diff --git a/develop/example.lua b/develop/example.lua
index 3573087..9dfe2cc 100644
--- a/develop/example.lua
+++ b/develop/example.lua
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
 local evo = require 'evolved.evolved'
 
 local singles = {
-    delta_time = evo.singles.create(0.016),
+    delta_time = evo.singles.single(0.016),
 }
 
 local fragments = {
-    position = evo.registry.create_entity(),
-    velocity = evo.registry.create_entity(),
+    position = evo.registry.entity(),
+    velocity = evo.registry.entity(),
 }
 
 local queries = {
-    bodies = evo.registry.create_query(
+    bodies = evo.registry.query(
         fragments.position,
         fragments.velocity),
 }
 
 do
-    local entity = evo.registry.create_entity()
+    local entity = evo.registry.entity()
     local position = evo.vectors.vector2(512, 50)
     local velocity = evo.vectors.vector2(math.random(-20, 20), 20)
-    evo.registry.insert_component(entity, fragments.position, position)
-    evo.registry.insert_component(entity, fragments.velocity, velocity)
+    evo.registry.insert(entity, fragments.position, position)
+    evo.registry.insert(entity, fragments.velocity, velocity)
 end
 
 do
     local dt = evo.singles.get(singles.delta_time)
 
-    for chunk in evo.registry.execute_query(queries.bodies) do
+    for chunk in evo.registry.execute(queries.bodies) do
         local ps = chunk.components[fragments.position]
         local vs = chunk.components[fragments.velocity]
 
diff --git a/evolved/registry.lua b/evolved/registry.lua
index 7de2f00..04f4fd6 100644
--- a/evolved/registry.lua
+++ b/evolved/registry.lua
@@ -17,57 +17,57 @@ evolved_chunk_mt.__index = evolved_chunk_mt
 
 ---@return evolved.entity
 ---@nodiscard
-function registry.create_entity() end
+function registry.entity() end
 
 ---@param entity evolved.entity
-function registry.destroy_entity(entity) end
+function registry.destroy(entity) end
 
 ---@param entity evolved.entity
 ---@param fragment evolved.entity
 ---@return any
 ---@nodiscard
-function registry.get_component(entity, fragment) end
+function registry.get(entity, fragment) end
 
 ---@param entity evolved.entity
 ---@param fragment evolved.entity
 ---@return boolean
 ---@nodiscard
-function registry.has_component(entity, fragment) end
+function registry.has(entity, fragment) end
 
 ---@param entity evolved.entity
 ---@param ... evolved.entity
 ---@return boolean
 ---@nodiscard
-function registry.has_all_components(entity, ...) end
+function registry.has_all(entity, ...) end
 
 ---@param entity evolved.entity
 ---@param ... evolved.entity
 ---@return boolean
 ---@nodiscard
-function registry.has_any_components(entity, ...) end
+function registry.has_any(entity, ...) end
 
 ---@param entity evolved.entity
 ---@param fragment evolved.entity
 ---@param component any
-function registry.assign_component(entity, fragment, component) end
+function registry.assign(entity, fragment, component) end
 
 ---@param entity evolved.entity
 ---@param fragment evolved.entity
 ---@param component any
-function registry.insert_component(entity, fragment, component) end
+function registry.insert(entity, fragment, component) end
 
 ---@param entity evolved.entity
 ---@param fragment evolved.entity
-function registry.remove_component(entity, fragment) end
+function registry.remove(entity, fragment) end
 
 ---@param ... evolved.entity
 ---@return evolved.query
 ---@nodiscard
-function registry.create_query(...) end
+function registry.query(...) end
 
 ---@param query evolved.query
 ---@return fun(): evolved.chunk?
 ---@nodiscard
-function registry.execute_query(query) end
+function registry.execute(query) end
 
 return registry
diff --git a/evolved/singles.lua b/evolved/singles.lua
index b9e3992..399f1a8 100644
--- a/evolved/singles.lua
+++ b/evolved/singles.lua
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ local singles = {}
 ---@param component any
 ---@return evolved.entity
 ---@nodiscard
-function singles.create(component)
-    local single = registry.create_entity()
-    registry.insert_component(single, single, component)
+function singles.single(component)
+    local single = registry.entity()
+    registry.insert(single, single, component)
     return single
 end
 
@@ -16,20 +16,20 @@ end
 ---@return any
 ---@nodiscard
 function singles.get(single)
-    return registry.get_component(single, single)
+    return registry.get(single, single)
 end
 
 ---@param single evolved.entity
 ---@return boolean
 ---@nodiscard
 function singles.has(single)
-    return registry.has_component(single, single)
+    return registry.has(single, single)
 end
 
 ---@param single evolved.entity
 ---@param component any
 function singles.assign(single, component)
-    registry.assign_component(single, single, component)
+    registry.assign(single, single, component)
 end
 
 return singles