diff --git a/scrapy/contrib/loader/__init__.py b/scrapy/contrib/loader/__init__.py
index 2a033dc7b..587e76cf0 100644
--- a/scrapy/contrib/loader/__init__.py
+++ b/scrapy/contrib/loader/__init__.py
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ class ItemLoader(object):
         self._values = defaultdict(list)
 
     def add_value(self, field_name, value):
-        parsed_value = self._parse_input_value(field_name, value)
-        self._values[field_name] += arg_to_iter(parsed_value)
+        processed_value = self._process_input_value(field_name, value)
+        self._values[field_name] += arg_to_iter(processed_value)
 
     def replace_value(self, field_name, value):
-        parsed_value = self._parse_input_value(field_name, value)
-        self._values[field_name] = arg_to_iter(parsed_value)
+        processed_value = self._process_input_value(field_name, value)
+        self._values[field_name] = arg_to_iter(processed_value)
 
     def load_item(self):
         item = self.item
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class ItemLoader(object):
                 self.default_output_processor)
         return proc
 
-    def _parse_input_value(self, field_name, value):
+    def _process_input_value(self, field_name, value):
         proc = self.get_input_processor(field_name)
         proc = wrap_loader_context(proc, self.context)
         return proc(value)