diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/docs/types/index.d.ts b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/docs/types/index.d.ts
index c57e7aef71e9..93eac7e5cb42 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/docs/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/docs/types/index.d.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ interface Routine {
 	*
 	* ## Notes
 	*
-	* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a search vector, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
+	* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 	*
 	* @param order - storage layout
 	* @param M - number of rows in `A`
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ interface Routine {
 	*
 	* ## Notes
 	*
-	* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a search vector, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
+	* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 	*
 	* @param M - number of rows in `A`
 	* @param N - number of columns in `A`
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ interface Routine {
 *
 * ## Notes
 *
-* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a search vector, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
+* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 *
 * @param order - storage layout
 * @param M - number of rows in `A`
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/accessors.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/accessors.js
index 13ef44a3091c..9cb89eb292f6 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/accessors.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/accessors.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var ones = require( '@stdlib/array/base/ones' );
 *
 * ## Notes
 *
-* -   If the function is unable to find a search vector, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
+* -   If the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 *
 * @private
 * @param {PositiveInteger} M - number of rows in `A`
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/base.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/base.js
index 97c8e3f47f32..3da2e8fb2b2a 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/base.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/base.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var accessors = require( './accessors.js' );
 *
 * ## Notes
 *
-* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a search vector, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
+* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 *
 * @private
 * @param {PositiveInteger} M - number of rows in `A`
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/main.js
index 0d51f86097bb..76deffae2a71 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/main.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var base = require( './base.js' );
 *
 * ## Notes
 *
-* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a search vector, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
+* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 *
 * @param {string} order - storage layout
 * @param {PositiveInteger} M - number of rows in `A`
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/ndarray.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/ndarray.js
index 73b3c5b44bd1..68a4a8e5e597 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/ndarray.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/ndarray.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var base = require( './base.js' );
 *
 * ## Notes
 *
-* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a search vector, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
+* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 *
 * @param {PositiveInteger} M - number of rows in `A`
 * @param {PositiveInteger} N - number of columns in `A`
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/docs/types/index.d.ts b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/docs/types/index.d.ts
index df901082c703..23e9a577e099 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/docs/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/docs/types/index.d.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ interface Routine {
 	*
 	* ## Notes
 	*
-	* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a search vector, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
+	* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 	* -   The `workspace` array is only applicable when an input matrix is stored in row-major order. When the matrix is stored in column-major order, the workspace array is ignored.
 	*
 	* @param order - storage layout
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ interface Routine {
 	*
 	* ## Notes
 	*
-	* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a search vector, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
+	* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 	* -   The `workspace` array is only applicable when an input matrix is stored in row-major order. When the matrix is stored in column-major order, the workspace array is ignored.
 	*
 	* @param M - number of rows in `A`
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ interface Routine {
 *
 * ## Notes
 *
-* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a search vector, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
+* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 * -   The `workspace` array is only applicable when an input matrix is stored in row-major order. When the matrix is stored in column-major order, the workspace array is ignored.
 *
 * @param order - storage layout
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/ndarray.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/ndarray.js
index da25cd9012e7..2c664ce88e92 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/ndarray.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/ndarray.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var isColumnMajor = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-column-major' );
 *
 * ## Notes
 *
-* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a search vector, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
+* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 * -   The `workspace` array is only applicable when an input matrix is stored in row-major order. When the matrix is stored in column-major order, the workspace array is ignored.
 *
 * @param {PositiveInteger} M - number of rows in `A`
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/sindex_of_column.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/sindex_of_column.js
index 529329528f0c..9ec5cdeab99f 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/sindex_of_column.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/sindex_of_column.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var ndarray = require( './ndarray.js' );
 *
 * ## Notes
 *
-* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a search vector, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
+* -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 * -   The `workspace` array is only applicable when an input matrix is stored in row-major order. When the matrix is stored in column-major order, the workspace array is ignored.
 *
 * @param {string} order - storage layout
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/empty-like/test/test.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/empty-like/test/test.js
index 38b9d806b39f..4d6117830f7b 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/empty-like/test/test.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/empty-like/test/test.js
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ tape( 'the function returns a zero-filled array (dtype=generic, options)', funct
 	t.end();
 });
 
-tape( 'the function guards against array having shapes containing negative dimension sizes', function test( t ) {
+tape( 'the function guards against arrays having shapes containing negative dimension sizes', function test( t ) {
 	var x = {
 		'data': [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ],
 		'ndims': 3,