diff --git a/base/broadcast.jl b/base/broadcast.jl
index 94e440ef02eb5..84e1e1dc0f8ec 100644
--- a/base/broadcast.jl
+++ b/base/broadcast.jl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using .Base.Cartesian
 using .Base: Indices, OneTo, linearindices, tail, to_shape, isoperator, promote_typejoin,
              _msk_end, unsafe_bitgetindex, bitcache_chunks, bitcache_size, dumpbitcache, unalias
 import .Base: broadcast, broadcast!, copy, copyto!
-export BroadcastStyle, broadcast_indices, broadcast_similar, broadcastable,
+export BroadcastStyle, broadcast_axes, broadcast_similar, broadcastable,
        broadcast_getindex, broadcast_setindex!, dotview, @__dot__
 
 ### Objects with customized broadcasting behavior should declare a BroadcastStyle
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Base.show(io::IO, bc::Broadcasted{Style}) where {Style} = print(io, Broadcasted,
     broadcast_similar(::BroadcastStyle, ::Type{ElType}, inds, As...)
 
 Allocate an output object for [`broadcast`](@ref), appropriate for the indicated
-[`Broadcast.BroadcastStyle`](@ref). `ElType` and `inds` specify the desired element type and indices of the
+[`Broadcast.BroadcastStyle`](@ref). `ElType` and `inds` specify the desired element type and axes of the
 container. `As...` are the input arguments supplied to `broadcast`.
 """
 broadcast_similar(::DefaultArrayStyle{N}, ::Type{ElType}, inds::Indices{N}, bc) where {N,ElType} =
@@ -201,25 +201,25 @@ broadcast_similar(::ArrayConflict, ::Type{ElType}, inds::Indices, bc) where ElTy
 broadcast_similar(::ArrayConflict, ::Type{Bool}, inds::Indices, bc) =
     similar(BitArray, inds)
 
-## Computing the result's indices. Most types probably won't need to specialize this.
-broadcast_indices() = ()
-broadcast_indices(A::Tuple) = (OneTo(length(A)),)
-broadcast_indices(A::Ref) = ()
-broadcast_indices(A) = axes(A)
+## Computing the result's axes. Most types probably won't need to specialize this.
+broadcast_axes() = ()
+broadcast_axes(A::Tuple) = (OneTo(length(A)),)
+broadcast_axes(A::Ref) = ()
+broadcast_axes(A) = axes(A)
 """
-    Base.broadcast_indices(::SrcStyle, A)
+    Base.broadcast_axes(A)
 
-Compute the indices for objects `A` with [`BroadcastStyle`](@ref) `SrcStyle`.
-If needed, you can specialize this method for your styles.
-You should only need to provide a custom implementation for non-AbstractArrayStyles.
+Compute the axes for `A`.
+
+This should only be specialized for objects that do not define axes but want to participate in broadcasting.
 """
-broadcast_indices
+broadcast_axes
 
 ### End of methods that users will typically have to specialize ###
 
 Base.axes(bc::Broadcasted) = _axes(bc, bc.axes)
 _axes(::Broadcasted, axes::Tuple) = axes
-_axes(bc::Broadcasted, ::Nothing)  = combine_indices(bc.args...)
+_axes(bc::Broadcasted, ::Nothing)  = combine_axes(bc.args...)
 _axes(bc::Broadcasted{Style{Tuple}}, ::Nothing) = (Base.OneTo(length(longest_tuple(nothing, bc.args))),)
 _axes(bc::Broadcasted{<:AbstractArrayStyle{0}}, ::Nothing) = ()
 
@@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ they must provide their own `Base.axes(::Broadcasted{Style})` and
 """
 @inline function instantiate(bc::Broadcasted{Style}) where {Style}
     if bc.axes isa Nothing # Not done via dispatch to make it easier to extend instantiate(::Broadcasted{Style})
-        axes = combine_indices(bc.args...)
+        axes = combine_axes(bc.args...)
     else
         axes = bc.axes
-        check_broadcast_indices(axes, bc.args...)
+        check_broadcast_axes(axes, bc.args...)
     end
     return Broadcasted{Style}(bc.f, bc.args, axes)
 end
@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@ One of these should be undefined (and thus return Broadcast.Unknown).""")
 end
 
 # Indices utilities
-combine_indices(A, B...) = broadcast_shape(broadcast_indices(A), combine_indices(B...))
-combine_indices(A) = broadcast_indices(A)
+combine_axes(A, B...) = broadcast_shape(broadcast_axes(A), combine_axes(B...))
+combine_axes(A) = broadcast_axes(A)
 
 # shape (i.e., tuple-of-indices) inputs
 broadcast_shape(shape::Tuple) = shape
@@ -444,11 +444,11 @@ function check_broadcast_shape(shp, Ashp::Tuple)
     _bcsm(shp[1], Ashp[1]) || throw(DimensionMismatch("array could not be broadcast to match destination"))
     check_broadcast_shape(tail(shp), tail(Ashp))
 end
-check_broadcast_indices(shp, A) = check_broadcast_shape(shp, broadcast_indices(A))
+check_broadcast_axes(shp, A) = check_broadcast_shape(shp, broadcast_axes(A))
 # comparing many inputs
-@inline function check_broadcast_indices(shp, A, As...)
-    check_broadcast_indices(shp, A)
-    check_broadcast_indices(shp, As...)
+@inline function check_broadcast_axes(shp, A, As...)
+    check_broadcast_axes(shp, A)
+    check_broadcast_axes(shp, As...)
 end
 
 ## Indexing manipulations
@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ an `Int`.
     Any remaining indices in `I` beyond the length of the `keep` tuple are truncated. The `keep` and `default`
     tuples may be created by `newindexer(argument)`.
 """
-Base.@propagate_inbounds newindex(arg, I::CartesianIndex) = CartesianIndex(_newindex(broadcast_indices(arg), I.I))
-Base.@propagate_inbounds newindex(arg, I::Int) = CartesianIndex(_newindex(broadcast_indices(arg), (I,)))
+Base.@propagate_inbounds newindex(arg, I::CartesianIndex) = CartesianIndex(_newindex(broadcast_axes(arg), I.I))
+Base.@propagate_inbounds newindex(arg, I::Int) = CartesianIndex(_newindex(broadcast_axes(arg), (I,)))
 Base.@propagate_inbounds _newindex(ax::Tuple, I::Tuple) = (ifelse(Base.unsafe_length(ax[1])==1, ax[1][1], I[1]), _newindex(tail(ax), tail(I))...)
 Base.@propagate_inbounds _newindex(ax::Tuple{}, I::Tuple) = ()
 Base.@propagate_inbounds _newindex(ax::Tuple, I::Tuple{}) = (ax[1][1], _newindex(tail(ax), ())...)
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ Base.@propagate_inbounds _newindex(ax::Tuple{}, I::Tuple{}) = ()
 
 # newindexer(A) generates `keep` and `Idefault` (for use by `newindex` above)
 # for a particular array `A`; `shapeindexer` does so for its axes.
-@inline newindexer(A) = shapeindexer(broadcast_indices(A))
+@inline newindexer(A) = shapeindexer(broadcast_axes(A))
 @inline shapeindexer(ax) = _newindexer(ax)
 @inline _newindexer(indsA::Tuple{}) = (), ()
 @inline function _newindexer(indsA::Tuple)
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ struct Extruded{T, K, D}
     keeps::K    # A tuple of booleans, specifying which indices should be passed normally
     defaults::D # A tuple of integers, specifying the index to use when keeps[i] is false (as defaults[i])
 end
-@inline broadcast_indices(b::Extruded) = broadcast_indices(b.x)
+@inline broadcast_axes(b::Extruded) = broadcast_axes(b.x)
 Base.@propagate_inbounds _broadcast_getindex(b::Extruded, i) = b.x[newindex(i, b.keeps, b.defaults)]
 extrude(x::AbstractArray) = Extruded(x, newindexer(x)...)
 extrude(x) = x
@@ -1034,14 +1034,14 @@ julia> broadcast_getindex(A, [1 2 1; 1 2 2], [1, 2])
 ```
 """
 broadcast_getindex(src::AbstractArray, I::AbstractArray...) =
-    broadcast_getindex!(Base.similar(Array{eltype(src)}, combine_indices(I...)), src, I...)
+    broadcast_getindex!(Base.similar(Array{eltype(src)}, combine_axes(I...)), src, I...)
 
 @generated function broadcast_getindex!(dest::AbstractArray, src::AbstractArray, I::AbstractArray...)
     N = length(I)
     Isplat = Expr[:(I[$d]) for d = 1:N]
     quote
         @nexprs $N d->(I_d = I[d])
-        check_broadcast_indices(Base.axes(dest), $(Isplat...))  # unnecessary if this function is never called directly
+        check_broadcast_axes(Base.axes(dest), $(Isplat...))  # unnecessary if this function is never called directly
         checkbounds(src, $(Isplat...))
         @nexprs $N d->(@nexprs $N k->(Ibcast_d_k = Base.axes(I_k, d) == OneTo(1)))
         @nloops $N i dest d->(@nexprs $N k->(j_d_k = Ibcast_d_k ? 1 : i_d)) begin
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ See [`broadcast_getindex`](@ref) for examples of the treatment of `inds`.
     quote
         @nexprs $N d->(I_d = I[d])
         checkbounds(A, $(Isplat...))
-        shape = combine_indices($(Isplat...))
+        shape = combine_axes($(Isplat...))
         @nextract $N shape d->(length(shape) < d ? OneTo(1) : shape[d])
         @nexprs $N d->(@nexprs $N k->(Ibcast_d_k = Base.axes(I_k, d) == 1:1))
         if !isa(x, AbstractArray)
diff --git a/base/deprecated.jl b/base/deprecated.jl
index e8554bc9e05a6..ce554e4d611ed 100644
--- a/base/deprecated.jl
+++ b/base/deprecated.jl
@@ -1114,6 +1114,10 @@ end
 @deprecate indices(a) axes(a)
 @deprecate indices(a, d) axes(a, d)
 
+# And similar _indices names in Broadcast
+@eval Broadcast Base.@deprecate_binding broadcast_indices broadcast_axes false
+@eval Broadcast Base.@deprecate_binding check_broadcast_indices check_broadcast_axes false
+
 # PR #25046
 export reload, workspace
 reload(name::AbstractString) = error("`reload($(repr(name)))` is discontinued, consider Revise.jl for an alternative workflow.")
diff --git a/doc/src/base/arrays.md b/doc/src/base/arrays.md
index 3357292838d57..2b1a8d7236e56 100644
--- a/doc/src/base/arrays.md
+++ b/doc/src/base/arrays.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ For specializing broadcast on custom types, see
 ```@docs
 Base.BroadcastStyle
 Base.broadcast_similar
-Base.broadcast_indices
+Base.broadcast_axes
 Base.Broadcast.AbstractArrayStyle
 Base.Broadcast.ArrayStyle
 Base.Broadcast.DefaultArrayStyle
diff --git a/doc/src/manual/interfaces.md b/doc/src/manual/interfaces.md
index 71484c877563d..e237818334ed7 100644
--- a/doc/src/manual/interfaces.md
+++ b/doc/src/manual/interfaces.md
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ V = view(A, [1,2,4], :)   # is not strided, as the spacing between rows is not f
 | `Base.broadcast_similar(::DestStyle, ::Type{ElType}, inds, bc)` | Allocation of output container |
 | **Optional methods** | | |
 | `Base.BroadcastStyle(::Style1, ::Style2) = Style12()` | Precedence rules for mixing styles |
-| `Base.broadcast_indices(::StyleA, A)` | Declaration of the indices of `A` for broadcasting purposes (defaults to [`axes(A)`](@ref)) |
+| `Base.broadcast_axes(::StyleA, A)` | Declaration of the indices of `A` for broadcasting purposes (defaults to [`axes(A)`](@ref)) |
 | `Base.broadcastable(x)` | Convert `x` to an object that has `axes` and supports indexing |
 | **Bypassing default machinery** | |
 | `Base.copy(bc::Broadcasted{DestStyle})` | Custom implementation of `broadcast` |
diff --git a/stdlib/SparseArrays/src/higherorderfns.jl b/stdlib/SparseArrays/src/higherorderfns.jl
index 3f2fb97233f2e..3ee447c8a2c54 100644
--- a/stdlib/SparseArrays/src/higherorderfns.jl
+++ b/stdlib/SparseArrays/src/higherorderfns.jl
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ function _diffshape_broadcast(f::Tf, A::SparseVecOrMat, Bs::Vararg{SparseVecOrMa
     fpreszeros = _iszero(fofzeros)
     indextypeC = _promote_indtype(A, Bs...)
     entrytypeC = Base.Broadcast.combine_eltypes(f, (A, Bs...))
-    shapeC = to_shape(Base.Broadcast.combine_indices(A, Bs...))
+    shapeC = to_shape(Base.Broadcast.combine_axes(A, Bs...))
     maxnnzC = fpreszeros ? _checked_maxnnzbcres(shapeC, A, Bs...) : _densennz(shapeC)
     C = _allocres(shapeC, indextypeC, entrytypeC, maxnnzC)
     return fpreszeros ? _broadcast_zeropres!(f, C, A, Bs...) :
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ end
 
 @inline function _copyto!(f, dest, As::SparseVecOrMat...)
     _aresameshape(dest, As...) && return _noshapecheck_map!(f, dest, As...)
-    Base.Broadcast.check_broadcast_indices(axes(dest), As...)
+    Base.Broadcast.check_broadcast_axes(axes(dest), As...)
     fofzeros = f(_zeros_eltypes(As...)...)
     if _iszero(fofzeros)
         return _broadcast_zeropres!(f, dest, As...)
diff --git a/stdlib/SparseArrays/test/higherorderfns.jl b/stdlib/SparseArrays/test/higherorderfns.jl
index 6b0e1b1f41a3c..8744f80a39dbe 100644
--- a/stdlib/SparseArrays/test/higherorderfns.jl
+++ b/stdlib/SparseArrays/test/higherorderfns.jl
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ end
         @test broadcast!(cos, Z, X) == sparse(broadcast!(cos, fZ, fX))
         # --> test shape checks for broadcast! entry point
         # TODO strengthen this test, avoiding dependence on checking whether
-        # check_broadcast_indices throws to determine whether sparse broadcast should throw
+        # check_broadcast_axes throws to determine whether sparse broadcast should throw
         try
-            Base.Broadcast.check_broadcast_indices(axes(Z), spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...))
+            Base.Broadcast.check_broadcast_axes(axes(Z), spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...))
         catch
             @test_throws DimensionMismatch broadcast!(sin, Z, spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...))
         end
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ end
         @test broadcast!(cos, V, X) == sparse(broadcast!(cos, fV, fX))
         # --> test shape checks for broadcast! entry point
         # TODO strengthen this test, avoiding dependence on checking whether
-        # check_broadcast_indices throws to determine whether sparse broadcast should throw
+        # check_broadcast_axes throws to determine whether sparse broadcast should throw
         try
-            Base.Broadcast.check_broadcast_indices(axes(V), spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...))
+            Base.Broadcast.check_broadcast_axes(axes(V), spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...))
         catch
             @test_throws DimensionMismatch broadcast!(sin, V, spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...))
         end
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ end
             @test broadcast(*, X, Y) == sparse(broadcast(*, fX, fY))
             @test broadcast(f, X, Y) == sparse(broadcast(f, fX, fY))
             # TODO strengthen this test, avoiding dependence on checking whether
-            # check_broadcast_indices throws to determine whether sparse broadcast should throw
+            # check_broadcast_axes throws to determine whether sparse broadcast should throw
             try
-                Base.Broadcast.combine_indices(spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...), Y)
+                Base.Broadcast.combine_axes(spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...), Y)
             catch
                 @test_throws DimensionMismatch broadcast(+, spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...), Y)
             end
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ end
             @test broadcast!(f, Z, X, Y) == sparse(broadcast!(f, fZ, fX, fY))
             # --> test shape checks for both broadcast and broadcast! entry points
             # TODO strengthen this test, avoiding dependence on checking whether
-            # check_broadcast_indices throws to determine whether sparse broadcast should throw
+            # check_broadcast_axes throws to determine whether sparse broadcast should throw
             try
-                Base.Broadcast.check_broadcast_indices(axes(Z), spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...), Y)
+                Base.Broadcast.check_broadcast_axes(axes(Z), spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...), Y)
             catch
                 @test_throws DimensionMismatch broadcast!(f, Z, spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...), Y)
             end
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ end
             @test broadcast(*, X, Y, Z) == sparse(broadcast(*, fX, fY, fZ))
             @test broadcast(f, X, Y, Z) == sparse(broadcast(f, fX, fY, fZ))
             # TODO strengthen this test, avoiding dependence on checking whether
-            # check_broadcast_indices throws to determine whether sparse broadcast should throw
+            # check_broadcast_axes throws to determine whether sparse broadcast should throw
             try
-                Base.Broadcast.combine_indices(spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...), Y, Z)
+                Base.Broadcast.combine_axes(spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...), Y, Z)
             catch
                 @test_throws DimensionMismatch broadcast(+, spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...), Y, Z)
             end
@@ -279,9 +279,9 @@ end
             @test broadcast!(f, Q, X, Y, Z) == sparse(broadcast!(f, fQ, fX, fY, fZ))
             # --> test shape checks for both broadcast and broadcast! entry points
             # TODO strengthen this test, avoiding dependence on checking whether
-            # check_broadcast_indices throws to determine whether sparse broadcast should throw
+            # check_broadcast_axes throws to determine whether sparse broadcast should throw
             try
-                Base.Broadcast.check_broadcast_indices(axes(Q), spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...), Y, Z)
+                Base.Broadcast.check_broadcast_axes(axes(Q), spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...), Y, Z)
             catch
                 @test_throws DimensionMismatch broadcast!(f, Q, spzeros((shapeX .- 1)...), Y, Z)
             end
diff --git a/test/broadcast.jl b/test/broadcast.jl
index b996a0717db0d..35f127658ad6f 100644
--- a/test/broadcast.jl
+++ b/test/broadcast.jl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module TestBroadcastInternals
 
-using Base.Broadcast: check_broadcast_indices, check_broadcast_shape, newindex, _bcs
+using Base.Broadcast: check_broadcast_axes, check_broadcast_shape, newindex, _bcs
 using Base: OneTo
 using Test, Random
 
@@ -19,22 +19,22 @@ using Test, Random
 @test_throws DimensionMismatch _bcs((-1:1, 2:6), (-1:1, 2:5))
 @test_throws DimensionMismatch _bcs((-1:1, 2:5), (2, 2:5))
 
-@test @inferred(Broadcast.combine_indices(zeros(3,4), zeros(3,4))) == (OneTo(3),OneTo(4))
-@test @inferred(Broadcast.combine_indices(zeros(3,4), zeros(3)))   == (OneTo(3),OneTo(4))
-@test @inferred(Broadcast.combine_indices(zeros(3),   zeros(3,4))) == (OneTo(3),OneTo(4))
-@test @inferred(Broadcast.combine_indices(zeros(3), zeros(1,4), zeros(1))) == (OneTo(3),OneTo(4))
-
-check_broadcast_indices((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3,5))
-check_broadcast_indices((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3,1))
-check_broadcast_indices((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3))
-check_broadcast_indices((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3,5), zeros(3))
-check_broadcast_indices((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3,5), 1)
-check_broadcast_indices((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), 5, 2)
-@test_throws DimensionMismatch check_broadcast_indices((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(2,5))
-@test_throws DimensionMismatch check_broadcast_indices((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3,4))
-@test_throws DimensionMismatch check_broadcast_indices((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3,4,2))
-@test_throws DimensionMismatch check_broadcast_indices((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3,5), zeros(2))
-check_broadcast_indices((-1:1, 6:9), 1)
+@test @inferred(Broadcast.combine_axes(zeros(3,4), zeros(3,4))) == (OneTo(3),OneTo(4))
+@test @inferred(Broadcast.combine_axes(zeros(3,4), zeros(3)))   == (OneTo(3),OneTo(4))
+@test @inferred(Broadcast.combine_axes(zeros(3),   zeros(3,4))) == (OneTo(3),OneTo(4))
+@test @inferred(Broadcast.combine_axes(zeros(3), zeros(1,4), zeros(1))) == (OneTo(3),OneTo(4))
+
+check_broadcast_axes((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3,5))
+check_broadcast_axes((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3,1))
+check_broadcast_axes((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3))
+check_broadcast_axes((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3,5), zeros(3))
+check_broadcast_axes((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3,5), 1)
+check_broadcast_axes((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), 5, 2)
+@test_throws DimensionMismatch check_broadcast_axes((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(2,5))
+@test_throws DimensionMismatch check_broadcast_axes((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3,4))
+@test_throws DimensionMismatch check_broadcast_axes((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3,4,2))
+@test_throws DimensionMismatch check_broadcast_axes((OneTo(3),OneTo(5)), zeros(3,5), zeros(2))
+check_broadcast_axes((-1:1, 6:9), 1)
 
 check_broadcast_shape((-1:1, 6:9), (-1:1, 6:9))
 check_broadcast_shape((-1:1, 6:9), (-1:1, 1))
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ struct T22053
     t
 end
 Broadcast.BroadcastStyle(::Type{T22053}) = Broadcast.Style{T22053}()
-Broadcast.broadcast_indices(::T22053) = ()
+Broadcast.broadcast_axes(::T22053) = ()
 Broadcast.broadcastable(t::T22053) = t
 function Base.copy(bc::Broadcast.Broadcasted{Broadcast.Style{T22053}})
     all(x->isa(x, T22053), bc.args) && return 1