diff --git a/clyx-go/clyx.go b/clyx-go/clyx.go
index 8577eea..1f50831 100644
--- a/clyx-go/clyx.go
+++ b/clyx-go/clyx.go
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ func NewClyx(libfname string, libCode string) *Clyx {
   c.words["loop"] = func() { body, cond := c.pop().([]any), c.pop().([]any); for { c.execQForm(cond); if !isTruthy(c.pop()) { break }; c.execQForm(body) } }
   c.words["hsargs"] = func() { c.stack = append(c.stack, toAnySlice(os.Args)) }
   c.words["hsexit"] = func() { os.Exit(int(toInt(c.pop()))) }
-  c.words["l2s"] = func() {
+  c.words["q2s"] = func() {
     l := c.pop().([]any)
     var sb strings.Builder
     for _, val := range l {
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ func NewClyx(libfname string, libCode string) *Clyx {
   regMath("exp", math.Exp)
   regMath("log", math.Log)
 
-  c.Run(`"::" [ next defw ] defw :: readf [ "r" fopen dup read swap close ] :: src [ readf l2s i ]`)
+  c.Run(`"::" [ next defw ] defw :: readf [ "r" fopen dup read swap close ] :: src [ readf q2s i ]`)
   
   if libfname == "" {
     c.Run(libCode)
diff --git a/clyx-python/clyx/clyx.py b/clyx-python/clyx/clyx.py
index 1af1b7f..5d5c9dd 100755
--- a/clyx-python/clyx/clyx.py
+++ b/clyx-python/clyx/clyx.py
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ class Clyx:
       'loop': lambda: (lambda body, cond: self._exec_loop(cond, body))(self._stack.pop(), self._stack.pop()),
       'hsargs': lambda: self._stack.append(list(sys.argv)),
       'hsexit': lambda: sys.exit(int(self._stack.pop())),
-      'l2s': lambda: self._stack.append("".join(chr(int(x)) for x in self._stack.pop())),
+      'q2s': lambda: self._stack.append("".join(chr(int(x)) for x in self._stack.pop())),
       'hseval': lambda: self._stack.append(eval(self._stack.pop())),
       'chr': lambda: self._stack.append(chr(int(self._stack.pop()))),
       'sin': lambda: self._stack.append(math.sin(float(self._stack.pop()))), 'cos': lambda: self._stack.append(math.cos(float(self._stack.pop()))), 'atan': lambda: self._stack.append(math.atan(float(self._stack.pop()))),
       'exp': lambda: self._stack.append(math.exp(float(self._stack.pop()))), 'log': lambda: self._stack.append(math.log(float(self._stack.pop())))
     }
-    self.run('"::" [ next defw ] defw :: readf [ "r" fopen dup read swap close ] :: src [ readf l2s i ]')
+    self.run('"::" [ next defw ] defw :: readf [ "r" fopen dup read swap close ] :: src [ readf q2s i ]')
     self.run(f'"{libpath}" src' if libfname is None else (libfname + ' src'))
 
   def _cmd_write(self):
diff --git a/clyx_manual.md b/clyx_manual.md
index 258d722..b77e0c9 100644
--- a/clyx_manual.md
+++ b/clyx_manual.md
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ Any line fragment starting with `#` to the end of the physical source line is re
 - **Stack Effect**: `( s -- code )`
 - **Description**: Converts the first character of the string `s` to its integer ASCII character code.
 
-### `s2l` (String to Q-form)
+### `s2q` (String to Q-form)
 - **Stack Effect**: `( val -- [q] )`
 - **Description**: Converts the value `val` (if it is a string) to a Q-form of its byte values/integers. If `val` is already a Q-form, it does nothing.
 
-### `l2s` (Q-form to String)
+### `q2s` (Q-form to String)
 - **Stack Effect**: `( [q] -- s )`
-- **Description**: Converts the Q-form of integers `[q]` (character/byte codes) into its string representation `s`. Reverts the operation of `s2l`.
+- **Description**: Converts the Q-form of integers `[q]` (character/byte codes) into its string representation `s`. Reverts the operation of `s2q`.
 
 ---
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ These words are defined in Clyx itself during the interpreter's bootstrap phase:
 
 ### `src` (Source)
 - **Stack Effect**: `( filename -- )`
-- **Description**: Reads the file `filename` using `readf`, converts the Q-form of bytes to a string using `l2s`, and runs the resulting Clyx code in real-time using `i`.
+- **Description**: Reads the file `filename` using `readf`, converts the Q-form of bytes to a string using `q2s`, and runs the resulting Clyx code in real-time using `i`.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/lib.clx b/lib.clx
index 2bfc6af..e95c779 100644
--- a/lib.clx
+++ b/lib.clx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 :: neg [ 0 swap - ]
 :: 1/ [ 1 swap / ]
 :: shr [ neg shl ]
-:: readln [ 0 "r" fopen read l2s ]
+:: readln [ 0 "r" fopen read q2s ]
 :: writef [ "w" fopen dup rot write swap close ]
 :: nlstn [ "0.0.0.0" swap nopen ]
 :: = [ - 0= ]
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@
 :: isstr [ type 1 = ]
 :: isq [ type 2 = ]
 :: vlen [ type 2 = if [ qlen ] [ slen ] ]
-:: s2l [ type 2 = if [] [ dup slen 0 = if [ drop [] ] [ uncons drop swap cons ] ] ]
-:: asc [ s2l 0 qget ]
+:: s2q [ type 2 = if [] [ dup slen 0 = if [ drop [] ] [ uncons drop swap cons ] ] ]
+:: asc [ s2q 0 qget ]
 :: lcat [ [ rev ] dip swap uncons while [ [ swap ] dip swap cons swap uncons ] drop ]
 :: streq [ dup vlen [ swap dup vlen ] dip = if [ 1 while [ uncons if [ [ swap uncons drop ] dip = if [ dup qlen 0 = if [ drop drop 1 0 ] [ swap 1 ] ] [ drop drop 0 0 ] ] [ drop drop 1 0 ] ] ] [ drop drop 0 ] ]
-:: lower [ "" swap uncons while [ dup 65 >= [ dup 90 <= ] dip and if [ 32 + ] [] [ swap ] dip chr s+ swap uncons ] drop l2s ]
-:: upper [ "" swap uncons while [ dup 97 >= [ dup 122 <= ] dip and if [ 32 - ] [] [ swap ] dip chr s+ swap uncons ] drop l2s ]
+:: lower [ "" swap uncons while [ dup 65 >= [ dup 90 <= ] dip and if [ 32 + ] [] [ swap ] dip chr s+ swap uncons ] drop q2s ]
+:: upper [ "" swap uncons while [ dup 97 >= [ dup 122 <= ] dip and if [ 32 - ] [] [ swap ] dip chr s+ swap uncons ] drop q2s ]
 :: bitnot [ dup nand ]
 :: bitand [ nand bitnot ]
 :: bitor [ bitnot swap bitnot nand ]
 :: bitxor [ over over bitnot bitand [ swap bitnot bitand ] dip bitor ]
 :: rev [ [] swap uncons while [ [ swap ] dip swap cons swap uncons ] drop ]
-:: s+ [ s2l [ s2l ] dip lcat ]
+:: s+ [ s2q [ s2q ] dip lcat ]
diff --git a/test.clx b/test.clx
index 7637897..e4233d5 100644
--- a/test.clx
+++ b/test.clx
@@ -159,16 +159,16 @@ if [
 "AbC" lower "abc" streq
 "aBc" upper "ABC" streq and
 "abc" "def" s+ "abcdef" streq and
-"abc" s2l [ 97 98 99 ] streq and
-"abc" s2l l2s "abc" streq and
-[ 1 2 3 ] s2l [ 1 2 3 ] streq and
-"" s2l [ ] streq and
-[ 97 98 99 ] l2s "abc" streq and
-[ ] l2s "" streq and
+"abc" s2q [ 97 98 99 ] streq and
+"abc" s2q q2s "abc" streq and
+[ 1 2 3 ] s2q [ 1 2 3 ] streq and
+"" s2q [ ] streq and
+[ 97 98 99 ] q2s "abc" streq and
+[ ] q2s "" streq and
 if [
-  "  l2s, streq, lower, and upper PASS" puts cr
+  "  q2s, streq, lower, and upper PASS" puts cr
 ] [
-  "  l2s, streq, lower, and upper FAIL" puts cr
+  "  q2s, streq, lower, and upper FAIL" puts cr
 ]
 
 # 8. Q-form Operations
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@ if [
 99 [ 10 20 30 ] 1 qset [ 10 99 30 ] streq if [ "  qset PASS" puts cr ] [ "  qset FAIL" puts cr ]  # Test qset
 [ 1 2 3 ] rev [ 3 2 1 ] streq
 [ 1 2 ] [ 3 4 ] lcat [ 1 2 3 4 ] streq and
-[ 1 2 ] s2l [ 1 2 ] streq and
+[ 1 2 ] s2q [ 1 2 ] streq and
 if [
-  "  rev, lcat and s2l PASS" puts cr
+  "  rev, lcat and s2q PASS" puts cr
 ] [
-  "  rev, lcat and s2l FAIL" puts cr
+  "  rev, lcat and s2q FAIL" puts cr
 ]
 
 # 9. Bitwise Operations