diff --git a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.3.1-1.js b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.3.1-1.js
index 3d4dd407c65d..664c637525ac 100644
--- a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.3.1-1.js
+++ b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.3.1-1.js
@@ -52,23 +52,23 @@ var cnFAILURE =  'RegExp() did NOT return the supplied RegExp object';
 var i = -1; var j = -1; var s = ''; var f = '';
 var obj = {};
 var status = ''; var actual = ''; var expect = '';
-var match = new Array();
-var flag = new Array();  
+var patterns = new Array();
+var flags = new Array();  
 
 
 // various regular expressions to try -
-match[0] = '';
-match[1] = 'abc';
-match[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
-match[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
-match[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
-match[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
+patterns[0] = '';
+patterns[1] = 'abc';
+patterns[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
+patterns[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
+patterns[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
+patterns[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
 
 // various flags to try -
-flag[0] = 'i';
-flag[1] = 'g';
-flag[2] = 'm';
-flag[3] = undefined;
+flags[0] = 'i';
+flags[1] = 'g';
+flags[2] = 'm';
+flags[3] = undefined;
 
 
 
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ function test()
   printBugNumber (bug);
   printStatus (summary);
 
-  for (i  in match)
+  for (i  in patterns)
   {
-    s = match[i];
+    s = patterns[i];
 
-    for (j in flag)
+    for (j in flags)
     {
-      f = flag[j];
+      f = flags[j];
       status = getStatus(s, f);
       obj = new RegExp(s, f);   
 
diff --git a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.3.1-2.js b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.3.1-2.js
index cf13ccf0feca..8d1c2f8aa821 100644
--- a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.3.1-2.js
+++ b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.3.1-2.js
@@ -60,23 +60,23 @@ var cnFAILURE =  'RegExp() did NOT return the supplied RegExp object';
 var i = -1; var j = -1; var s = ''; var f = '';
 var obj = {};
 var status = ''; var actual = ''; var expect = '';
-var match = new Array();
-var flag = new Array();  
+var patterns = new Array();
+var flags = new Array();  
 
 
 // various regular expressions to try -
-match[0] = '';
-match[1] = 'abc';
-match[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
-match[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
-match[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
-match[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
+patterns[0] = '';
+patterns[1] = 'abc';
+patterns[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
+patterns[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
+patterns[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
+patterns[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
 
 // various flags to try -
-flag[0] = 'i';
-flag[1] = 'g';
-flag[2] = 'm';
-flag[3] = undefined;
+flags[0] = 'i';
+flags[1] = 'g';
+flags[2] = 'm';
+flags[3] = undefined;
 
 
 
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ function test()
   printBugNumber (bug);
   printStatus (summary);
 
-  for (i  in match)
+  for (i  in patterns)
   {
-    s = match[i];
+    s = patterns[i];
 
-    for (j in flag)
+    for (j in flags)
     {
-      f = flag[j];
+      f = flags[j];
       status = getStatus(s, f);
       obj = new RegExp(s, f);   
 
diff --git a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-1.js b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-1.js
index 9d936286b5d1..1f70e1620a9d 100644
--- a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-1.js
+++ b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-1.js
@@ -55,16 +55,16 @@ var singlequote = "'";
 var i = -1; var s = '';
 var obj1 = {}; var obj2 = {};
 var status = ''; var actual = ''; var expect = ''; var msg = '';
-var match = new Array();  
+var patterns = new Array();  
 
 
 // various regular expressions to try -
-match[0] = '';
-match[1] = 'abc';
-match[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
-match[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
-match[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
-match[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
+patterns[0] = '';
+patterns[1] = 'abc';
+patterns[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
+patterns[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
+patterns[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
+patterns[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
 
 
 
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ function test()
   printBugNumber (bug);
   printStatus (summary);
 
-  for (i  in match)
+  for (i  in patterns)
   {
-    s = match[i];
+    s = patterns[i];
     status =getStatus(s);   
     obj1 = new RegExp(s); 
     obj2 = new RegExp(obj1); 
diff --git a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-2.js b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-2.js
index efbbda5f4ff4..2b9335acc85f 100644
--- a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-2.js
+++ b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-2.js
@@ -61,16 +61,16 @@ var singlequote = "'";
 var i = -1; var s = '';
 var obj1 = {}; var obj2 = {};
 var status = ''; var actual = ''; var expect = ''; var msg = '';
-var match = new Array();  
+var patterns = new Array();  
 
 
 // various regular expressions to try -
-match[0] = '';
-match[1] = 'abc';
-match[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
-match[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
-match[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
-match[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
+patterns[0] = '';
+patterns[1] = 'abc';
+patterns[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
+patterns[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
+patterns[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
+patterns[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
 
 
 
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ function test()
   printBugNumber (bug);
   printStatus (summary);
 
-  for (i  in match)
+  for (i  in patterns)
   {
-    s = match[i];
+    s = patterns[i];
     status =getStatus(s);   
     obj1 = new RegExp(s); 
     obj2 = new RegExp(obj1, undefined);  // see introduction to bug 
diff --git a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-3.js b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-3.js
index f1fd3cfc33bb..6b372cff7a05 100644
--- a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-3.js
+++ b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-3.js
@@ -56,23 +56,23 @@ var singlequote = "'";
 var i = -1; var j = -1; var s = '';
 var obj1 = {}; var obj2 = {};
 var status = ''; var actual = ''; var expect = ''; var msg = '';
-var match = new Array();  
-var flag = new Array();  
+var patterns = new Array();  
+var flags = new Array();  
 
 
 // various regular expressions to try -
-match[0] = '';
-match[1] = 'abc';
-match[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
-match[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
-match[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
-match[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
+patterns[0] = '';
+patterns[1] = 'abc';
+patterns[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
+patterns[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
+patterns[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
+patterns[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
 
 // various flags to try -
-flag[0] = 'i';
-flag[1] = 'g';
-flag[2] = 'm';
-flag[3] = undefined;
+flags[0] = 'i';
+flags[1] = 'g';
+flags[2] = 'm';
+flags[3] = undefined;
 
 
 
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ function test()
   printBugNumber (bug);
   printStatus (summary);
 
-  for (i  in match)
+  for (i  in patterns)
   {
-    s = match[i];
+    s = patterns[i];
     
-    for (j in flag)
+    for (j in flags)
     {
-      f = flag[j];
+      f = flags[j];
       status = getStatus(s, f);  
       obj1 = new RegExp(s, f); 
       obj2 = new RegExp(obj1); 
diff --git a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-4.js b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-4.js
index 55b34466a5fb..94a064c573fe 100644
--- a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-4.js
+++ b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-4.js
@@ -62,23 +62,23 @@ var singlequote = "'";
 var i = -1; var j = -1; var s = '';
 var obj1 = {}; var obj2 = {};
 var status = ''; var actual = ''; var expect = ''; var msg = '';
-var match = new Array();  
-var flag = new Array();  
+var patterns = new Array();  
+var flags = new Array();  
 
 
 // various regular expressions to try -
-match[0] = '';
-match[1] = 'abc';
-match[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
-match[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
-match[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
-match[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
+patterns[0] = '';
+patterns[1] = 'abc';
+patterns[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
+patterns[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
+patterns[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
+patterns[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
 
 // various flags to try -
-flag[0] = 'i';
-flag[1] = 'g';
-flag[2] = 'm';
-flag[3] = undefined;
+flags[0] = 'i';
+flags[1] = 'g';
+flags[2] = 'm';
+flags[3] = undefined;
 
 
 
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ function test()
   printBugNumber (bug);
   printStatus (summary);
 
-  for (i  in match)
+  for (i  in patterns)
   {
-    s = match[i];
+    s = patterns[i];
     
-    for (j in flag)
+    for (j in flags)
     {
-      f = flag[j];
+      f = flags[j];
       status = getStatus(s, f);  
       obj1 = new RegExp(s, f); 
       obj2 = new RegExp(obj1, undefined);  // see introduction to bug 
diff --git a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-5-n.js b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-5-n.js
index 52cf3d8d89db..539b5fc173ee 100644
--- a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-5-n.js
+++ b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/15.10.4.1-5-n.js
@@ -51,22 +51,22 @@ var cnFAILURE = 'Expected an exception to be thrown, but none was -';
 var singlequote = "'";
 var i = -1; var j = -1; var s = ''; var f = '';
 var obj1 = {}; var obj2 = {};
-var match = new Array();
-var flag = new Array();  
+var patterns = new Array();
+var flags = new Array();  
 
 
 // various regular expressions to try -
-match[0] = '';
-match[1] = 'abc';
-match[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
-match[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
-match[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
-match[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
+patterns[0] = '';
+patterns[1] = 'abc';
+patterns[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
+patterns[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
+patterns[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
+patterns[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
 
 // various flags to try -
-flag[0] = 'i';
-flag[1] = 'g';
-flag[2] = 'm';
+flags[0] = 'i';
+flags[1] = 'g';
+flags[2] = 'm';
 
 
 
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ function test()
   printBugNumber (bug);
   printStatus (summary);
 
-  for (i  in match)
+  for (i  in patterns)
   {
-    s = match[i];
+    s = patterns[i];
 
-    for (j in flag)
+    for (j in flags)
     {
-      f = flag[j];
+      f = flags[j];
       printStatus(getStatus(s, f));
       obj1 = new RegExp(s, f);   
       obj2 = new RegExp(obj1, f);   // this should cause an exception 
diff --git a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/regress-57631.js b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/regress-57631.js
index 8fb7bc51fdf7..c363d89beb29 100644
--- a/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/regress-57631.js
+++ b/js/tests/ecma_3/RegExp/regress-57631.js
@@ -37,34 +37,34 @@ var singlequote = "'";
 var i = -1; var j = -1; var s = ''; var f = '';
 var obj = {};
 var status = ''; var actual = ''; var expect = ''; var msg = '';
-var legalmatch = new Array(); var illegalmatch = new Array();
-var legalflag = new Array();  var illegalflag = new Array();
+var legalpatterns = new Array(); var illegalpatterns = new Array();
+var legalflags = new Array();  var illegalflags = new Array();
 
 
 // valid regular expressions to try - 
-legalmatch[0] = '';
-legalmatch[1] = 'abc';
-legalmatch[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
-legalmatch[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
-legalmatch[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
-legalmatch[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
+legalpatterns[0] = '';
+legalpatterns[1] = 'abc';
+legalpatterns[2] = '(.*)(3-1)\s\w';
+legalpatterns[3] = '(.*)(...)\\s\\w';
+legalpatterns[4] = '[^A-Za-z0-9_]';
+legalpatterns[5] = '[^\f\n\r\t\v](123.5)([4 - 8]$)';
 
 // invalid regular expressions to try - 
-illegalmatch[0] = '()';
-illegalmatch[1] = '(a';
-illegalmatch[2] = '( ]';
-illegalmatch[3] = '\d{s}';
+illegalpatterns[0] = '()';
+illegalpatterns[1] = '(a';
+illegalpatterns[2] = '( ]';
+illegalpatterns[3] = '\d{s}';
 
 // valid flags to try -
-legalflag[0] = 'i';
-legalflag[1] = 'g';
-legalflag[2] = 'm';
-legalflag[3] = undefined;
+legalflags[0] = 'i';
+legalflags[1] = 'g';
+legalflags[2] = 'm';
+legalflags[3] = undefined;
 
 // invalid flags to try -
-illegalflag[0] = 'a';
-illegalflag[1] = 123;
-illegalflag[2] = new RegExp();
+illegalflags[0] = 'a';
+illegalflags[1] = 123;
+illegalflags[2] = new RegExp();
 
 
 
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ function test()
   printBugNumber (bug);
   printStatus (summary);
   
-  testIllegalRegExps(legalmatch, illegalflag);
-  testIllegalRegExps(illegalmatch, legalflag);
-  testIllegalRegExps(illegalmatch, illegalflag);
+  testIllegalRegExps(legalpatterns, illegalflags);
+  testIllegalRegExps(illegalpatterns, legalflags);
+  testIllegalRegExps(illegalpatterns, illegalflags);
 
   exitFunc ('test');
 }