diff --git a/basis/ui/operations/operations-docs.factor b/basis/ui/operations/operations-docs.factor
index 5f7ed60f38..ebdf3eee1f 100644
--- a/basis/ui/operations/operations-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/ui/operations/operations-docs.factor
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ HELP: operation
 $nl
 "Operations have the following slots:"
 { $list
-    { { $link operation-predicate } " - a quotation with stack effect " { $snippet "( obj -- ? )" } }
-    { { $link operation-command } " - a " { $link word } }
-    { { $link operation-translator } " - a quotation with stack effect " { $snippet "( obj -- newobj )" } ", or " { $link f } }
-    { { $link operation-hook } " - a quotation with stack effect " { $snippet "( obj -- newobj )" } ", or " { $link f } }
-    { { $link operation-listener? } " - a boolean" }
+    { { $snippet "predicate" } " - a quotation with stack effect " { $snippet "( obj -- ? )" } }
+    { { $snippet "command" } " - a " { $link word } }
+    { { $snippet "translator" } " - a quotation with stack effect " { $snippet "( obj -- newobj )" } ", or " { $link f } }
+    { { $snippet "hook" } " - a quotation with stack effect " { $snippet "( obj -- newobj )" } ", or " { $link f } }
+    { { $snippet "listener?" } " - a boolean" }
 } } ;
 
 HELP: operation-gesture
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ HELP: operations
 
 HELP: object-operations
 { $values { "obj" object } { "operations" "a sequence of " { $link operation } " instances" } }
-{ $description "Outputs a sequence of operations applicable to the given object, by testing each defined operation's " { $link operation-predicate } " quotation in turn." } ;
+{ $description "Outputs a sequence of operations applicable to the given object, by testing each defined operation's " { $snippet "predicate" } " quotation in turn." } ;
 
 HELP: primary-operation
 { $values { "obj" object } { "operation" "an " { $link operation  } " or " { $link f } } }
diff --git a/basis/ui/operations/operations.factor b/basis/ui/operations/operations.factor
index 5a47f9e80b..8b4817dcac 100755
--- a/basis/ui/operations/operations.factor
+++ b/basis/ui/operations/operations.factor
@@ -19,34 +19,34 @@ TUPLE: operation predicate command translator hook listener? ;
         swap >>predicate ;
 
 PREDICATE: listener-operation < operation
-    dup operation-command listener-command?
-    swap operation-listener? or ;
+    dup command>> listener-command?
+    swap listener?>> or ;
 
 M: operation command-name
-    operation-command command-name ;
+    command>> command-name ;
 
 M: operation command-description
-    operation-command command-description ;
+    command>> command-description ;
 
-M: operation command-word operation-command command-word ;
+M: operation command-word command>> command-word ;
 
 : operation-gesture ( operation -- gesture )
-    operation-command +keyboard+ word-prop ;
+    command>> +keyboard+ word-prop ;
 
 SYMBOL: operations
 
 : object-operations ( obj -- operations )
-    operations get [ operation-predicate call ] with filter ;
+    operations get [ predicate>> call ] with filter ;
 
 : find-operation ( obj quot -- command )
     >r object-operations r> find-last nip ; inline
 
 : primary-operation ( obj -- operation )
-    [ operation-command +primary+ word-prop ] find-operation ;
+    [ command>> +primary+ word-prop ] find-operation ;
 
 : secondary-operation ( obj -- operation )
     dup
-    [ operation-command +secondary+ word-prop ] find-operation
+    [ command>> +secondary+ word-prop ] find-operation
     [ ] [ primary-operation ] ?if ;
 
 : default-flags ( -- assoc )
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ SYMBOL: operations
 
 : modify-operation ( hook translator operation -- operation )
     clone
-    tuck set-operation-translator
-    tuck set-operation-hook
-    t over set-operation-listener? ;
+    tuck (>>translator)
+    tuck (>>hook)
+    t over (>>listener?) ;
 
 : modify-operations ( operations hook translator -- operations )
     rot [ >r 2dup r> modify-operation ] map 2nip ;
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ SYMBOL: operations
 : operation-quot ( target command -- quot )
     [
         swap literalize ,
-        dup operation-translator %
-        operation-command ,
+        dup translator>> %
+        command>> ,
     ] [ ] make ;
 
 M: operation invoke-command ( target command -- )
-    [ operation-hook call ] keep operation-quot call ;
+    [ hook>> call ] keep operation-quot call ;
diff --git a/basis/ui/tools/listener/listener.factor b/basis/ui/tools/listener/listener.factor
index 1ae99b800d..2dee1ba4a9 100755
--- a/basis/ui/tools/listener/listener.factor
+++ b/basis/ui/tools/listener/listener.factor
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ M: listener-command invoke-command ( target command -- )
     command-quot call-listener ;
 
 M: listener-operation invoke-command ( target command -- )
-    [ operation-hook call ] keep operation-quot call-listener ;
+    [ hook>> call ] keep operation-quot call-listener ;
 
 : eval-listener ( string -- )
     get-workspace