diff --git a/extra/math/blas/matrices/matrices-docs.factor b/extra/math/blas/matrices/matrices-docs.factor
index dc6a86017a..01e0997405 100644
--- a/extra/math/blas/matrices/matrices-docs.factor
+++ b/extra/math/blas/matrices/matrices-docs.factor
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ HELP: blas-matrix-base
 }
 "All of these subclasses share the same tuple layout:"
 { $list
-    { { $snippet "data" } " contains an alien pointer referencing or byte-array containing a packed, column-major array of float, double, float complex, or double complex values;" }
+    { { $snippet "underlying" } " contains an alien pointer referencing or byte-array containing a packed, column-major array of float, double, float complex, or double complex values;" }
     { { $snippet "ld" } " indicates the distance, in elements, between matrix columns;" }
     { { $snippet "rows" } " and " { $snippet "cols" } " indicate the number of significant rows and columns in the matrix;" }
     { "and " { $snippet "transpose" } ", if set to a true value, indicates that the matrix should be treated as transposed relative to its in-memory representation." }
diff --git a/extra/math/blas/matrices/matrices.factor b/extra/math/blas/matrices/matrices.factor
index 0899e2d079..c8a4ee6292 100755
--- a/extra/math/blas/matrices/matrices.factor
+++ b/extra/math/blas/matrices/matrices.factor
@@ -1,31 +1,13 @@
 USING: accessors alien alien.c-types arrays byte-arrays combinators
-combinators.lib combinators.short-circuit fry kernel locals macros
+combinators.short-circuit fry kernel locals macros
 math math.blas.cblas math.blas.vectors math.blas.vectors.private
-math.complex math.functions math.order multi-methods qualified
-sequences sequences.merged sequences.private generalizations
-shuffle symbols speicalized-arrays.float specialized-arrays.double ;
-QUALIFIED: syntax
+math.complex math.functions math.order functors words
+sequences sequences.merged sequences.private shuffle symbols
+specialized-arrays.direct.float specialized-arrays.direct.double
+specialized-arrays.float specialized-arrays.double ;
 IN: math.blas.matrices
 
-TUPLE: blas-matrix-base data ld rows cols transpose ;
-TUPLE: float-blas-matrix < blas-matrix-base ;
-TUPLE: double-blas-matrix < blas-matrix-base ;
-TUPLE: float-complex-blas-matrix < blas-matrix-base ;
-TUPLE: double-complex-blas-matrix < blas-matrix-base ;
-
-C: <float-blas-matrix> float-blas-matrix
-C: <double-blas-matrix> double-blas-matrix
-C: <float-complex-blas-matrix> float-complex-blas-matrix
-C: <double-complex-blas-matrix> double-complex-blas-matrix
-
-METHOD: element-type { float-blas-matrix }
-    drop "float" ;
-METHOD: element-type { double-blas-matrix }
-    drop "double" ;
-METHOD: element-type { float-complex-blas-matrix }
-    drop "CBLAS_C" ;
-METHOD: element-type { double-complex-blas-matrix }
-    drop "CBLAS_Z" ;
+TUPLE: blas-matrix-base underlying ld rows cols transpose ;
 
 : Mtransposed? ( matrix -- ? )
     transpose>> ; inline
@@ -34,6 +16,11 @@ METHOD: element-type { double-complex-blas-matrix }
 : Mheight ( matrix -- height )
     dup Mtransposed? [ cols>> ] [ rows>> ] if ; inline
 
+GENERIC: n*M.V+n*V! ( alpha A x beta y -- y=alpha*A.x+b*y )
+GENERIC: n*V(*)V+M! ( alpha x y A -- A=alpha*x(*)y+A )
+GENERIC: n*V(*)Vconj+M! ( alpha x y A -- A=alpha*x(*)yconj+A )
+GENERIC: n*M.M+n*M! ( alpha A B beta C -- C=alpha*A.B+beta*C )
+
 <PRIVATE
 
 : (blas-transpose) ( matrix -- integer )
@@ -41,53 +28,29 @@ METHOD: element-type { double-complex-blas-matrix }
 
 GENERIC: (blas-matrix-like) ( data ld rows cols transpose exemplar -- matrix )
 
-METHOD: (blas-matrix-like) { object object object object object float-blas-matrix }
-    drop <float-blas-matrix> ;
-METHOD: (blas-matrix-like) { object object object object object double-blas-matrix }
-    drop <double-blas-matrix> ;
-METHOD: (blas-matrix-like) { object object object object object float-complex-blas-matrix }
-    drop <float-complex-blas-matrix> ;
-METHOD: (blas-matrix-like) { object object object object object double-complex-blas-matrix }
-    drop <double-complex-blas-matrix> ;
-
-METHOD: (blas-matrix-like) { object object object object object float-blas-vector }
-    drop <float-blas-matrix> ;
-METHOD: (blas-matrix-like) { object object object object object double-blas-vector }
-    drop <double-blas-matrix> ;
-METHOD: (blas-matrix-like) { object object object object object float-complex-blas-vector }
-    drop <float-complex-blas-matrix> ;
-METHOD: (blas-matrix-like) { object object object object object double-complex-blas-vector }
-    drop <double-complex-blas-matrix> ;
-
-METHOD: (blas-vector-like) { object object object float-blas-matrix }
-    drop <float-blas-vector> ;
-METHOD: (blas-vector-like) { object object object double-blas-matrix }
-    drop <double-blas-vector> ;
-METHOD: (blas-vector-like) { object object object float-complex-blas-matrix }
-    drop <float-complex-blas-vector> ;
-METHOD: (blas-vector-like) { object object object double-complex-blas-matrix }
-    drop <double-complex-blas-vector> ;
-
 : (validate-gemv) ( A x y -- )
     {
         [ drop [ Mwidth  ] [ length>> ] bi* = ]
         [ nip  [ Mheight ] [ length>> ] bi* = ]
     } 3&&
-    [ "Mismatched matrix and vectors in matrix-vector multiplication" throw ] unless ;
+    [ "Mismatched matrix and vectors in matrix-vector multiplication" throw ]
+    unless ;
 
-:: (prepare-gemv) ( alpha A x beta y >c-arg -- order A-trans m n alpha A-data A-ld x-data x-inc beta y-data y-inc y )
+:: (prepare-gemv)
+    ( alpha A x beta y >c-arg -- order A-trans m n alpha A-data A-ld x-data x-inc beta y-data y-inc
+                                 y )
     A x y (validate-gemv)
     CblasColMajor
     A (blas-transpose)
     A rows>>
     A cols>>
     alpha >c-arg call
-    A data>>
+    A underlying>>
     A ld>>
-    x data>>
+    x underlying>>
     x inc>>
     beta >c-arg call
-    y data>>
+    y underlying>>
     y inc>>
     y ; inline
 
@@ -96,19 +59,22 @@ METHOD: (blas-vector-like) { object object object double-complex-blas-matrix }
         [ nip  [ length>> ] [ Mheight ] bi* = ]
         [ nipd [ length>> ] [ Mwidth  ] bi* = ]
     } 3&&
-    [ "Mismatched vertices and matrix in vector outer product" throw ] unless ;
+    [ "Mismatched vertices and matrix in vector outer product" throw ]
+    unless ;
 
-:: (prepare-ger) ( alpha x y A >c-arg -- order m n alpha x-data x-inc y-data y-inc A-data A-ld A )
+:: (prepare-ger)
+    ( alpha x y A >c-arg -- order m n alpha x-data x-inc y-data y-inc A-data A-ld
+                            A )
     x y A (validate-ger)
     CblasColMajor
     A rows>>
     A cols>>
     alpha >c-arg call
-    x data>>
+    x underlying>>
     x inc>>
-    y data>>
+    y underlying>>
     y inc>>
-    A data>>
+    A underlying>>
     A ld>>
     A f >>transpose ; inline
 
@@ -117,9 +83,13 @@ METHOD: (blas-vector-like) { object object object double-complex-blas-matrix }
         [ drop [ Mwidth  ] [ Mheight ] bi* = ]
         [ nip  [ Mheight ] bi@ = ]
         [ nipd [ Mwidth  ] bi@ = ]
-    } 3&& [ "Mismatched matrices in matrix multiplication" throw ] unless ;
+    } 3&&
+    [ "Mismatched matrices in matrix multiplication" throw ]
+    unless ;
 
-:: (prepare-gemm) ( alpha A B beta C >c-arg -- order A-trans B-trans m n k alpha A-data A-ld B-data B-ld beta C-data C-ld C )
+:: (prepare-gemm)
+    ( alpha A B beta C >c-arg -- order A-trans B-trans m n k alpha A-data A-ld B-data B-ld beta C-data C-ld
+                                 C )
     A B C (validate-gemm)
     CblasColMajor
     A (blas-transpose)
@@ -128,12 +98,12 @@ METHOD: (blas-vector-like) { object object object double-complex-blas-matrix }
     C cols>>
     A Mwidth
     alpha >c-arg call
-    A data>>
+    A underlying>>
     A ld>>
-    B data>>
+    B underlying>>
     B ld>>
     beta >c-arg call
-    C data>>
+    C underlying>>
     C ld>>
     C f >>transpose ; inline
 
@@ -142,65 +112,22 @@ METHOD: (blas-vector-like) { object object object double-complex-blas-matrix }
 
 PRIVATE>
 
-: >float-blas-matrix ( arrays -- matrix )
-    [ >float-array underlying>> ] (>matrix) <float-blas-matrix> ;
-: >double-blas-matrix ( arrays -- matrix )
-    [ >double-array underlying>> ] (>matrix) <double-blas-matrix> ;
-: >float-complex-blas-matrix ( arrays -- matrix )
-    [ (flatten-complex-sequence) >float-array underlying>> ] (>matrix)
-    <float-complex-blas-matrix> ;
-: >double-complex-blas-matrix ( arrays -- matrix )
-    [ (flatten-complex-sequence) >double-array underlying>> ] (>matrix)
-    <double-complex-blas-matrix> ;
-
-GENERIC: n*M.V+n*V! ( alpha A x beta y -- y=alpha*A.x+b*y )
-GENERIC: n*V(*)V+M! ( alpha x y A -- A=alpha*x(*)y+A )
-GENERIC: n*V(*)Vconj+M! ( alpha x y A -- A=alpha*x(*)yconj+A )
-GENERIC: n*M.M+n*M! ( alpha A B beta C -- C=alpha*A.B+beta*C )
-
-METHOD: n*M.V+n*V! { real float-blas-matrix float-blas-vector real float-blas-vector }
-    [ ] (prepare-gemv) [ cblas_sgemv ] dip ;
-METHOD: n*M.V+n*V! { real double-blas-matrix double-blas-vector real double-blas-vector }
-    [ ] (prepare-gemv) [ cblas_dgemv ] dip ;
-METHOD: n*M.V+n*V! { number float-complex-blas-matrix float-complex-blas-vector number float-complex-blas-vector }
-    [ (>c-complex) ] (prepare-gemv) [ cblas_cgemv ] dip ;
-METHOD: n*M.V+n*V! { number double-complex-blas-matrix double-complex-blas-vector number double-complex-blas-vector }
-    [ (>z-complex) ] (prepare-gemv) [ cblas_zgemv ] dip ;
-
-METHOD: n*V(*)V+M! { real float-blas-vector float-blas-vector float-blas-matrix }
-    [ ] (prepare-ger) [ cblas_sger ] dip ;
-METHOD: n*V(*)V+M! { real double-blas-vector double-blas-vector double-blas-matrix }
-    [ ] (prepare-ger) [ cblas_dger ] dip ;
-METHOD: n*V(*)V+M! { number float-complex-blas-vector float-complex-blas-vector float-complex-blas-matrix }
-    [ (>c-complex) ] (prepare-ger) [ cblas_cgeru ] dip ;
-METHOD: n*V(*)V+M! { number double-complex-blas-vector double-complex-blas-vector double-complex-blas-matrix }
-    [ (>z-complex) ] (prepare-ger) [ cblas_zgeru ] dip ;
-
-METHOD: n*V(*)Vconj+M! { real float-blas-vector float-blas-vector float-blas-matrix }
-    [ ] (prepare-ger) [ cblas_sger ] dip ;
-METHOD: n*V(*)Vconj+M! { real double-blas-vector double-blas-vector double-blas-matrix }
-    [ ] (prepare-ger) [ cblas_dger ] dip ;
-METHOD: n*V(*)Vconj+M! { number float-complex-blas-vector float-complex-blas-vector float-complex-blas-matrix }
-    [ (>c-complex) ] (prepare-ger) [ cblas_cgerc ] dip ;
-METHOD: n*V(*)Vconj+M! { number double-complex-blas-vector double-complex-blas-vector double-complex-blas-matrix }
-    [ (>z-complex) ] (prepare-ger) [ cblas_zgerc ] dip ;
-
-METHOD: n*M.M+n*M! { real float-blas-matrix float-blas-matrix real float-blas-matrix }
-    [ ] (prepare-gemm) [ cblas_sgemm ] dip ;
-METHOD: n*M.M+n*M! { real double-blas-matrix double-blas-matrix real double-blas-matrix }
-    [ ] (prepare-gemm) [ cblas_dgemm ] dip ;
-METHOD: n*M.M+n*M! { number float-complex-blas-matrix float-complex-blas-matrix number float-complex-blas-matrix }
-    [ (>c-complex) ] (prepare-gemm) [ cblas_cgemm ] dip ;
-METHOD: n*M.M+n*M! { number double-complex-blas-matrix double-complex-blas-matrix number double-complex-blas-matrix }
-    [ (>z-complex) ] (prepare-gemm) [ cblas_zgemm ] dip ;
-
 ! XXX should do a dense clone
-syntax:M: blas-matrix-base clone
+M: blas-matrix-base clone
     [ 
-        [
-            { [ data>> ] [ ld>> ] [ cols>> ] [ element-type heap-size ] } cleave
-            * * memory>byte-array
-        ] [ { [ ld>> ] [ rows>> ] [ cols>> ] [ transpose>> ] } cleave ] bi
+        [ {
+            [ underlying>> ]
+            [ ld>> ]
+            [ cols>> ]
+            [ element-type heap-size ]
+        } cleave * * memory>byte-array ]
+        [ {
+            [ ld>> ]
+            [ rows>> ]
+            [ cols>> ]
+            [ transpose>> ]
+        } cleave ]
+        bi
     ] keep (blas-matrix-like) ;
 
 ! XXX try rounding stride to next 128 bit bound for better vectorizin'
@@ -246,29 +173,31 @@ syntax:M: blas-matrix-base clone
 
 :: (Msub) ( matrix row col height width -- data ld rows cols )
     matrix ld>> col * row + matrix element-type heap-size *
-    matrix data>> <displaced-alien>
+    matrix underlying>> <displaced-alien>
     matrix ld>>
     height
     width ;
 
-: Msub ( matrix row col height width -- sub )
-    5 npick dup transpose>>
-    [ nip [ [ swap ] 2dip swap ] when (Msub) ] 2keep
-    swap (blas-matrix-like) ;
+:: Msub ( matrix row col height width -- sub )
+    matrix dup transpose>>
+    [ col row width height ]
+    [ row col height width ] if (Msub)
+    matrix transpose>> matrix (blas-matrix-like) ;
 
-TUPLE: blas-matrix-rowcol-sequence parent inc rowcol-length rowcol-jump length ;
+TUPLE: blas-matrix-rowcol-sequence
+    parent inc rowcol-length rowcol-jump length ;
 C: <blas-matrix-rowcol-sequence> blas-matrix-rowcol-sequence
 
 INSTANCE: blas-matrix-rowcol-sequence sequence
 
-syntax:M: blas-matrix-rowcol-sequence length
+M: blas-matrix-rowcol-sequence length
     length>> ;
-syntax:M: blas-matrix-rowcol-sequence nth-unsafe
+M: blas-matrix-rowcol-sequence nth-unsafe
     {
         [
             [ rowcol-jump>> ]
             [ parent>> element-type heap-size ]
-            [ parent>> data>> ] tri
+            [ parent>> underlying>> ] tri
             [ * * ] dip <displaced-alien>
         ]
         [ rowcol-length>> ]
@@ -277,11 +206,11 @@ syntax:M: blas-matrix-rowcol-sequence nth-unsafe
     } cleave (blas-vector-like) ;
 
 : (Mcols) ( A -- columns )
-    { [ ] [ drop 1 ] [ rows>> ] [ ld>> ] [ cols>> ] } cleave
-    <blas-matrix-rowcol-sequence> ;
+    { [ ] [ drop 1 ] [ rows>> ] [ ld>> ] [ cols>> ] }
+    cleave <blas-matrix-rowcol-sequence> ;
 : (Mrows) ( A -- rows )
-    { [ ] [ ld>> ] [ cols>> ] [ drop 1 ] [ rows>> ] } cleave
-    <blas-matrix-rowcol-sequence> ;
+    { [ ] [ ld>> ] [ cols>> ] [ drop 1 ] [ rows>> ] }
+    cleave <blas-matrix-rowcol-sequence> ;
 
 : Mrows ( A -- rows )
     dup transpose>> [ (Mcols) ] [ (Mrows) ] if ;
@@ -300,11 +229,79 @@ syntax:M: blas-matrix-rowcol-sequence nth-unsafe
     recip swap n*M ; inline
 
 : Mtranspose ( matrix -- matrix^T )
-    [ { [ data>> ] [ ld>> ] [ rows>> ] [ cols>> ] [ transpose>> not ] } cleave ] keep (blas-matrix-like) ;
+    [ {
+        [ underlying>> ]
+        [ ld>> ] [ rows>> ]
+        [ cols>> ]
+        [ transpose>> not ]
+    } cleave ] keep (blas-matrix-like) ;
 
-syntax:M: blas-matrix-base equal?
+M: blas-matrix-base equal?
     {
         [ [ Mwidth ] bi@ = ]
         [ [ Mcols ] bi@ [ = ] 2all? ]
     } 2&& ;
 
+<<
+
+FUNCTOR: (define-blas-matrix) ( TYPE T U C -- )
+
+VECTOR      IS ${TYPE}-blas-vector
+<VECTOR>    IS <${TYPE}-blas-vector>
+>ARRAY      IS >${TYPE}-array
+TYPE>ARG    IS ${TYPE}>arg
+XGEMV       IS cblas_${T}gemv
+XGEMM       IS cblas_${T}gemm
+XGERU       IS cblas_${T}ger${U}
+XGERC       IS cblas_${T}ger${C}
+
+MATRIX      DEFINES ${TYPE}-blas-matrix
+<MATRIX>    DEFINES <${TYPE}-blas-matrix>
+>MATRIX     DEFINES >${TYPE}-blas-matrix
+
+WHERE
+
+TUPLE: MATRIX < blas-matrix-base ;
+: <MATRIX> ( underlying ld rows cols transpose -- matrix )
+    MATRIX boa ; inline
+
+M: MATRIX element-type
+    drop TYPE ;
+M: MATRIX (blas-matrix-like)
+    drop <MATRIX> execute ;
+M: VECTOR (blas-matrix-like)
+    drop <MATRIX> execute ;
+M: MATRIX (blas-vector-like)
+    drop <VECTOR> execute ;
+
+: >MATRIX ( arrays -- matrix )
+    [ >ARRAY execute underlying>> ] (>matrix)
+    <MATRIX> execute ;
+
+M: VECTOR n*M.V+n*V!
+    [ TYPE>ARG execute ] (prepare-gemv)
+    [ XGEMV execute ] dip ;
+M: MATRIX n*M.M+n*M!
+    [ TYPE>ARG execute ] (prepare-gemm)
+    [ XGEMM execute ] dip ;
+M: MATRIX n*V(*)V+M!
+    [ TYPE>ARG execute ] (prepare-ger)
+    [ XGERU execute ] dip ;
+M: MATRIX n*V(*)Vconj+M!
+    [ TYPE>ARG execute ] (prepare-ger)
+    [ XGERC execute ] dip ;
+
+;FUNCTOR
+
+
+: define-real-blas-matrix ( TYPE T -- )
+    "" "" (define-blas-matrix) ;
+: define-complex-blas-matrix ( TYPE T -- )
+    "u" "c" (define-blas-matrix) ;
+
+"float"          "s" define-real-blas-matrix
+"double"         "d" define-real-blas-matrix
+"float-complex"  "c" define-complex-blas-matrix
+"double-complex" "z" define-complex-blas-matrix
+
+>>
diff --git a/extra/math/blas/syntax/syntax.factor b/extra/math/blas/syntax/syntax.factor
index 6b40910687..95f9f7bd08 100644
--- a/extra/math/blas/syntax/syntax.factor
+++ b/extra/math/blas/syntax/syntax.factor
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-USING: kernel math.blas.matrices math.blas.vectors parser
+USING: kernel math.blas.vectors math.blas.matrices parser
 arrays prettyprint.backend sequences ;
 IN: math.blas.syntax
 
@@ -20,15 +20,23 @@ IN: math.blas.syntax
 : zmatrix{
     \ } [ >double-complex-blas-matrix ] parse-literal ; parsing
 
-M: float-blas-vector pprint-delims drop \ svector{ \ } ;
-M: double-blas-vector pprint-delims drop \ dvector{ \ } ;
-M: float-complex-blas-vector pprint-delims drop \ cvector{ \ } ;
-M: double-complex-blas-vector pprint-delims drop \ zvector{ \ } ;
+M: float-blas-vector pprint-delims
+    drop \ svector{ \ } ;
+M: double-blas-vector pprint-delims
+    drop \ dvector{ \ } ;
+M: float-complex-blas-vector pprint-delims
+    drop \ cvector{ \ } ;
+M: double-complex-blas-vector pprint-delims
+    drop \ zvector{ \ } ;
 
-M: float-blas-matrix pprint-delims drop \ smatrix{ \ } ;
-M: double-blas-matrix pprint-delims drop \ dmatrix{ \ } ;
-M: float-complex-blas-matrix pprint-delims drop \ cmatrix{ \ } ;
-M: double-complex-blas-matrix pprint-delims drop \ zmatrix{ \ } ;
+M: float-blas-matrix pprint-delims
+    drop \ smatrix{ \ } ;
+M: double-blas-matrix pprint-delims
+    drop \ dmatrix{ \ } ;
+M: float-complex-blas-matrix pprint-delims
+    drop \ cmatrix{ \ } ;
+M: double-complex-blas-matrix pprint-delims
+    drop \ zmatrix{ \ } ;
 
 M: blas-vector-base >pprint-sequence ;
 M: blas-vector-base pprint* pprint-object ;
diff --git a/extra/math/blas/vectors/vectors.factor b/extra/math/blas/vectors/vectors.factor
index 56ec773c6a..41fe2b4740 100755
--- a/extra/math/blas/vectors/vectors.factor
+++ b/extra/math/blas/vectors/vectors.factor
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ M: blas-vector-base virtual-seq
 M: blas-vector-base virtual@
     [ inc>> * ] [ nip (blas-direct-array) ] 2bi ;
 
+: float>arg ( f -- f ) ; inline
+: double>arg ( f -- f ) ; inline
+: arg>float ( f -- f ) ; inline
+: arg>double ( f -- f ) ; inline
 
 <<
 
@@ -195,8 +199,8 @@ FUNCTOR: (define-complex-helpers) ( TYPE -- )
 
 <DIRECT-COMPLEX-ARRAY> DEFINES <direct-${TYPE}-complex-array>
 >COMPLEX-ARRAY         DEFINES >${TYPE}-complex-array
-ALIEN>COMPLEX          DEFINES alien>${TYPE}-complex
-COMPLEX>ALIEN          DEFINES ${TYPE}-complex>alien
+ARG>COMPLEX            DEFINES arg>${TYPE}-complex
+COMPLEX>ARG            DEFINES ${TYPE}-complex>arg
 <DIRECT-ARRAY>         IS      <direct-${TYPE}-array>
 >ARRAY                 IS      >${TYPE}-array
 
@@ -206,9 +210,9 @@ WHERE
     1 shift <DIRECT-ARRAY> execute <complex-sequence> ;
 : >COMPLEX-ARRAY ( sequence -- sequence )
     <complex-components> >ARRAY execute ;
-: COMPLEX>ALIEN ( complex -- alien )
+: COMPLEX>ARG ( complex -- alien )
     >rect 2array >ARRAY execute underlying>> ;
-: ALIEN>COMPLEX ( alien -- complex )
+: ARG>COMPLEX ( alien -- complex )
     2 <DIRECT-ARRAY> execute first2 rect> ;
 
 ;FUNCTOR
@@ -223,28 +227,28 @@ XXNRM2         IS cblas_${S}${C}nrm2
 XXASUM         IS cblas_${S}${C}asum
 XAXPY          IS cblas_${C}axpy
 XSCAL          IS cblas_${C}scal
-TYPE>ALIEN     IS ${TYPE}>alien
-ALIEN>TYPE     IS alien>${TYPE}
+TYPE>ARG       IS ${TYPE}>arg
+ARG>TYPE       IS arg>${TYPE}
 
 WHERE
 
 M: VECTOR V.
     (prepare-dot) TYPE <c-object>
     [ XDOTU_SUB execute ] keep
-    ALIEN>TYPE execute ;
+    ARG>TYPE execute ;
 M: VECTOR V.conj
     (prepare-dot) TYPE <c-object>
     [ XDOTC_SUB execute ] keep
-    ALIEN>TYPE execute ;
+    ARG>TYPE execute ;
 M: VECTOR Vnorm
     (prepare-nrm2) XXNRM2 execute ;
 M: VECTOR Vasum
     (prepare-nrm2) XXASUM execute ;
 M: VECTOR n*V+V!
-    [ TYPE>ALIEN execute ] 2dip
+    [ TYPE>ARG execute ] 2dip
     (prepare-axpy) [ XAXPY execute ] dip ;
 M: VECTOR n*V!
-    [ TYPE>ALIEN execute ] dip
+    [ TYPE>ARG execute ] dip
     (prepare-scal) [ XSCAL execute ] dip ;
 
 ;FUNCTOR