diff --git a/jedi/parser/__init__.py b/jedi/parser/__init__.py
index 13c72cf3..bb369785 100644
--- a/jedi/parser/__init__.py
+++ b/jedi/parser/__init__.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class Parser(object):
         first_tok = tok_list[0]
         # docstrings
         if len(tok_list) == 1 and not isinstance(first_tok, pr.Name) \
-                and first_tok.token_type == tokenize.STRING:
+                and first_tok.type == tokenize.STRING:
             # Normal docstring check
             if self.freshscope and not self.no_docstr:
                 self._scope.add_docstr(
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ class Parser(object):
 
             # Attribute docstring (PEP 224) support (sphinx uses it, e.g.)
             # If string literal is being parsed...
-            elif first_tok.token_type == tokenize.STRING:
+            elif first_tok.type == tokenize.STRING:
                 with common.ignored(IndexError, AttributeError):
                     # ...then set it as a docstring
                     self._scope.statements[-1].add_docstr(
diff --git a/jedi/parser/representation.py b/jedi/parser/representation.py
index 05be14cc..5ccc3136 100644
--- a/jedi/parser/representation.py
+++ b/jedi/parser/representation.py
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ class Statement(Simple):
                 start_pos = tok.start_pos
                 end_pos = tok.end_pos
             else:
-                token_type = tok_temp.token_type
+                token_type = tok_temp.type
                 tok = tok_temp.token
                 start_pos = tok_temp.start_pos
                 end_pos = tok_temp.end_pos
diff --git a/jedi/parser/token.py b/jedi/parser/token.py
index a42b2358..8bdcd815 100644
--- a/jedi/parser/token.py
+++ b/jedi/parser/token.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from jedi._compatibility import u, unicode
 
 class Token(object):
     """The token object is an efficient representation of the structure
-    (token_type, token, (start_pos_line, start_pos_col)). It has indexer
+    (type, token, (start_pos_line, start_pos_col)). It has indexer
     methods that maintain compatibility to existing code that expects the above
     structure.
 
@@ -40,16 +40,16 @@ class Token(object):
     >>> unicode(Token(1, u("😷"), 1 ,1)) + "p" == u("😷p")
     True
     """
-    __slots__ = ("_token_type", "_token", "_start_pos_line", "_start_pos_col")
+    __slots__ = ("_type", "_token", "_start_pos_line", "_start_pos_col")
 
     @classmethod
     def from_tuple(cls, tp):
         return Token(tp[0], tp[1], tp[2][0], tp[2][1])
 
     def __init__(
-        self, token_type, token, start_pos_line, start_pos_col
+        self, type, token, start_pos_line, start_pos_col
     ):
-        self._token_type = token_type
+        self._type = type
         self._token = token
         self._start_pos_line = start_pos_line
         self._start_pos_col = start_pos_col
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Token(object):
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         # Builds the same structure as tuple used to have
         if key == 0:
-            return self.token_type
+            return self.type
         elif key == 1:
             return self.token
         elif key == 2:
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ class Token(object):
             raise IndexError("list index out of range")
 
     @property
-    def token_type(self):
-        return self._token_type
+    def type(self):
+        return self._type
 
     @property
     def token(self):
@@ -120,14 +120,14 @@ class Token(object):
     # Make cache footprint smaller for faster unpickling
     def __getstate__(self):
         return (
-            self.token_type,
+            self.type,
             self.token,
             self.start_pos_line,
             self.start_pos_col,
         )
 
     def __setstate__(self, state):
-        self._token_type = state[0]
+        self._type = state[0]
         self._token = state[1]
         self._start_pos_line = state[2]
         self._start_pos_col = state[3]
diff --git a/jedi/parser/tokenize.py b/jedi/parser/tokenize.py
index e0d4695f..3f465edf 100644
--- a/jedi/parser/tokenize.py
+++ b/jedi/parser/tokenize.py
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ tok_name[ENCODING] = 'ENCODING'
 
 
 class TokenInfo(object):
-    """The token object is an efficient representation of the structure
-    (token_type, token, (start_pos_line, start_pos_col)). It has indexer
+    """
+    The token object is an efficient representation of the structure
+    (type, token, (start_pos_line, start_pos_col)). It has indexer
     methods that maintain compatibility to existing code that expects the above
     structure.