diff --git a/src/lib/charsio.pl b/src/lib/charsio.pl
index 85856810..3ef732db 100644
--- a/src/lib/charsio.pl
+++ b/src/lib/charsio.pl
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 :- module(charsio, [char_type/2,
                     chars_utf8bytes/2,
                     get_single_char/1,
-                    read_n_chars/3,
+                    get_n_chars/3,
                     read_line_to_chars/3,
-                    read_term_from_chars/2,
+                    read_from_chars/2,
                     write_term_to_chars/3,
                     chars_base64/3]).
 
@@ -113,17 +113,17 @@ get_single_char(C) :-
     ).
 
 
-read_term_from_chars(Chars, Term) :-
+read_from_chars(Chars, Term) :-
     (  var(Chars) ->
-       instantiation_error(read_term_from_chars/2)
+       instantiation_error(read_from_chars/2)
     ;  nonvar(Term) ->
-       throw(error(uninstantiation_error(Term), read_term_from_chars/2))
+       throw(error(uninstantiation_error(Term), read_from_chars/2))
     ;  '$skip_max_list'(_, -1, Chars, Chars0),
        Chars0 == [],
        partial_string(Chars) ->
        true
     ;
-       type_error(complete_string, Chars, read_term_from_chars/2)
+       type_error(complete_string, Chars, read_from_chars/2)
     ),
     '$read_term_from_chars'(Chars, Term).
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ read_line_to_chars(Stream, Cs0, Cs) :-
    characters read.
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
 
-read_n_chars(Stream, N, Cs) :-
+get_n_chars(Stream, N, Cs) :-
         can_be(integer, N),
         (   var(N) ->
             read_to_eof(Stream, Cs),
diff --git a/src/lib/files.pl b/src/lib/files.pl
index 6989cb46..9ee1c2b9 100644
--- a/src/lib/files.pl
+++ b/src/lib/files.pl
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ file_creation_time(File, T) :-
 file_time_(File, Which, T) :-
         file_must_exist(File, file_time_/3),
         '$file_time'(File, Which, T0),
-        read_term_from_chars(T0, T).
+        read_from_chars(T0, T).
 
 
 /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
diff --git a/src/lib/pio.pl b/src/lib/pio.pl
index 38849a4b..db609aa6 100644
--- a/src/lib/pio.pl
+++ b/src/lib/pio.pl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 :- use_module(library(freeze)).
 :- use_module(library(iso_ext), [setup_call_cleanup/3, partial_string/3]).
 :- use_module(library(lists), [member/2, maplist/2]).
-:- use_module(library(charsio), [read_n_chars/3]).
+:- use_module(library(charsio), [get_n_chars/3]).
 
 :- meta_predicate(phrase_from_file(2, ?)).
 :- meta_predicate(phrase_from_file(2, ?, ?)).
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ reader_step(Stream, Pos, Xs0) :-
         set_stream_position(Stream, Pos),
         (   at_end_of_stream(Stream)
         ->  Xs0 = []
-        ;   read_n_chars(Stream, 4096, Cs),
+        ;   get_n_chars(Stream, 4096, Cs),
             partial_string(Cs, Xs0, Xs),
             stream_to_lazy_list(Stream, Xs)
         ).
diff --git a/src/lib/time.pl b/src/lib/time.pl
index 56e31fae..5da5bb59 100644
--- a/src/lib/time.pl
+++ b/src/lib/time.pl
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@
 :- use_module(library(error)).
 :- use_module(library(dcgs)).
 :- use_module(library(lists)).
-:- use_module(library(charsio), [read_term_from_chars/2]).
+:- use_module(library(charsio), [read_from_chars/2]).
 
 current_time(T) :-
         '$current_time'(T0),
-        read_term_from_chars(T0, T).
+        read_from_chars(T0, T).
 
 format_time([], _) --> [].
 format_time(['%','%'|Fs], T) --> !, "%", format_time(Fs, T).