xhr/xhr_impl.ts
rename to modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/resource_loader/resource_loader_impl.ts
index cd7f38c738..2676ffdb42 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/xhr/xhr_impl.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/resource_loader/resource_loader_impl.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
-import {XHR} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {ResourceLoader} from '@angular/compiler';
 import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {isPresent} from '../facade/lang';
 
 @Injectable()
-export class XHRImpl extends XHR {
+export class ResourceLoaderImpl extends ResourceLoader {
   get(url: string): Promise<string> {
     var resolve: (result: any) => void;
     var reject: (error: any) => void;
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ export class XHRImpl extends XHR {
 
     xhr.onload = function() {
       // responseText is the old-school way of retrieving response (supported by IE8 & 9)
-      // response/responseType properties were introduced in XHR Level2 spec (supported by IE10)
+      // response/responseType properties were introduced in ResourceLoader Level2 spec (supported
+      // by IE10)
       var response = isPresent(xhr.response) ? xhr.response : xhr.responseText;
 
       // normalize IE9 bug (http://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/1450)
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/xhr/xhr_cache_setter.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/resource_loader/resource_loader_cache_setter.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/xhr/xhr_cache_setter.ts
rename to modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/resource_loader/resource_loader_cache_setter.ts
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/xhr/xhr_cache_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/resource_loader/resource_loader_cache_spec.ts
similarity index 77%
rename from modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/xhr/xhr_cache_spec.ts
rename to modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/resource_loader/resource_loader_cache_spec.ts
index 9d0539f153..1f195c6ef4 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/xhr/xhr_cache_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/resource_loader/resource_loader_cache_spec.ts
@@ -6,29 +6,29 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {UrlResolver, XHR} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {ResourceLoader, UrlResolver} from '@angular/compiler';
 import {BaseException, Component} from '@angular/core';
 import {TestBed, fakeAsync, flushMicrotasks, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, TestComponentBuilder, beforeEach, beforeEachProviders, ddescribe, describe, iit, inject, it, xit} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';
 
-import {CachedXHR} from '../../src/xhr/xhr_cache';
+import {CachedResourceLoader} from '../../src/resource_loader/resource_loader_cache';
 
-import {setTemplateCache} from './xhr_cache_setter';
+import {setTemplateCache} from './resource_loader_cache_setter';
 
 export function main() {
-  describe('CachedXHR', () => {
-    var xhr: CachedXHR;
+  describe('CachedResourceLoader', () => {
+    var xhr: CachedResourceLoader;
 
-    function createCachedXHR(): CachedXHR {
+    function createCachedResourceLoader(): CachedResourceLoader {
       setTemplateCache({'test.html': '<div>Hello</div>'});
-      return new CachedXHR();
+      return new CachedResourceLoader();
     }
     beforeEach(() => {
       TestBed.configureCompiler({
         providers: [
           {provide: UrlResolver, useClass: TestUrlResolver},
-          {provide: XHR, useFactory: createCachedXHR}
+          {provide: ResourceLoader, useFactory: createCachedResourceLoader}
         ]
       });
     });
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ export function main() {
     it('should throw exception if $templateCache is not found', () => {
       setTemplateCache(null);
       expect(() => {
-        xhr = new CachedXHR();
-      }).toThrowError('CachedXHR: Template cache was not found in $templateCache.');
+        xhr = new CachedResourceLoader();
+      }).toThrowError('CachedResourceLoader: Template cache was not found in $templateCache.');
     });
 
     it('should resolve the Promise with the cached file content on success',
        inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
          setTemplateCache({'test.html': '<div>Hello</div>'});
-         xhr = new CachedXHR();
+         xhr = new CachedResourceLoader();
          xhr.get('test.html').then((text) => {
            expect(text).toEqual('<div>Hello</div>');
            async.done();
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function main() {
 
     it('should reject the Promise on failure',
        inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         xhr = new CachedXHR();
+         xhr = new CachedResourceLoader();
          xhr.get('unknown.html')
              .then((text) => { throw new BaseException('Not expected to succeed.'); })
              .catch((error) => { async.done(); });
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/xhr/xhr_impl_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/resource_loader/resource_loader_impl_spec.ts
similarity index 80%
rename from modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/xhr/xhr_impl_spec.ts
rename to modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/resource_loader/resource_loader_impl_spec.ts
index 995beb9bab..47d83f967c 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/xhr/xhr_impl_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/resource_loader/resource_loader_impl_spec.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
  */
 
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, beforeEach, ddescribe, describe, expect, iit, inject, it, xit} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
-import {XHRImpl} from '../../src/xhr/xhr_impl';
+import {ResourceLoaderImpl} from '../../src/resource_loader/resource_loader_impl';
 
 export function main() {
-  describe('XHRImpl', () => {
-    var xhr: XHRImpl;
+  describe('ResourceLoaderImpl', () => {
+    var resourceLoader: ResourceLoaderImpl;
 
     // TODO(juliemr): This file currently won't work with dart unit tests run using
     // exclusive it or describe (iit or ddescribe). This is because when
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ export function main() {
     var url200 = '/base/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/browser/static_assets/200.html';
     var url404 = '/bad/path/404.html';
 
-    beforeEach(() => { xhr = new XHRImpl(); });
+    beforeEach(() => { resourceLoader = new ResourceLoaderImpl(); });
 
     it('should resolve the Promise with the file content on success',
        inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         xhr.get(url200).then((text) => {
+         resourceLoader.get(url200).then((text) => {
            expect(text.trim()).toEqual('<p>hey</p>');
            async.done();
          });
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function main() {
 
     it('should reject the Promise on failure',
        inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         xhr.get(url404).catch((e) => {
+         resourceLoader.get(url404).catch((e) => {
            expect(e).toEqual(`Failed to load ${url404}`);
            async.done();
            return null;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/testing_public_browser_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/testing_public_browser_spec.ts
index 573dca0abf..dac79a62dd 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/testing_public_browser_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/testing_public_browser_spec.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {XHR} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {ResourceLoader} from '@angular/compiler';
 import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 import {TestBed, async, fakeAsync, inject, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
 
-import {XHRImpl} from '../src/xhr/xhr_impl';
+import {ResourceLoaderImpl} from '../src/resource_loader/resource_loader_impl';
 
 
 
@@ -46,12 +46,13 @@ export function main() {
 
       afterEach(() => { expect(actuallyDone).toEqual(true); });
 
-      it('should run async tests with XHRs', async(() => {
-           var xhr = new XHRImpl();
-           xhr.get('/base/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/static_assets/test.html')
+      it('should run async tests with ResourceLoaders', async(() => {
+           var resourceLoader = new ResourceLoaderImpl();
+           resourceLoader
+               .get('/base/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/static_assets/test.html')
                .then(() => { actuallyDone = true; });
          }),
-         10000);  // Long timeout here because this test makes an actual XHR.
+         10000);  // Long timeout here because this test makes an actual ResourceLoader.
     });
 
     describe('using the test injector with the inject helper', () => {
@@ -61,8 +62,10 @@ export function main() {
               {providers: [{provide: FancyService, useValue: new FancyService()}]});
         });
 
-        it('provides a real XHR instance',
-           inject([XHR], (xhr: XHR) => { expect(xhr instanceof XHRImpl).toBeTruthy(); }));
+        it('provides a real ResourceLoader instance',
+           inject([ResourceLoader], (resourceLoader: ResourceLoader) => {
+             expect(resourceLoader instanceof ResourceLoaderImpl).toBeTruthy();
+           }));
 
         it('should allow the use of fakeAsync',
            fakeAsync(inject([FancyService], (service: any /** TODO #9100 */) => {
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ export function main() {
 
       var restoreJasmineIt = () => { jasmine.getEnv().it = originalJasmineIt; };
 
-      it('should fail when an XHR fails', (done: any /** TODO #9100 */) => {
+      it('should fail when an ResourceLoader fails', (done: any /** TODO #9100 */) => {
         var itPromise = patchJasmineIt();
 
         it('should fail with an error from a promise', async(() => {
@@ -125,7 +128,8 @@ export function main() {
                  .toEqual('from external template\n');
            });
          }),
-         10000);  // Long timeout here because this test makes an actual XHR, and is slow on Edge.
+         10000);  // Long timeout here because this test makes an actual ResourceLoader, and is slow
+                  // on Edge.
     });
   });
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_adapter.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_adapter.ts
index fa8e8e0d9d..226bd92159 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_adapter.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_adapter.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function setRootDomAdapter(adapter: DomAdapter) {
  * Provides DOM operations in an environment-agnostic way.
  */
 export abstract class DomAdapter {
-  public xhrType: Type<any> = null;
+  public resourceLoaderType: Type<any> = null;
   abstract hasProperty(element: any /** TODO #9100 */, name: string): boolean;
   abstract setProperty(el: Element, name: string, value: any): any /** TODO #9100 */;
   abstract getProperty(el: Element, name: string): any;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export abstract class DomAdapter {
   abstract logGroupEnd(): any /** TODO #9100 */;
 
   /** @deprecated */
-  getXHR(): Type<any> { return this.xhrType; }
+  getResourceLoader(): Type<any> { return this.resourceLoaderType; }
 
   /**
    * Maps attribute names to their corresponding property names for cases
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/web_workers/worker/worker_adapter.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/web_workers/worker/worker_adapter.ts
index 1824fdfb7c..fc4fca07e5 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/web_workers/worker/worker_adapter.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/web_workers/worker/worker_adapter.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class WorkerDomAdapter extends DomAdapter {
   getProperty(el: Element, name: string): any { throw 'not implemented'; }
   invoke(el: Element, methodName: string, args: any[]): any { throw 'not implemented'; }
 
-  getXHR(): Type<any> { throw 'not implemented'; }
+  getResourceLoader(): Type<any> { throw 'not implemented'; }
 
   get attrToPropMap(): {[key: string]: string} { throw 'not implemented'; }
   set attrToPropMap(value: {[key: string]: string}) { throw 'not implemented'; }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/browser/bootstrap_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/browser/bootstrap_spec.ts
index 02b786c9d3..e7e9a81b66 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/browser/bootstrap_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/browser/bootstrap_spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {XHR} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {ResourceLoader} from '@angular/compiler';
 import {APP_INITIALIZER, CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, Component, Directive, ExceptionHandler, Inject, Input, NgModule, OnDestroy, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, Pipe, createPlatformFactory} from '@angular/core';
 import {ApplicationRef, destroyPlatform} from '@angular/core/src/application_ref';
 import {Console} from '@angular/core/src/console';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/testing_public_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/testing_public_spec.ts
index 9a3d3ad07a..8fcf07d07d 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/testing_public_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/testing_public_spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {CompilerConfig, XHR} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {CompilerConfig, ResourceLoader} from '@angular/compiler';
 import {CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, Component, Directive, Injectable, Input, NgModule, Pipe} from '@angular/core';
 import {TestBed, async, fakeAsync, inject, tick, withModule} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';
@@ -368,10 +368,11 @@ export function main() {
 
         describe('providers', () => {
           beforeEach(() => {
-            let xhrGet =
-                jasmine.createSpy('xhrGet').and.returnValue(Promise.resolve('Hello world!'));
+            let resourceLoaderGet = jasmine.createSpy('resourceLoaderGet')
+                                        .and.returnValue(Promise.resolve('Hello world!'));
             TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [CompWithUrlTemplate]});
-            TestBed.configureCompiler({providers: [{provide: XHR, useValue: {get: xhrGet}}]});
+            TestBed.configureCompiler(
+                {providers: [{provide: ResourceLoader, useValue: {get: resourceLoaderGet}}]});
           });
 
           it('should use set up providers', fakeAsync(() => {
@@ -480,10 +481,12 @@ export function main() {
       });
 
       describe('components', () => {
-        let xhrGet: jasmine.Spy;
+        let resourceLoaderGet: jasmine.Spy;
         beforeEach(() => {
-          xhrGet = jasmine.createSpy('xhrGet').and.returnValue(Promise.resolve('Hello world!'));
-          TestBed.configureCompiler({providers: [{provide: XHR, useValue: {get: xhrGet}}]});
+          resourceLoaderGet = jasmine.createSpy('resourceLoaderGet')
+                                  .and.returnValue(Promise.resolve('Hello world!'));
+          TestBed.configureCompiler(
+              {providers: [{provide: ResourceLoader, useValue: {get: resourceLoaderGet}}]});
         });
 
         it('should report an error for declared components with templateUrl which never call TestBed.compileComponents',
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/parse5_adapter.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/parse5_adapter.ts
index 028565a3c6..24f29c366d 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/parse5_adapter.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/parse5_adapter.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {isPresent, isBlank, global, setValueOnPath, DateWrapper} from '../src/fa
 import {BaseException} from '../src/facade/exceptions';
 import {SelectorMatcher, CssSelector} from '../compiler_private';
 import {Type} from '@angular/core';
-import {XHR} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {ResourceLoader} from '@angular/compiler';
 
 var parser: any /** TODO #9100 */ = null;
 var serializer: any /** TODO #9100 */ = null;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class Parse5DomAdapter extends DomAdapter {
 
   logGroupEnd() {}
 
-  getXHR(): Type<XHR> { return XHR; }
+  getResourceLoader(): Type<ResourceLoader> { return ResourceLoader; }
 
   get attrToPropMap() { return _attrToPropMap; }
 
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser-dynamic/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser-dynamic/index.d.ts
index 6ebf2b0fc0..2f91702846 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser-dynamic/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser-dynamic/index.d.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /** @experimental */
 export declare function bootstrapWorkerUi(workerScriptUri: string, customProviders?: Provider[]): Promise<PlatformRef>;
 
-/** @experimental */
-export declare const CACHED_TEMPLATE_PROVIDER: Provider[];
-
 /** @experimental */
 export declare const platformBrowserDynamic: (extraProviders?: any[]) => PlatformRef;
 
 /** @experimental */
 export declare const platformWorkerAppDynamic: (extraProviders?: any[]) => PlatformRef;
+
+/** @experimental */
+export declare const RESOURCE_CACHE_PROVIDER: Provider[];