diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/BUILD.bazel
index 908473e806..0d44c69f53 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/BUILD.bazel
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ ts_library(
         "//packages/compiler",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/diagnostics",
-        "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/metadata",
+        "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/switch",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/transform",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck",
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts
index 534853b531..2acd5e8eb4 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import {nocollapseHack} from '../transformers/nocollapse_hack';
 
 import {ComponentDecoratorHandler, DirectiveDecoratorHandler, InjectableDecoratorHandler, NgModuleDecoratorHandler, PipeDecoratorHandler, ResourceLoader, SelectorScopeRegistry} from './annotations';
 import {BaseDefDecoratorHandler} from './annotations/src/base_def';
-import {FactoryGenerator, FactoryInfo, GeneratedFactoryHostWrapper, generatedFactoryTransform} from './factories';
 import {TypeScriptReflectionHost} from './metadata';
 import {FileResourceLoader, HostResourceLoader} from './resource_loader';
+import {FactoryGenerator, FactoryInfo, GeneratedShimsHostWrapper, generatedFactoryTransform} from './shims';
 import {ivySwitchTransform} from './switch';
 import {IvyCompilation, ivyTransformFactory} from './transform';
 import {TypeCheckContext, TypeCheckProgramHost} from './typecheck';
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export class NgtscProgram implements api.Program {
         this.sourceToFactorySymbols !.set(sourceFilePath, moduleSymbolNames);
         this.factoryToSourceInfo !.set(factoryPath, {sourceFilePath, moduleSymbolNames});
       });
-      this.host = new GeneratedFactoryHostWrapper(host, generator, factoryFileMap);
+      this.host = new GeneratedShimsHostWrapper(host, generator, factoryFileMap);
     }
 
     this.tsProgram =
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/BUILD.bazel
similarity index 81%
rename from packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories/BUILD.bazel
rename to packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/BUILD.bazel
index 1643e63d48..a586470276 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/BUILD.bazel
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 load("//tools:defaults.bzl", "ts_library")
 
 ts_library(
-    name = "factories",
+    name = "shims",
     srcs = glob([
         "index.ts",
         "src/**/*.ts",
     ]),
-    module_name = "@angular/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories",
+    module_name = "@angular/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims",
     deps = [
         "//packages/compiler",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/host",
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories/README.md b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories/README.md
rename to packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/README.md
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories/index.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/index.ts
similarity index 86%
rename from packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories/index.ts
rename to packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/index.ts
index 06052c6aa3..11875063a4 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories/index.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/index.ts
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 /// <reference types="node" />
 
 export {FactoryGenerator} from './src/generator';
-export {GeneratedFactoryHostWrapper} from './src/host';
+export {GeneratedShimsHostWrapper} from './src/host';
 export {FactoryInfo, generatedFactoryTransform} from './src/transform';
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories/src/generator.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/src/generator.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories/src/generator.ts
rename to packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/src/generator.ts
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories/src/host.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/src/host.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories/src/host.ts
rename to packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/src/host.ts
index d2e0627c32..3a41022d2b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories/src/host.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/src/host.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {FactoryGenerator} from './generator';
 /**
  * A wrapper around a `ts.CompilerHost` which supports generated files.
  */
-export class GeneratedFactoryHostWrapper implements ts.CompilerHost {
+export class GeneratedShimsHostWrapper implements ts.CompilerHost {
   constructor(
       private delegate: ts.CompilerHost, private generator: FactoryGenerator,
       private factoryToSourceMap: Map<string, string>) {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories/src/transform.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/src/transform.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/factories/src/transform.ts
rename to packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/src/transform.ts