diff --git a/crates/prover/src/constraint_framework/logup.rs b/crates/prover/src/constraint_framework/logup.rs
index 387a8600f..2a66e6fe5 100644
--- a/crates/prover/src/constraint_framework/logup.rs
+++ b/crates/prover/src/constraint_framework/logup.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub struct LogupAtRow<E: EvalAtRow> {
     cur_frac: Option<Fraction<E::EF, E::EF>>,
     is_finalized: bool,
     /// The value of the `is_first` constant column at current row.
-    /// See [`super::constant_columns::gen_is_first()`].
+    /// See [`super::preprocessed_columns::gen_is_first()`].
     pub is_first: E::F,
 }
 impl<E: EvalAtRow> LogupAtRow<E> {
diff --git a/crates/prover/src/constraint_framework/mod.rs b/crates/prover/src/constraint_framework/mod.rs
index f39ebfea1..5059021d3 100644
--- a/crates/prover/src/constraint_framework/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/prover/src/constraint_framework/mod.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /// ! This module contains helpers to express and use constraints for components.
 mod assert;
 mod component;
-pub mod constant_columns;
 mod cpu_domain;
 pub mod expr;
 mod info;
 pub mod logup;
 mod point;
+pub mod preprocessed_columns;
 mod simd_domain;
 
 use std::array;
diff --git a/crates/prover/src/constraint_framework/constant_columns.rs b/crates/prover/src/constraint_framework/preprocessed_columns.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/prover/src/constraint_framework/constant_columns.rs
rename to crates/prover/src/constraint_framework/preprocessed_columns.rs
diff --git a/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/air.rs b/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/air.rs
index ec4de8c0b..1dce58836 100644
--- a/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/air.rs
+++ b/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/air.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use tracing::{span, Level};
 use super::round::{blake_round_info, BlakeRoundComponent, BlakeRoundEval};
 use super::scheduler::{BlakeSchedulerComponent, BlakeSchedulerEval};
 use super::xor_table::{XorTableComponent, XorTableEval};
-use crate::constraint_framework::constant_columns::gen_is_first;
+use crate::constraint_framework::preprocessed_columns::gen_is_first;
 use crate::constraint_framework::TraceLocationAllocator;
 use crate::core::air::{Component, ComponentProver};
 use crate::core::backend::simd::m31::LOG_N_LANES;
diff --git a/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/round/mod.rs b/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/round/mod.rs
index ec35987a4..c54e3e391 100644
--- a/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/round/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/round/mod.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     use itertools::Itertools;
 
-    use crate::constraint_framework::constant_columns::gen_is_first;
+    use crate::constraint_framework::preprocessed_columns::gen_is_first;
     use crate::constraint_framework::FrameworkEval;
     use crate::core::poly::circle::CanonicCoset;
     use crate::examples::blake::round::r#gen::{
diff --git a/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/scheduler/mod.rs b/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/scheduler/mod.rs
index 8d389f09e..11a4c51b5 100644
--- a/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/scheduler/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/scheduler/mod.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     use itertools::Itertools;
 
-    use crate::constraint_framework::constant_columns::gen_is_first;
+    use crate::constraint_framework::preprocessed_columns::gen_is_first;
     use crate::constraint_framework::FrameworkEval;
     use crate::core::poly::circle::CanonicCoset;
     use crate::examples::blake::round::RoundElements;
diff --git a/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/xor_table/gen.rs b/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/xor_table/gen.rs
index ed07d48bf..8317de321 100644
--- a/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/xor_table/gen.rs
+++ b/crates/prover/src/examples/blake/xor_table/gen.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use itertools::Itertools;
 use tracing::{span, Level};
 
 use super::{column_bits, limb_bits, XorAccumulator, XorElements};
-use crate::constraint_framework::constant_columns::gen_is_first;
 use crate::constraint_framework::logup::{LogupTraceGenerator, LookupElements};
+use crate::constraint_framework::preprocessed_columns::gen_is_first;
 use crate::core::backend::simd::column::BaseColumn;
 use crate::core::backend::simd::m31::{PackedBaseField, LOG_N_LANES};
 use crate::core::backend::simd::qm31::PackedSecureField;
diff --git a/crates/prover/src/examples/plonk/mod.rs b/crates/prover/src/examples/plonk/mod.rs
index db6502fc9..dacd6aba6 100644
--- a/crates/prover/src/examples/plonk/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/prover/src/examples/plonk/mod.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ use itertools::Itertools;
 use num_traits::One;
 use tracing::{span, Level};
 
-use crate::constraint_framework::constant_columns::gen_is_first;
 use crate::constraint_framework::logup::{
     ClaimedPrefixSum, LogupAtRow, LogupTraceGenerator, LookupElements,
 };
+use crate::constraint_framework::preprocessed_columns::gen_is_first;
 use crate::constraint_framework::{
     assert_constraints, EvalAtRow, FrameworkComponent, FrameworkEval, TraceLocationAllocator,
 };
diff --git a/crates/prover/src/examples/poseidon/mod.rs b/crates/prover/src/examples/poseidon/mod.rs
index 80a6c6516..75e7b9413 100644
--- a/crates/prover/src/examples/poseidon/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/prover/src/examples/poseidon/mod.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use std::ops::{Add, AddAssign, Mul, Sub};
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use tracing::{info, span, Level};
 
-use crate::constraint_framework::constant_columns::gen_is_first;
 use crate::constraint_framework::logup::{LogupAtRow, LogupTraceGenerator, LookupElements};
+use crate::constraint_framework::preprocessed_columns::gen_is_first;
 use crate::constraint_framework::{
     EvalAtRow, FrameworkComponent, FrameworkEval, TraceLocationAllocator,
 };
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ mod tests {
     use itertools::Itertools;
     use num_traits::One;
 
-    use crate::constraint_framework::constant_columns::gen_is_first;
     use crate::constraint_framework::logup::{LogupAtRow, LookupElements};
+    use crate::constraint_framework::preprocessed_columns::gen_is_first;
     use crate::constraint_framework::{assert_constraints, EvalAtRow};
     use crate::core::air::Component;
     use crate::core::channel::Blake2sChannel;
diff --git a/crates/prover/src/examples/state_machine/mod.rs b/crates/prover/src/examples/state_machine/mod.rs
index 1855a1980..25ef09531 100644
--- a/crates/prover/src/examples/state_machine/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/prover/src/examples/state_machine/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use components::{
 use gen::{gen_interaction_trace, gen_trace};
 use itertools::{chain, Itertools};
 
-use crate::constraint_framework::constant_columns::gen_is_first;
+use crate::constraint_framework::preprocessed_columns::gen_is_first;
 use crate::constraint_framework::TraceLocationAllocator;
 use crate::core::backend::simd::m31::LOG_N_LANES;
 use crate::core::backend::simd::SimdBackend;
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ mod tests {
     };
     use super::gen::{gen_interaction_trace, gen_trace};
     use super::{prove_state_machine, verify_state_machine};
-    use crate::constraint_framework::constant_columns::gen_is_first;
+    use crate::constraint_framework::preprocessed_columns::gen_is_first;
     use crate::constraint_framework::{assert_constraints, FrameworkEval, TraceLocationAllocator};
     use crate::core::channel::Blake2sChannel;
     use crate::core::fields::m31::M31;
diff --git a/crates/prover/src/examples/xor/gkr_lookups/mle_eval.rs b/crates/prover/src/examples/xor/gkr_lookups/mle_eval.rs
index a2711ed26..985bfaf51 100644
--- a/crates/prover/src/examples/xor/gkr_lookups/mle_eval.rs
+++ b/crates/prover/src/examples/xor/gkr_lookups/mle_eval.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use itertools::{chain, zip_eq, Itertools};
 use num_traits::{One, Zero};
 use tracing::{span, Level};
 
-use crate::constraint_framework::constant_columns::gen_is_first;
+use crate::constraint_framework::preprocessed_columns::gen_is_first;
 use crate::constraint_framework::{
     EvalAtRow, InfoEvaluator, PointEvaluator, SimdDomainEvaluator, TraceLocationAllocator,
 };
@@ -725,7 +725,9 @@ mod tests {
         eval_prefix_sum_constraints, gen_carry_quotient_col, MleEvalPoint, MleEvalProverComponent,
         MleEvalVerifierComponent,
     };
-    use crate::constraint_framework::constant_columns::{gen_is_first, gen_is_step_with_offset};
+    use crate::constraint_framework::preprocessed_columns::{
+        gen_is_first, gen_is_step_with_offset,
+    };
     use crate::constraint_framework::{assert_constraints, EvalAtRow, TraceLocationAllocator};
     use crate::core::air::{Component, ComponentProver, Components};
     use crate::core::backend::simd::prefix_sum::inclusive_prefix_sum;