diff --git a/packages/core-types/src/-private.ts b/packages/core-types/src/-private.ts
index a08ec018525..c2b39b2b7c7 100644
--- a/packages/core-types/src/-private.ts
+++ b/packages/core-types/src/-private.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ type GlobalKey =
   | 'DEBUG_MAP'
   | 'IDENTIFIERS'
   | 'DOCUMENTS'
-  // @ember-data/store InstanceCache
+  // @ember-data/store ResourceManager
   | 'CacheForIdentifierCache'
   | 'RecordCache'
   | 'StoreMap'
diff --git a/packages/legacy-compat/src/builders/save-record.ts b/packages/legacy-compat/src/builders/save-record.ts
index 3aaae565901..54e83d7f34e 100644
--- a/packages/legacy-compat/src/builders/save-record.ts
+++ b/packages/legacy-compat/src/builders/save-record.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * @module @ember-data/legacy-compat/builders
  */
 import { recordIdentifierFor, storeFor, type StoreRequestInput } from '@ember-data/store';
-import type { InstanceCache } from '@ember-data/store/-private';
+import type { ResourceManager } from '@ember-data/store/-private';
 import { assert } from '@warp-drive/build-config/macros';
 import type { StableRecordIdentifier } from '@warp-drive/core-types';
 import type { Cache } from '@warp-drive/core-types/cache';
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function _resourceIsFullDeleted(identifier: StableRecordIdentifier, cache: Cache
   return cache.isDeletionCommitted(identifier) || (cache.isNew(identifier) && cache.isDeleted(identifier));
 }
 
-function resourceIsFullyDeleted(instanceCache: InstanceCache, identifier: StableRecordIdentifier): boolean {
+function resourceIsFullyDeleted(instanceCache: ResourceManager, identifier: StableRecordIdentifier): boolean {
   const cache = instanceCache.cache;
   return !cache || _resourceIsFullDeleted(identifier, cache);
 }
diff --git a/packages/legacy-compat/src/legacy-network-handler/fetch-manager.ts b/packages/legacy-compat/src/legacy-network-handler/fetch-manager.ts
index 1e30751209e..0a3c321b185 100644
--- a/packages/legacy-compat/src/legacy-network-handler/fetch-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/legacy-compat/src/legacy-network-handler/fetch-manager.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import { createDeferred } from '@ember-data/request';
 import type Store from '@ember-data/store';
 import type {
   FindRecordQuery,
-  InstanceCache,
   Request,
   RequestStateService,
+  ResourceManager,
   SaveRecordMutation,
 } from '@ember-data/store/-private';
 import { coerceId } from '@ember-data/store/-private';
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ export class FetchManager {
   }
 }
 
-function _isEmpty(instanceCache: InstanceCache, identifier: StableRecordIdentifier): boolean {
+function _isEmpty(instanceCache: ResourceManager, identifier: StableRecordIdentifier): boolean {
   const cache = instanceCache.cache;
   if (!cache) {
     return true;
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ function _isEmpty(instanceCache: InstanceCache, identifier: StableRecordIdentifi
   return (!isNew || isDeleted) && isEmpty;
 }
 
-function _isLoading(cache: InstanceCache, identifier: StableRecordIdentifier): boolean {
+function _isLoading(cache: ResourceManager, identifier: StableRecordIdentifier): boolean {
   const req = cache.store.getRequestStateService();
   // const fulfilled = req.getLastRequestForRecord(identifier);
   const isLoaded = cache.recordIsLoaded(identifier);
diff --git a/packages/store/src/-private.ts b/packages/store/src/-private.ts
index 532b54b8e04..3401295406a 100644
--- a/packages/store/src/-private.ts
+++ b/packages/store/src/-private.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 export { Store, storeFor } from './-private/store-service';
 
-export { recordIdentifierFor } from './-private/caches/instance-cache';
+export { recordIdentifierFor } from './-private/managers/resource-manager';
 
 export { CacheHandler, type StoreRequestContext } from './-private/cache-handler/handler';
 export { type CachePolicy } from './-private/cache-handler/types';
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export { isStableIdentifier } from './-private/caches/identifier-cache';
 export { constructResource } from './-private/utils/construct-resource';
 
 export type { Document } from './-private/document';
-export type { InstanceCache } from './-private/caches/instance-cache';
+export type { ResourceManager } from './-private/managers/resource-manager';
 
 export type {
   FindRecordQuery,
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ export {
 export { RecordArrayManager, fastPush } from './-private/managers/record-array-manager';
 
 // leaked for private use / test use, should investigate removing
-export { _clearCaches } from './-private/caches/instance-cache';
+export { _clearCaches } from './-private/managers/resource-manager';
 export { peekCache, removeRecordDataFor } from './-private/caches/cache-utils';
 
 // @ember-data/model needs these temporarily
-export { setRecordIdentifier, StoreMap } from './-private/caches/instance-cache';
+export { setRecordIdentifier, StoreMap } from './-private/managers/resource-manager';
 export { setCacheFor } from './-private/caches/cache-utils';
 export { normalizeModelName as _deprecatingNormalize } from './-private/utils/normalize-model-name';
 export type { StoreRequestInput } from './-private/cache-handler/handler';
diff --git a/packages/store/src/-private/caches/instance-cache.ts b/packages/store/src/-private/managers/resource-manager.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from packages/store/src/-private/caches/instance-cache.ts
rename to packages/store/src/-private/managers/resource-manager.ts
index 1fa2a0bd4f6..fbcb631c3f3 100644
--- a/packages/store/src/-private/caches/instance-cache.ts
+++ b/packages/store/src/-private/managers/resource-manager.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ import type {
 } from '@warp-drive/core-types/spec/json-api-raw';
 
 import type { OpaqueRecordInstance } from '../../-types/q/record-instance';
+import { CacheForIdentifierCache, removeRecordDataFor, setCacheFor } from '../caches/cache-utils';
 import RecordReference from '../legacy-model-support/record-reference';
-import { CacheCapabilitiesManager } from '../managers/cache-capabilities-manager';
-import type { CacheManager } from '../managers/cache-manager';
 import type { CreateRecordProperties, Store } from '../store-service';
 import { ensureStringId } from '../utils/coerce-id';
-import { CacheForIdentifierCache, removeRecordDataFor, setCacheFor } from './cache-utils';
+import { CacheCapabilitiesManager } from './cache-capabilities-manager';
+import type { CacheManager } from './cache-manager';
 
 type Destroyable = {
   isDestroyed: boolean;
@@ -106,7 +106,12 @@ type Caches = {
   reference: WeakMap<StableRecordIdentifier, RecordReference>;
 };
 
-export class InstanceCache {
+/**
+ * The ResourceManager
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export class ResourceManager {
   declare store: Store;
   declare cache: Cache;
   declare _storeWrapper: CacheCapabilitiesManager;
@@ -207,7 +212,7 @@ export class InstanceCache {
 
       if (LOG_INSTANCE_CACHE) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-        console.log(`InstanceCache: created Record for ${String(identifier)}`, properties);
+        console.log(`ResourceManager: created Record for ${String(identifier)}`, properties);
       }
     }
 
@@ -261,7 +266,7 @@ export class InstanceCache {
     this.store._requestCache._clearEntries(identifier);
     if (LOG_INSTANCE_CACHE) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-      console.log(`InstanceCache: disconnected ${String(identifier)}`);
+      console.log(`ResourceManager: disconnected ${String(identifier)}`);
     }
   }
 
@@ -278,7 +283,7 @@ export class InstanceCache {
     }
     if (LOG_INSTANCE_CACHE) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-      console.groupCollapsed(`InstanceCache: unloading record for ${String(identifier)}`);
+      console.groupCollapsed(`ResourceManager: unloading record for ${String(identifier)}`);
     }
 
     // TODO is this join still necessary?
@@ -295,7 +300,7 @@ export class InstanceCache {
 
         if (LOG_INSTANCE_CACHE) {
           // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-          console.log(`InstanceCache: destroyed record for ${String(identifier)}`);
+          console.log(`ResourceManager: destroyed record for ${String(identifier)}`);
         }
       }
 
@@ -304,7 +309,7 @@ export class InstanceCache {
         removeRecordDataFor(identifier);
         if (LOG_INSTANCE_CACHE) {
           // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-          console.log(`InstanceCache: destroyed cache for ${String(identifier)}`);
+          console.log(`ResourceManager: destroyed cache for ${String(identifier)}`);
         }
       } else {
         this.disconnect(identifier);
@@ -313,7 +318,7 @@ export class InstanceCache {
       this.store._requestCache._clearEntries(identifier);
       if (LOG_INSTANCE_CACHE) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-        console.log(`InstanceCache: unloaded RecordData for ${String(identifier)}`);
+        console.log(`ResourceManager: unloaded RecordData for ${String(identifier)}`);
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
         console.groupEnd();
       }
@@ -372,7 +377,7 @@ export class InstanceCache {
 
     if (LOG_INSTANCE_CACHE) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-      console.log(`InstanceCache: updating id to '${id}' for record ${String(identifier)}`);
+      console.log(`ResourceManager: updating id to '${id}' for record ${String(identifier)}`);
     }
 
     const existingIdentifier = this.store.identifierCache.peekRecordIdentifier({ type, id });
@@ -396,7 +401,7 @@ function _resourceIsFullDeleted(identifier: StableRecordIdentifier, cache: Cache
   return cache.isDeletionCommitted(identifier) || (cache.isNew(identifier) && cache.isDeleted(identifier));
 }
 
-export function resourceIsFullyDeleted(instanceCache: InstanceCache, identifier: StableRecordIdentifier): boolean {
+export function resourceIsFullyDeleted(instanceCache: ResourceManager, identifier: StableRecordIdentifier): boolean {
   const cache = instanceCache.cache;
   return !cache || _resourceIsFullDeleted(identifier, cache);
 }
diff --git a/packages/store/src/-private/record-arrays/identifier-array.ts b/packages/store/src/-private/record-arrays/identifier-array.ts
index d884f92f0ec..5084db5c59e 100644
--- a/packages/store/src/-private/record-arrays/identifier-array.ts
+++ b/packages/store/src/-private/record-arrays/identifier-array.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import type { Links, PaginationLinks } from '@warp-drive/core-types/spec/json-ap
 
 import type { OpaqueRecordInstance } from '../../-types/q/record-instance';
 import { isStableIdentifier } from '../caches/identifier-cache';
-import { recordIdentifierFor } from '../caches/instance-cache';
+import { recordIdentifierFor } from '../managers/resource-manager';
 import type { RecordArrayManager } from '../managers/record-array-manager';
 import type { Store } from '../store-service';
 import { NativeProxy } from './native-proxy-type-fix';
diff --git a/packages/store/src/-private/store-service.ts b/packages/store/src/-private/store-service.ts
index b600bcc4925..ad7ade5de9d 100644
--- a/packages/store/src/-private/store-service.ts
+++ b/packages/store/src/-private/store-service.ts
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ import type { StoreRequestInput } from './cache-handler/handler';
 import type { CachePolicy } from './cache-handler/types';
 import { IdentifierCache } from './caches/identifier-cache';
 import {
-  InstanceCache,
+  ResourceManager,
   peekRecordIdentifier,
   preloadData,
   recordIdentifierFor,
   resourceIsFullyDeleted,
   storeFor,
-} from './caches/instance-cache';
+} from './managers/resource-manager';
 import type { Document } from './document';
 import type RecordReference from './legacy-model-support/record-reference';
 import { getShimClass } from './legacy-model-support/shim-model-class';
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ export class Store extends BaseClass {
   // Private
   declare _graph?: Graph;
   declare _requestCache: RequestStateService;
-  declare _instanceCache: InstanceCache;
+  declare _instanceCache: ResourceManager;
   declare _documentCache: Map<
     StableDocumentIdentifier,
     Document<OpaqueRecordInstance | OpaqueRecordInstance[] | null | undefined>
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ export class Store extends BaseClass {
 
     // private
     this._requestCache = new RequestStateService(this);
-    this._instanceCache = new InstanceCache(this);
+    this._instanceCache = new ResourceManager(this);
     this._documentCache = new Map();
 
     this.isDestroying = false;