diff --git a/GUI/View/Loader/ComponentRW.cpp b/GUI/View/Loader/ComponentRW.cpp
index f5db8e1027f3e40f302502c27cc70bb9c6ccfaea..58e616bc49570ec9d7a8ca5fe2c14736c18a88dd 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Loader/ComponentRW.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/Loader/ComponentRW.cpp
@@ -21,37 +21,37 @@
 
 namespace {
 
-template <class T> void save(const QString& fname, const T* t);
-template <class T> T* load(const QString& fname);
+template <class T> void saveToXML(const QString& fname, const T* t);
+template <class T> T* loadFromXML(const QString& fname);
 
-template <> void save<InstrumentItem>(const QString& fname, const InstrumentItem* t)
+template <> void saveToXML<InstrumentItem>(const QString& fname, const InstrumentItem* t)
 {
     InstrumentXML::save(fname, t);
 }
-template <> InstrumentItem* load<InstrumentItem>(const QString& fname)
+template <> InstrumentItem* loadFromXML<InstrumentItem>(const QString& fname)
 {
     return InstrumentXML::load(fname);
 }
 
-} // namespace
+// Force instantiation by assigning the function to a global variable that will never be used:
+auto dummy_saveXML_InstrumentItem = &RW::saveComponentToXML<class InstrumentItem>;
+auto dummy_loadXML_InstrumentItem = &RW::loadComponentFromXML<class InstrumentItem>;
 
+} // namespace
 
-// Force instantiation by assigning the function to a global variable that will never be used:
-auto dummy_saveComponent_InstrumentItem = &RW::saveComponent<class InstrumentItem>;
-auto dummy_loadComponent_InstrumentItem = &RW::loadComponent<class InstrumentItem>;
 
-template <class T> void RW::saveComponent(const QString& type, const T* t)
+template <class T> void RW::saveComponentToXML(const QString& type, const T* t)
 {
     if (!t)
         return;
 
     QString fname = GUI::Dialog::fileSaveDialog("Save " + type, appSettings->xml_dir,
-                                                "XML Files (*.xml)", t->name() + ".xml");
+                                                "XML files (*.xml)", t->name() + ".xml");
     if (fname.isEmpty())
         return;
 
     try {
-        ::save<T>(fname, t);
+        ::saveToXML<T>(fname, t);
     } catch (const std::exception& ex) {
         QMessageBox(QMessageBox::Warning, "BornAgain: failed saving", ex.what(), QMessageBox::Ok,
                     nullptr)
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ template <class T> void RW::saveComponent(const QString& type, const T* t)
     }
 }
 
-template <class T> T* RW::loadComponent(const QString& type)
+template <class T> T* RW::loadComponentFromXML(const QString& type)
 {
     QString fname =
-        GUI::Dialog::fileOpenDialog("Load " + type, appSettings->xml_dir, "XML Files (*.xml)");
+        GUI::Dialog::fileOpenDialog("Load " + type, appSettings->xml_dir, "XML files (*.xml)");
     if (fname.isEmpty())
         return nullptr;
 
     try {
-        return ::load<T>(fname);
+        return ::loadFromXML<T>(fname);
     } catch (const std::exception& ex) {
         QMessageBox(QMessageBox::Warning, "BornAgain: failed loading", ex.what(), QMessageBox::Ok,
                     nullptr)
diff --git a/GUI/View/Loader/ComponentRW.h b/GUI/View/Loader/ComponentRW.h
index a191249df7160e45a1e6b4d51e13f9d585716db6..e15a166c333f4539286f41ae413902534270507b 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Loader/ComponentRW.h
+++ b/GUI/View/Loader/ComponentRW.h
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 
 namespace RW {
 
-template <class T> void saveComponent(const QString& type, const T* t);
-template <class T> T* loadComponent(const QString& type);
+template <class T> void saveComponentToXML(const QString& type, const T* t);
+template <class T> T* loadComponentFromXML(const QString& type);
 
 } // namespace RW
 
diff --git a/GUI/View/Views/InstrumentView.cpp b/GUI/View/Views/InstrumentView.cpp
index 1d2d61ba8763135e231e9ec063f704143a0a458a..0ea19abff94fd5ae1bd1f868f806be317fab150c 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Views/InstrumentView.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/Views/InstrumentView.cpp
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ InstrumentView::InstrumentView()
             &InstrumentView::createWidgetsForCurrentInstrument);
 
     connect(gActions->store_in_library_instrument, &QAction::triggered,
-            [] { RW::saveComponent("instrument", gDoc->instruments()->currentItem()); });
+            [] { RW::saveComponentToXML("instrument", gDoc->instruments()->currentItem()); });
 
     connect(gActions->load_from_library_instrument, &QAction::triggered, [this] {
-        m_qlistmodel->pushInstrument(RW::loadComponent<InstrumentItem>("instrument"));
+        m_qlistmodel->pushInstrument(RW::loadComponentFromXML<InstrumentItem>("instrument"));
     });
 
     updateActions();