diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5df75958..6ffea804 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Name | Description
 `LISTEN_PORT` | The port to bind to. Defaults to 9182.
 `METRICS_PATH` | The path at which to serve metrics. Defaults to `/metrics`
 `TEXTFILE_DIR` | As the `--collector.textfile.directory` flag, provide a directory to read text files with metrics from
-`REMOTE_ADDR` | Allows setting comma separated remote IP addresses for the Windows Firewall exception (whitelist). Defaults to an empty string (any remote address).
+`REMOTE_ADDR` | Allows setting comma separated remote IP addresses for the Windows Firewall exception (allow list). Defaults to an empty string (any remote address).
 `EXTRA_FLAGS` | Allows passing full CLI flags. Defaults to an empty string.
 
 Parameters are sent to the installer via `msiexec`. Example invocations:
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ The prometheus metrics will be exposed on [localhost:9182](http://localhost:9182
 
 ### Enable only process collector and specify a custom query
 
-    .\windows_exporter.exe --collectors.enabled "process" --collector.process.whitelist="firefox.+"
+    .\windows_exporter.exe --collectors.enabled "process" --collector.process.include="firefox.+"
 
 When there are multiple processes with the same name, WMI represents those after the first instance as `process-name#index`. So to get them all, rather than just the first one, the [regular expression](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression) must use `.+`. See [process](docs/collector.process.md) for more information.
 
diff --git a/collector/iis.go b/collector/iis.go
index 8532c272..f7e8292f 100644
--- a/collector/iis.go
+++ b/collector/iis.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package collector
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 
@@ -14,17 +15,32 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	FlagISSSiteBlacklist = "collector.iis.site-blacklist"
-	FlagISSSiteWhitelist = "collector.iis.site-whitelist"
-	FlagISSAppBlacklist  = "collector.iis.app-blacklist"
-	FlagISSAppWhitelist  = "collector.iis.app-whitelist"
+	FlagIISSiteOldExclude = "collector.iis.site-blacklist"
+	FlagIISSiteOldInclude = "collector.iis.site-whitelist"
+	FlagIISAppOldExclude  = "collector.iis.app-blacklist"
+	FlagIISAppOldInclude  = "collector.iis.app-whitelist"
+
+	FlagIISSiteExclude = "collector.iis.site-exclude"
+	FlagIISSiteInclude = "collector.iis.site-include"
+	FlagIISAppExclude  = "collector.iis.app-exclude"
+	FlagIISAppInclude  = "collector.iis.app-include"
 )
 
 var (
-	siteWhitelist *string
-	siteBlacklist *string
-	appWhitelist  *string
-	appBlacklist  *string
+	oldSiteInclude *string
+	oldSiteExclude *string
+	oldAppInclude  *string
+	oldAppExclude  *string
+
+	siteInclude *string
+	siteExclude *string
+	appInclude  *string
+	appExclude  *string
+
+	siteIncludeSet bool
+	siteExcludeSet bool
+	appIncludeSet  bool
+	appExcludeSet  bool
 )
 
 type simple_version struct {
@@ -89,8 +105,8 @@ type IISCollector struct {
 	TotalNotFoundErrors                 *prometheus.Desc
 	TotalRejectedAsyncIORequests        *prometheus.Desc
 
-	siteWhitelistPattern *regexp.Regexp
-	siteBlacklistPattern *regexp.Regexp
+	siteIncludePattern *regexp.Regexp
+	siteExcludePattern *regexp.Regexp
 
 	// APP_POOL_WAS
 	CurrentApplicationPoolState        *prometheus.Desc
@@ -192,29 +208,94 @@ type IISCollector struct {
 	ServiceCache_OutputCacheFlushedItemsTotal  *prometheus.Desc
 	ServiceCache_OutputCacheFlushesTotal       *prometheus.Desc
 
-	appWhitelistPattern *regexp.Regexp
-	appBlacklistPattern *regexp.Regexp
+	appIncludePattern *regexp.Regexp
+	appExcludePattern *regexp.Regexp
 
 	iis_version simple_version
 }
 
 func newIISCollectorFlags(app *kingpin.Application) {
-	siteWhitelist = kingpin.Flag(FlagISSSiteWhitelist, "Regexp of sites to whitelist. Site name must both match whitelist and not match blacklist to be included.").Default(".+").String()
-	siteBlacklist = kingpin.Flag(FlagISSSiteBlacklist, "Regexp of sites to blacklist. Site name must both match whitelist and not match blacklist to be included.").String()
-	appWhitelist = kingpin.Flag(FlagISSAppWhitelist, "Regexp of apps to whitelist. App name must both match whitelist and not match blacklist to be included.").Default(".+").String()
-	appBlacklist = kingpin.Flag(FlagISSAppBlacklist, "Regexp of apps to blacklist. App name must both match whitelist and not match blacklist to be included.").String()
+	oldSiteInclude = app.Flag(FlagIISSiteOldInclude, "DEPRECATED: Use --collector.iis.site-include").Default(".+").Hidden().String()
+	oldSiteExclude = app.Flag(FlagIISSiteOldExclude, "DEPRECATED: Use --collector.iis.site-exclude").Hidden().String()
+	oldAppInclude = app.Flag(FlagIISAppOldInclude, "DEPRECATED: Use --collector.iis.app-include").Hidden().String()
+	oldAppExclude = app.Flag(FlagIISAppOldExclude, "DEPRECATED: Use --collector.iis.app-exclude").Hidden().String()
+
+	siteInclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagIISSiteInclude,
+		"Regexp of sites to include. Site name must both match include and not match exclude to be included.",
+	).Default(".+").PreAction(func(c *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+		siteIncludeSet = true
+		return nil
+	}).String()
+
+	siteExclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagIISSiteExclude,
+		"Regexp of sites to exclude. Site name must both match include and not match exclude to be included.",
+	).Default("").PreAction(func(c *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+		siteExcludeSet = true
+		return nil
+	}).String()
+
+	appInclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagIISAppInclude,
+		"Regexp of apps to include. App name must both match include and not match exclude to be included.",
+	).Default(".+").PreAction(func(c *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+		appIncludeSet = true
+		return nil
+	}).String()
+
+	appExclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagIISAppExclude,
+		"Regexp of apps to include. App name must both match include and not match exclude to be included.",
+	).Default("").PreAction(func(c *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+		siteExcludeSet = true
+		return nil
+	}).String()
 }
 
 func newIISCollector() (Collector, error) {
-	const subsystem = "iis"
+	if *oldSiteExclude != "" {
+		if !siteExcludeSet {
+			log.Warnln("msg", "--collector.iis.site-blacklist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future release, use --collector.iis.site-exclude")
+			*siteExclude = *oldSiteExclude
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("--collector.iis.site-blacklist and --collector.iis.site-exclude are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+	}
+	if *oldSiteInclude != "" {
+		if !siteIncludeSet {
+			log.Warnln("msg", "--collector.iis.site-whitelist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future release, use --collector.iis.site-include")
+			*siteInclude = *oldSiteInclude
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("--collector.iis.site-whitelist and --collector.iis.site-include are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+	}
 
+	if *oldAppExclude != "" {
+		if !appExcludeSet {
+			log.Warnln("msg", "--collector.iis.app-blacklist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future release, use --collector.iis.app-exclude")
+			*appExclude = *oldAppExclude
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("--collector.iis.app-blacklist and --collector.iis.app-exclude are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+	}
+	if *oldAppInclude != "" {
+		if !appIncludeSet {
+			log.Warnln("msg", "--collector.iis.app-whitelist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future release, use --collector.iis.app-include")
+			*appInclude = *oldAppInclude
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("--collector.iis.app-whitelist and --collector.iis.app-include are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+	}
+
+	const subsystem = "iis"
 	return &IISCollector{
 		iis_version: getIISVersion(),
 
-		siteWhitelistPattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *siteWhitelist)),
-		siteBlacklistPattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *siteBlacklist)),
-		appWhitelistPattern:  regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *appWhitelist)),
-		appBlacklistPattern:  regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *appBlacklist)),
+		siteIncludePattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *siteInclude)),
+		siteExcludePattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *siteExclude)),
+		appIncludePattern:  regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *appInclude)),
+		appExcludePattern:  regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *appExclude)),
 
 		// Web Service
 		CurrentAnonymousUsers: prometheus.NewDesc(
@@ -903,7 +984,7 @@ func (c *IISCollector) collectWebService(ctx *ScrapeContext, ch chan<- prometheu
 	}
 
 	for _, app := range WebService {
-		if app.Name == "_Total" || c.siteBlacklistPattern.MatchString(app.Name) || !c.siteWhitelistPattern.MatchString(app.Name) {
+		if app.Name == "_Total" || c.siteExcludePattern.MatchString(app.Name) || !c.siteIncludePattern.MatchString(app.Name) {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -1188,8 +1269,8 @@ func (c *IISCollector) collectAPP_POOL_WAS(ctx *ScrapeContext, ch chan<- prometh
 
 	for _, app := range APP_POOL_WAS {
 		if app.Name == "_Total" ||
-			c.appBlacklistPattern.MatchString(app.Name) ||
-			!c.appWhitelistPattern.MatchString(app.Name) {
+			c.appExcludePattern.MatchString(app.Name) ||
+			!c.appIncludePattern.MatchString(app.Name) {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -1366,8 +1447,8 @@ func (c *IISCollector) collectW3SVC_W3WP(ctx *ScrapeContext, ch chan<- prometheu
 		pid := workerProcessNameExtractor.ReplaceAllString(app.Name, "$1")
 		name := workerProcessNameExtractor.ReplaceAllString(app.Name, "$2")
 		if name == "" || name == "_Total" ||
-			c.appBlacklistPattern.MatchString(name) ||
-			!c.appWhitelistPattern.MatchString(name) {
+			c.appExcludePattern.MatchString(name) ||
+			!c.appIncludePattern.MatchString(name) {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -1618,8 +1699,8 @@ func (c *IISCollector) collectW3SVC_W3WP(ctx *ScrapeContext, ch chan<- prometheu
 			pid := workerProcessNameExtractor.ReplaceAllString(app.Name, "$1")
 			name := workerProcessNameExtractor.ReplaceAllString(app.Name, "$2")
 			if name == "" || name == "_Total" ||
-				c.appBlacklistPattern.MatchString(name) ||
-				!c.appWhitelistPattern.MatchString(name) {
+				c.appExcludePattern.MatchString(name) ||
+				!c.appIncludePattern.MatchString(name) {
 				continue
 			}
 
diff --git a/collector/logical_disk.go b/collector/logical_disk.go
index 342afc65..963e93d7 100644
--- a/collector/logical_disk.go
+++ b/collector/logical_disk.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package collector
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 
@@ -13,13 +14,22 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	FlagLogicalDiskVolumeBlacklist = "collector.logical_disk.volume-blacklist"
-	FlagLogicalDiskVolumeWhitelist = "collector.logical_disk.volume-whitelist"
+	FlagLogicalDiskVolumeOldExclude = "collector.logical_disk.volume-blacklist"
+	FlagLogicalDiskVolumeOldInclude = "collector.logical_disk.volume-whitelist"
+
+	FlagLogicalDiskVolumeExclude = "collector.logical_disk.volume-exclude"
+	FlagLogicalDiskVolumeInclude = "collector.logical_disk.volume-include"
 )
 
 var (
-	volumeWhitelist *string
-	volumeBlacklist *string
+	volumeOldInclude *string
+	volumeOldExclude *string
+
+	volumeInclude *string
+	volumeExclude *string
+
+	volumeIncludeSet bool
+	volumeExcludeSet bool
 )
 
 // A LogicalDiskCollector is a Prometheus collector for perflib logicalDisk metrics
@@ -41,24 +51,57 @@ type LogicalDiskCollector struct {
 	WriteLatency     *prometheus.Desc
 	ReadWriteLatency *prometheus.Desc
 
-	volumeWhitelistPattern *regexp.Regexp
-	volumeBlacklistPattern *regexp.Regexp
+	volumeIncludePattern *regexp.Regexp
+	volumeExcludePattern *regexp.Regexp
 }
 
 // newLogicalDiskCollectorFlags ...
 func newLogicalDiskCollectorFlags(app *kingpin.Application) {
-	volumeWhitelist = app.Flag(
-		FlagLogicalDiskVolumeWhitelist,
-		"Regexp of volumes to whitelist. Volume name must both match whitelist and not match blacklist to be included.",
-	).Default(".+").String()
-	volumeBlacklist = app.Flag(
-		FlagLogicalDiskVolumeBlacklist,
-		"Regexp of volumes to blacklist. Volume name must both match whitelist and not match blacklist to be included.",
-	).Default("").String()
+	volumeInclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagLogicalDiskVolumeInclude,
+		"Regexp of volumes to include. Volume name must both match include and not match exclude to be included.",
+	).Default(".+").PreAction(func(c *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+		volumeIncludeSet = true
+		return nil
+	}).String()
+
+	volumeExclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagLogicalDiskVolumeExclude,
+		"Regexp of volumes to exclude. Volume name must both match include and not match exclude to be included.",
+	).Default("").PreAction(func(c *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+		volumeExcludeSet = true
+		return nil
+	}).String()
+
+	volumeOldInclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagLogicalDiskVolumeOldInclude,
+		"DEPRECATED: Use --collector.logical_disk.volume-include",
+	).Hidden().String()
+	volumeOldExclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagLogicalDiskVolumeOldExclude,
+		"DEPRECATED: Use --collector.logical_disk.volume-exclude",
+	).Hidden().String()
 }
 
 // newLogicalDiskCollector ...
 func newLogicalDiskCollector() (Collector, error) {
+	if *volumeOldExclude != "" {
+		if !volumeExcludeSet {
+			log.Warnln("msg", "--collector.logical_disk.volume-blacklist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future release, use --collector.logical_disk.volume-exclude")
+			*volumeExclude = *volumeOldExclude
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("--collector.logical_disk.volume-blacklist and --collector.logical_disk.volume-exclude are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+	}
+	if *volumeOldInclude != "" {
+		if !volumeIncludeSet {
+			log.Warnln("msg", "--collector.logical_disk.volume-whitelist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future release, use --collector.logical_disk.volume-include")
+			*volumeInclude = *volumeOldInclude
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("--collector.logical_disk.volume-whitelist and --collector.logical_disk.volume-include are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+	}
+
 	const subsystem = "logical_disk"
 
 	return &LogicalDiskCollector{
@@ -174,8 +217,8 @@ func newLogicalDiskCollector() (Collector, error) {
 			nil,
 		),
 
-		volumeWhitelistPattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *volumeWhitelist)),
-		volumeBlacklistPattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *volumeBlacklist)),
+		volumeIncludePattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *volumeInclude)),
+		volumeExcludePattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *volumeExclude)),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -220,8 +263,8 @@ func (c *LogicalDiskCollector) collect(ctx *ScrapeContext, ch chan<- prometheus.
 
 	for _, volume := range dst {
 		if volume.Name == "_Total" ||
-			c.volumeBlacklistPattern.MatchString(volume.Name) ||
-			!c.volumeWhitelistPattern.MatchString(volume.Name) {
+			c.volumeExcludePattern.MatchString(volume.Name) ||
+			!c.volumeIncludePattern.MatchString(volume.Name) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/collector/logical_disk_test.go b/collector/logical_disk_test.go
index 0d43d4bb..51120df3 100644
--- a/collector/logical_disk_test.go
+++ b/collector/logical_disk_test.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 
 func BenchmarkLogicalDiskCollector(b *testing.B) {
 	// Whitelist is not set in testing context (kingpin flags not parsed), causing the collector to skip all disks.
-	localVolumeWhitelist := ".+"
-	volumeWhitelist = &localVolumeWhitelist
+	localVolumeInclude := ".+"
+	volumeInclude = &localVolumeInclude
 
 	benchmarkCollector(b, "logical_disk", newLogicalDiskCollector)
 }
diff --git a/collector/net.go b/collector/net.go
index b1652aed..27d22a41 100644
--- a/collector/net.go
+++ b/collector/net.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package collector
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 
@@ -13,13 +14,23 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	FlagNicBlacklist = "collector.net.nic-blacklist"
-	FlagNicWhitelist = "collector.net.nic-whitelist"
+	FlagNicOldExclude = "collector.net.nic-blacklist"
+	FlagNicOldInclude = "collector.net.nic-whitelist"
+
+	FlagNicExclude = "collector.net.nic-exclude"
+	FlagNicInclude = "collector.net.nic-include"
 )
 
 var (
-	nicWhitelist        *string
-	nicBlacklist        *string
+	nicOldInclude *string
+	nicOldExclude *string
+
+	nicInclude *string
+	nicExclude *string
+
+	nicIncludeSet bool
+	nicExcludeSet bool
+
 	nicNameToUnderscore = regexp.MustCompile("[^a-zA-Z0-9]")
 )
 
@@ -39,24 +50,58 @@ type NetworkCollector struct {
 	PacketsSentTotal         *prometheus.Desc
 	CurrentBandwidth         *prometheus.Desc
 
-	nicWhitelistPattern *regexp.Regexp
-	nicBlacklistPattern *regexp.Regexp
+	nicIncludePattern *regexp.Regexp
+	nicExcludePattern *regexp.Regexp
 }
 
 // newNetworkCollectorFlags ...
 func newNetworkCollectorFlags(app *kingpin.Application) {
-	nicWhitelist = app.Flag(
-		FlagNicWhitelist,
-		"Regexp of NIC:s to whitelist. NIC name must both match whitelist and not match blacklist to be included.",
-	).Default(".+").String()
-	nicBlacklist = app.Flag(
-		FlagNicBlacklist,
-		"Regexp of NIC:s to blacklist. NIC name must both match whitelist and not match blacklist to be included.",
-	).Default("").String()
+	nicInclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagNicInclude,
+		"Regexp of NIC:s to include. NIC name must both match include and not match exclude to be included.",
+	).Default(".+").PreAction(func(c *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+		nicIncludeSet = true
+		return nil
+	}).String()
+
+	nicExclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagNicExclude,
+		"Regexp of NIC:s to exclude. NIC name must both match include and not match exclude to be included.",
+	).Default("").PreAction(func(c *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+		nicExcludeSet = true
+		return nil
+	}).String()
+
+	nicOldInclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagNicOldInclude,
+		"DEPRECATED: Use --collector.net.nic-include",
+	).Hidden().String()
+	nicOldExclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagNicOldExclude,
+		"DEPRECATED: Use --collector.net.nic-exclude",
+	).Hidden().String()
+
 }
 
 // newNetworkCollector ...
 func newNetworkCollector() (Collector, error) {
+	if *nicOldExclude != "" {
+		if !nicExcludeSet {
+			log.Warnln("msg", "--collector.net.nic-blacklist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future release, use --collector.net.nic-exclude")
+			*nicExclude = *nicOldExclude
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("--collector.net.nic-blacklist and --collector.net.nic-exclude are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+	}
+	if *nicOldInclude != "" {
+		if !nicIncludeSet {
+			log.Warnln("msg", "--collector.net.nic-whitelist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future release, use --collector.net.nic-include")
+			*nicInclude = *nicOldInclude
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("--collector.net.nic-whitelist and --collector.net.nic-include are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+	}
+
 	const subsystem = "net"
 
 	return &NetworkCollector{
@@ -139,8 +184,8 @@ func newNetworkCollector() (Collector, error) {
 			nil,
 		),
 
-		nicWhitelistPattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *nicWhitelist)),
-		nicBlacklistPattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *nicBlacklist)),
+		nicIncludePattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *nicInclude)),
+		nicExcludePattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *nicExclude)),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -187,8 +232,8 @@ func (c *NetworkCollector) collect(ctx *ScrapeContext, ch chan<- prometheus.Metr
 	}
 
 	for _, nic := range dst {
-		if c.nicBlacklistPattern.MatchString(nic.Name) ||
-			!c.nicWhitelistPattern.MatchString(nic.Name) {
+		if c.nicExcludePattern.MatchString(nic.Name) ||
+			!c.nicIncludePattern.MatchString(nic.Name) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/collector/net_test.go b/collector/net_test.go
index ac535d38..65d6e1a6 100644
--- a/collector/net_test.go
+++ b/collector/net_test.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ func TestNetworkToInstanceName(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkNetCollector(b *testing.B) {
-	// Whitelist is not set in testing context (kingpin flags not parsed), causing the collector to skip all interfaces.
-	localNicWhitelist := ".+"
-	nicWhitelist = &localNicWhitelist
+	// Include is not set in testing context (kingpin flags not parsed), causing the collector to skip all interfaces.
+	localNicInclude := ".+"
+	nicInclude = &localNicInclude
 	benchmarkCollector(b, "net", newNetworkCollector)
 }
diff --git a/collector/process.go b/collector/process.go
index 76d7f950..9c8c172c 100644
--- a/collector/process.go
+++ b/collector/process.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package collector
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
@@ -16,13 +17,22 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	FlagProcessBlacklist = "collector.process.blacklist"
-	FlagProcessWhitelist = "collector.process.whitelist"
+	FlagProcessOldExclude = "collector.process.blacklist"
+	FlagProcessOldInclude = "collector.process.whitelist"
+
+	FlagProcessExclude = "collector.process.exclude"
+	FlagProcessInclude = "collector.process.include"
 )
 
 var (
-	processWhitelist *string
-	processBlacklist *string
+	processOldInclude *string
+	processOldExclude *string
+
+	processInclude *string
+	processExclude *string
+
+	processIncludeSet bool
+	processExcludeSet bool
 )
 
 type processCollector struct {
@@ -42,27 +52,60 @@ type processCollector struct {
 	WorkingSetPeak    *prometheus.Desc
 	WorkingSet        *prometheus.Desc
 
-	processWhitelistPattern *regexp.Regexp
-	processBlacklistPattern *regexp.Regexp
+	processIncludePattern *regexp.Regexp
+	processExcludePattern *regexp.Regexp
 }
 
 // newProcessCollectorFlags ...
 func newProcessCollectorFlags(app *kingpin.Application) {
-	processWhitelist = app.Flag(
-		FlagProcessWhitelist,
-		"Regexp of processes to include. Process name must both match whitelist and not match blacklist to be included.",
-	).Default(".*").String()
-	processBlacklist = app.Flag(
-		FlagProcessBlacklist,
-		"Regexp of processes to exclude. Process name must both match whitelist and not match blacklist to be included.",
-	).Default("").String()
+	processInclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagProcessInclude,
+		"Regexp of processes to include. Process name must both match include and not match exclude to be included.",
+	).Default(".*").PreAction(func(c *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+		processIncludeSet = true
+		return nil
+	}).String()
+
+	processExclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagProcessExclude,
+		"Regexp of processes to exclude. Process name must both match include and not match exclude to be included.",
+	).Default("").PreAction(func(c *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+		processExcludeSet = true
+		return nil
+	}).String()
+
+	processOldInclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagProcessOldInclude,
+		"DEPRECATED: Use --collector.process.include",
+	).Hidden().String()
+	processOldExclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagProcessOldExclude,
+		"DEPRECATED: Use --collector.process.exclude",
+	).Hidden().String()
 }
 
 // NewProcessCollector ...
 func newProcessCollector() (Collector, error) {
 	const subsystem = "process"
 
-	if *processWhitelist == ".*" && *processBlacklist == "" {
+	if *processOldExclude != "" {
+		if !processExcludeSet {
+			log.Warnln("msg", "--collector.process.blacklist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future release, use --collector.process.exclude")
+			*processExclude = *processOldExclude
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("--collector.process.blacklist and --collector.process.exclude are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+	}
+	if *processOldInclude != "" {
+		if !processIncludeSet {
+			log.Warnln("msg", "--collector.process.whitelist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future release, use --collector.process.include")
+			*processInclude = *processOldInclude
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("--collector.process.whitelist and --collector.process.include are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+	}
+
+	if *processInclude == ".*" && *processExclude == "" {
 		log.Warn("No filters specified for process collector. This will generate a very large number of metrics!")
 	}
 
@@ -157,8 +200,8 @@ func newProcessCollector() (Collector, error) {
 			[]string{"process", "process_id", "creating_process_id"},
 			nil,
 		),
-		processWhitelistPattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *processWhitelist)),
-		processBlacklistPattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *processBlacklist)),
+		processIncludePattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *processInclude)),
+		processExcludePattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *processExclude)),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -214,8 +257,8 @@ func (c *processCollector) Collect(ctx *ScrapeContext, ch chan<- prometheus.Metr
 
 	for _, process := range data {
 		if process.Name == "_Total" ||
-			c.processBlacklistPattern.MatchString(process.Name) ||
-			!c.processWhitelistPattern.MatchString(process.Name) {
+			c.processExcludePattern.MatchString(process.Name) ||
+			!c.processIncludePattern.MatchString(process.Name) {
 			continue
 		}
 		// Duplicate processes are suffixed # and an index number. Remove those.
diff --git a/collector/process_test.go b/collector/process_test.go
index 6537c367..9efa51be 100644
--- a/collector/process_test.go
+++ b/collector/process_test.go
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func BenchmarkProcessCollector(b *testing.B) {
-	// Whitelist is not set in testing context (kingpin flags not parsed), causing the collector to skip all processes.
-	localProcessWhitelist := ".+"
-	processWhitelist = &localProcessWhitelist
+	// Include is not set in testing context (kingpin flags not parsed), causing the collector to skip all processes.
+	localProcessInclude := ".+"
+	processInclude = &localProcessInclude
 
 	// No context name required as collector source is WMI
 	benchmarkCollector(b, "", newProcessCollector)
diff --git a/collector/scheduled_task.go b/collector/scheduled_task.go
index 4dd8d13a..7a7c711a 100644
--- a/collector/scheduled_task.go
+++ b/collector/scheduled_task.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package collector
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
@@ -17,13 +18,22 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	FlagScheduledTaskBlacklist = "collector.scheduled_task.blacklist"
-	FlagScheduledTaskWhitelist = "collector.scheduled_task.whitelist"
+	FlagScheduledTaskOldExclude = "collector.scheduled_task.blacklist"
+	FlagScheduledTaskOldInclude = "collector.scheduled_task.whitelist"
+
+	FlagScheduledTaskExclude = "collector.scheduled_task.exclude"
+	FlagScheduledTaskInclude = "collector.scheduled_task.include"
 )
 
 var (
-	taskWhitelist *string
-	taskBlacklist *string
+	taskOldExclude *string
+	taskOldInclude *string
+
+	taskExclude *string
+	taskInclude *string
+
+	taskIncludeSet bool
+	taskExcludeSet bool
 )
 
 type ScheduledTaskCollector struct {
@@ -31,8 +41,8 @@ type ScheduledTaskCollector struct {
 	MissedRuns *prometheus.Desc
 	State      *prometheus.Desc
 
-	taskWhitelistPattern *regexp.Regexp
-	taskBlacklistPattern *regexp.Regexp
+	taskIncludePattern *regexp.Regexp
+	taskExcludePattern *regexp.Regexp
 }
 
 // TaskState ...
@@ -64,18 +74,51 @@ type ScheduledTasks []ScheduledTask
 
 // newScheduledTask ...
 func newScheduledTaskFlags(app *kingpin.Application) {
-	taskWhitelist = app.Flag(
-		FlagScheduledTaskWhitelist,
-		"Regexp of tasks to whitelist. Task path must both match whitelist and not match blacklist to be included.",
-	).Default(".+").String()
-	taskBlacklist = app.Flag(
-		FlagScheduledTaskBlacklist,
-		"Regexp of tasks to blacklist. Task path must both match whitelist and not match blacklist to be included.",
-	).String()
+	taskInclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagScheduledTaskInclude,
+		"Regexp of tasks to include. Task path must both match include and not match exclude to be included.",
+	).Default(".+").PreAction(func(c *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+		taskIncludeSet = true
+		return nil
+	}).String()
+
+	taskExclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagScheduledTaskExclude,
+		"Regexp of tasks to exclude. Task path must both match include and not match exclude to be included.",
+	).Default("").PreAction(func(c *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+		taskExcludeSet = true
+		return nil
+	}).String()
+
+	taskOldInclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagScheduledTaskOldInclude,
+		"DEPRECATED: Use --collector.scheduled_task.include",
+	).Hidden().String()
+	taskOldExclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagScheduledTaskOldExclude,
+		"DEPRECATED: Use --collector.scheduled_task.exclude",
+	).Hidden().String()
 }
 
 // newScheduledTask ...
 func newScheduledTask() (Collector, error) {
+	if *taskOldExclude != "" {
+		if !taskExcludeSet {
+			log.Warnln("msg", "--collector.scheduled_task.blacklist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future release, use --collector.scheduled_task.exclude")
+			*taskExclude = *taskOldExclude
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("--collector.scheduled_task.blacklist and --collector.scheduled_task.exclude are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+	}
+	if *taskOldInclude != "" {
+		if !taskIncludeSet {
+			log.Warnln("msg", "--collector.scheduled_task.whitelist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future release, use --collector.scheduled_task.include")
+			*taskInclude = *taskOldInclude
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("--collector.scheduled_task.whitelist and --collector.scheduled_task.include are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+	}
+
 	const subsystem = "scheduled_task"
 
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
@@ -112,8 +155,8 @@ func newScheduledTask() (Collector, error) {
 			nil,
 		),
 
-		taskWhitelistPattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *taskWhitelist)),
-		taskBlacklistPattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *taskBlacklist)),
+		taskIncludePattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *taskInclude)),
+		taskExcludePattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *taskExclude)),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -135,8 +178,8 @@ func (c *ScheduledTaskCollector) collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) (*promethe
 	}
 
 	for _, task := range scheduledTasks {
-		if c.taskBlacklistPattern.MatchString(task.Path) ||
-			!c.taskWhitelistPattern.MatchString(task.Path) {
+		if c.taskExcludePattern.MatchString(task.Path) ||
+			!c.taskIncludePattern.MatchString(task.Path) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/collector/smtp.go b/collector/smtp.go
index d4d9f796..431d7a7e 100644
--- a/collector/smtp.go
+++ b/collector/smtp.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package collector
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/alecthomas/kingpin/v2"
 	"github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/log"
@@ -12,13 +13,22 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	FlagSmtpServerBlacklist = "collector.smtp.server-blacklist"
-	FlagSmtpServerWhitelist = "collector.smtp.server-whitelist"
+	FlagSmtpServerOldExclude = "collector.smtp.server-blacklist"
+	FlagSmtpServerOldInclude = "collector.smtp.server-whitelist"
+
+	FlagSmtpServerExclude = "collector.smtp.server-exclude"
+	FlagSmtpServerInclude = "collector.smtp.server-include"
 )
 
 var (
-	serverWhitelist *string
-	serverBlacklist *string
+	serverOldInclude *string
+	serverOldExclude *string
+
+	serverInclude *string
+	serverExclude *string
+
+	serverIncludeSet bool
+	serverExcludeSet bool
 )
 
 type SMTPCollector struct {
@@ -65,19 +75,58 @@ type SMTPCollector struct {
 	RemoteRetryQueueLength                  *prometheus.Desc
 	RoutingTableLookupsTotal                *prometheus.Desc
 
-	serverWhitelistPattern *regexp.Regexp
-	serverBlacklistPattern *regexp.Regexp
+	serverIncludePattern *regexp.Regexp
+	serverExcludePattern *regexp.Regexp
 }
 
 func newSMTPCollectorFlags(app *kingpin.Application) {
-	serverWhitelist = app.Flag(FlagSmtpServerWhitelist, "Regexp of virtual servers to whitelist. Server name must both match whitelist and not match blacklist to be included.").Default(".+").String()
-	serverBlacklist = app.Flag(FlagSmtpServerBlacklist, "Regexp of virtual servers to blacklist. Server name must both match whitelist and not match blacklist to be included.").String()
+	serverInclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagSmtpServerInclude,
+		"Regexp of virtual servers to include. Server name must both match include and not match exclude to be included.",
+	).Default(".+").PreAction(func(c *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+		serverIncludeSet = true
+		return nil
+	}).String()
+
+	serverExclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagSmtpServerExclude,
+		"Regexp of virtual servers to exclude. Server name must both match include and not match exclude to be included.",
+	).Default("").PreAction(func(c *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+		serverExcludeSet = true
+		return nil
+	}).String()
+
+	serverOldInclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagSmtpServerOldInclude,
+		"DEPRECATED: Use --collector.smtp.server-include",
+	).Hidden().String()
+	serverOldExclude = app.Flag(
+		FlagSmtpServerOldExclude,
+		"DEPRECATED: Use --collector.smtp.server-exclude",
+	).Hidden().String()
 }
 
 func newSMTPCollector() (Collector, error) {
 	log.Info("smtp collector is in an experimental state! Metrics for this collector have not been tested.")
-	const subsystem = "smtp"
 
+	if *serverOldExclude != "" {
+		if !serverExcludeSet {
+			log.Warnln("msg", "--collector.smtp.server-blacklist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future release, use --collector.smtp.server-exclude")
+			*serverExclude = *serverOldExclude
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("--collector.smtp.server-blacklist and --collector.smtp.server-exclude are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+	}
+	if *serverOldInclude != "" {
+		if !serverIncludeSet {
+			log.Warnln("msg", "--collector.smtp.server-whitelist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future release, use --collector.smtp.server-include")
+			*serverInclude = *serverOldInclude
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("--collector.smtp.server-whitelist and --collector.smtp.server-include are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+	}
+
+	const subsystem = "smtp"
 	return &SMTPCollector{
 		BadmailedMessagesBadPickupFileTotal: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(Namespace, subsystem, "badmailed_messages_bad_pickup_file_total"),
@@ -332,8 +381,8 @@ func newSMTPCollector() (Collector, error) {
 			nil,
 		),
 
-		serverWhitelistPattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *serverWhitelist)),
-		serverBlacklistPattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *serverBlacklist)),
+		serverIncludePattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *serverInclude)),
+		serverExcludePattern: regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *serverExclude)),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -403,8 +452,8 @@ func (c *SMTPCollector) collect(ctx *ScrapeContext, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric)
 
 	for _, server := range dst {
 		if server.Name == "_Total" ||
-			c.serverBlacklistPattern.MatchString(server.Name) ||
-			!c.serverWhitelistPattern.MatchString(server.Name) {
+			c.serverExcludePattern.MatchString(server.Name) ||
+			!c.serverIncludePattern.MatchString(server.Name) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/docs/collector.iis.md b/docs/collector.iis.md
index 659e402a..d7895ec5 100644
--- a/docs/collector.iis.md
+++ b/docs/collector.iis.md
@@ -10,21 +10,21 @@ Enabled by default? | No
 
 ## Flags
 
-### `--collector.iis.site-whitelist`
+### `--collector.iis.site-include`
 
-If given, a site needs to match the whitelist regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
+If given, a site needs to match the include regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
 
-### `--collector.iis.site-blacklist`
+### `--collector.iis.site-exclude`
 
-If given, a site needs to *not* match the blacklist regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
+If given, a site needs to *not* match the exclude regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
 
-### `--collector.iis.app-whitelist`
+### `--collector.iis.app-include`
 
-If given, an application needs to match the whitelist regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
+If given, an application needs to match the include regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
 
-### `--collector.iis.app-blacklist`
+### `--collector.iis.app-exclude`
 
-If given, an application needs to *not* match the blacklist regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
+If given, an application needs to *not* match the exclude regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
 
 ## Metrics
 
diff --git a/docs/collector.logical_disk.md b/docs/collector.logical_disk.md
index 1dfcecc2..db228e73 100644
--- a/docs/collector.logical_disk.md
+++ b/docs/collector.logical_disk.md
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ Enabled by default? | Yes
 
 ## Flags
 
-### `--collector.logical_disk.volume-whitelist`
+### `--collector.logical_disk.volume-include`
 
-If given, a disk needs to match the whitelist regexp in order for the corresponding disk metrics to be reported
+If given, a disk needs to match the include regexp in order for the corresponding disk metrics to be reported
 
-### `--collector.logical_disk.volume-blacklist`
+### `--collector.logical_disk.volume-exclude`
 
-If given, a disk needs to *not* match the blacklist regexp in order for the corresponding disk metrics to be reported
+If given, a disk needs to *not* match the exclude regexp in order for the corresponding disk metrics to be reported
 
 ## Metrics
 
diff --git a/docs/collector.net.md b/docs/collector.net.md
index 0eb8feb5..1006aaa7 100644
--- a/docs/collector.net.md
+++ b/docs/collector.net.md
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ Enabled by default? | Yes
 
 ## Flags
 
-### `--collector.net.nic-whitelist`
+### `--collector.net.nic-include`
 
-If given, an interface name needs to match the whitelist regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported
+If given, an interface name needs to match the include regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported
 
-### `--collector.net.nic-blacklist`
+### `--collector.net.nic-exclude`
 
-If given, an interface name needs to *not* match the blacklist regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported
+If given, an interface name needs to *not* match the exclude regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported
 
 ## Metrics
 
diff --git a/docs/collector.process.md b/docs/collector.process.md
index 0d9bf559..fc970482 100644
--- a/docs/collector.process.md
+++ b/docs/collector.process.md
@@ -11,35 +11,35 @@ Enabled by default? | No
 
 ## Flags
 
-### `--collector.process.whitelist`
+### `--collector.process.include`
 
-Regexp of processes to include. Process name must both match whitelist and not
-match blacklist to be included. Recommended to keep down number of returned
+Regexp of processes to include. Process name must both match `include` and not
+match `exclude` to be included. Recommended to keep down number of returned
 metrics.
 
-### `--collector.process.blacklist`
+### `--collector.process.exclude`
 
-Regexp of processes to exclude. Process name must both match whitelist and not
-match blacklist to be included. Recommended to keep down number of returned
+Regexp of processes to exclude. Process name must both match `include` and not
+match `exclude` to be included. Recommended to keep down number of returned
 metrics.
 
 ### Example
-To match all firefox processes: `--collector.process.whitelist="firefox.*"`.
+To match all firefox processes: `--collector.process.include="firefox.*"`.
 Note that multiple processes with the same name will be disambiguated by
 Windows by adding a number suffix, such as `firefox#2`. Your [regexp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression) must take
 these suffixes into consideration.
 
-:warning: The regexp is case-sensitive, so `--collector.process.whitelist="FIREFOX.*"` will **NOT** match a process named `firefox` . 
+:warning: The regexp is case-sensitive, so `--collector.process.include="FIREFOX.*"` will **NOT** match a process named `firefox` . 
 
 To specify multiple names, use the pipe `|` character:
 ```
---collector.process.whitelist="(firefox|FIREFOX|chrome).*"
+--collector.process.include="(firefox|FIREFOX|chrome).*"
 ```
 This will match all processes named `firefox`, `FIREFOX` or `chrome` .
 
 ## IIS Worker processes
 
-The process collector also queries the `root\\WebAdministration` WMI namespace to check for running IIS workers. If it successfully retrieves a list from this namespace, it will append the name of the worker's application pool to the corresponding process. Whitelist/blacklist matching occurs before this name is appended, so you don't have to take this name in consideration when writing your expression.
+The process collector also queries the `root\\WebAdministration` WMI namespace to check for running IIS workers. If it successfully retrieves a list from this namespace, it will append the name of the worker's application pool to the corresponding process. include/exclude matching occurs before this name is appended, so you don't have to take this name in consideration when writing your expression.
 
 Note that this specific feature **only works** if the [IIS Management Scripts and Tools](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/manage/scripting/managing-sites-with-the-iis-wmi-provider) are installed. If they are not installed then all worker processes return as just `w3wp`.
 
diff --git a/docs/collector.scheduled_task.md b/docs/collector.scheduled_task.md
index 9692ec7f..e86eac4d 100644
--- a/docs/collector.scheduled_task.md
+++ b/docs/collector.scheduled_task.md
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ Enabled by default? | No
 
 ## Flags
 
-### `--collector.scheduled_task.whitelist`
+### `--collector.scheduled_task.include`
 
-If given, the path of the task needs to match the whitelist regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
+If given, the path of the task needs to match the include regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
 
-E.G. `--collector.scheduled_task.whitelist="Firefox.*"`
+E.G. `--collector.scheduled_task.include="Firefox.*"`
 
-### `--collector.scheduled_task.blacklist`
+### `--collector.scheduled_task.exclude`
 
-If given, the path of the task needs to *not* match the blacklist regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
+If given, the path of the task needs to *not* match the exclude regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
 
-E.G. `--collector.scheduled_task.blacklist="/Microsoft/.+"`
+E.G. `--collector.scheduled_task.exclude="/Microsoft/.+"`
 
 ## Metrics
 
diff --git a/docs/collector.smtp.md b/docs/collector.smtp.md
index f35be89d..1c32e629 100644
--- a/docs/collector.smtp.md
+++ b/docs/collector.smtp.md
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ Enabled by default? | No
 
 ## Flags
 
-### `--collector.smtp.server-whitelist`
+### `--collector.smtp.server-include`
 
-If given, a virtual SMTP server needs to match the whitelist regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
+If given, a virtual SMTP server needs to match the include regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
 
-### `--collector.smtp.server-blacklist`
+### `--collector.smtp.server-exclude`
 
-If given, a virtual SMTP server needs to *not* match the blacklist regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
+If given, a virtual SMTP server needs to *not* match the exclude regexp in order for the corresponding metrics to be reported.
 
 ## Metrics
 
diff --git a/docs/example_config.yml b/docs/example_config.yml
index 2c7326ae..f06c8b23 100644
--- a/docs/example_config.yml
+++ b/docs/example_config.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ collector:
   service:
     services-where: Name='windows_exporter'
   scheduled_task:
-    blacklist: /Microsoft/.+
+    include: /Microsoft/.+
 log:
   level: debug
 scrape: