diff --git a/src/database/json/mod.rs b/src/database/json/mod.rs
index ea8c4fe..a1fd666 100644
--- a/src/database/json/mod.rs
+++ b/src/database/json/mod.rs
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 #[cfg(test)]
 use mockall::automock;
 
-use super::{IDatabase, ReadError, WriteError};
+use super::{IDatabase, LoadError, SaveError};
 
 pub mod backend;
 
-impl From<serde_json::Error> for ReadError {
-    fn from(err: serde_json::Error) -> ReadError {
-        ReadError::SerDeError(err.to_string())
+impl From<serde_json::Error> for LoadError {
+    fn from(err: serde_json::Error) -> LoadError {
+        LoadError::SerDeError(err.to_string())
     }
 }
 
-impl From<serde_json::Error> for WriteError {
-    fn from(err: serde_json::Error) -> WriteError {
-        WriteError::SerDeError(err.to_string())
+impl From<serde_json::Error> for SaveError {
+    fn from(err: serde_json::Error) -> SaveError {
+        SaveError::SerDeError(err.to_string())
     }
 }
 
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ impl<JDB: IJsonDatabaseBackend> JsonDatabase<JDB> {
 }
 
 impl<JDB: IJsonDatabaseBackend> IDatabase for JsonDatabase<JDB> {
-    fn read<D: DeserializeOwned>(&self, collection: &mut D) -> Result<(), ReadError> {
+    fn load<D: DeserializeOwned>(&self, collection: &mut D) -> Result<(), LoadError> {
         let serialized = self.backend.read()?;
         *collection = serde_json::from_str(&serialized)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn write<S: Serialize>(&mut self, collection: &S) -> Result<(), WriteError> {
+    fn save<S: Serialize>(&mut self, collection: &S) -> Result<(), SaveError> {
         let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&collection)?;
         self.backend.write(&serialized)?;
         Ok(())
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn write() {
+    fn save() {
         let write_data = COLLECTION.to_owned();
         let input = artists_to_json(&write_data);
 
@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@ mod tests {
             .times(1)
             .return_once(|_| Ok(()));
 
-        JsonDatabase::new(backend).write(&write_data).unwrap();
+        JsonDatabase::new(backend).save(&write_data).unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn read() {
+    fn load() {
         let expected = COLLECTION.to_owned();
         let result = Ok(artists_to_json(&expected));
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ mod tests {
         backend.expect_read().times(1).return_once(|| result);
 
         let mut read_data: Vec<Artist> = vec![];
-        JsonDatabase::new(backend).read(&mut read_data).unwrap();
+        JsonDatabase::new(backend).load(&mut read_data).unwrap();
 
         assert_eq!(read_data, expected);
     }
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ mod tests {
 
         let write_data = COLLECTION.to_owned();
         let mut read_data: Vec<Artist> = vec![];
-        database.write(&write_data).unwrap();
-        database.read(&mut read_data).unwrap();
+        database.save(&write_data).unwrap();
+        database.load(&mut read_data).unwrap();
 
         assert_eq!(write_data, read_data);
     }
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ mod tests {
         let serde_err = serde_json::to_string(&object);
         assert!(serde_err.is_err());
 
-        let serde_err: WriteError = serde_err.unwrap_err().into();
+        let serde_err: SaveError = serde_err.unwrap_err().into();
         assert!(!serde_err.to_string().is_empty());
         assert!(!format!("{:?}", serde_err).is_empty());
     }
diff --git a/src/database/mod.rs b/src/database/mod.rs
index a860673..3846314 100644
--- a/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -13,23 +13,23 @@ pub mod json;
 /// Trait for interacting with the database.
 #[cfg_attr(test, automock)]
 pub trait IDatabase {
-    /// Read collection from the database.
-    fn read<D: DeserializeOwned + 'static>(&self, collection: &mut D) -> Result<(), ReadError>;
+    /// Load collection from the database.
+    fn load<D: DeserializeOwned + 'static>(&self, collection: &mut D) -> Result<(), LoadError>;
 
-    /// Write collection to the database.
-    fn write<S: Serialize + 'static>(&mut self, collection: &S) -> Result<(), WriteError>;
+    /// Save collection to the database.
+    fn save<S: Serialize + 'static>(&mut self, collection: &S) -> Result<(), SaveError>;
 }
 
 /// Error type for database calls.
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum ReadError {
+pub enum LoadError {
     /// The database experienced an I/O read error.
     IoError(String),
     /// The database experienced a deserialisation error.
     SerDeError(String),
 }
 
-impl fmt::Display for ReadError {
+impl fmt::Display for LoadError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         match *self {
             Self::IoError(ref s) => write!(f, "the database experienced an I/O read error: {s}"),
@@ -40,22 +40,22 @@ impl fmt::Display for ReadError {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<std::io::Error> for ReadError {
-    fn from(err: std::io::Error) -> ReadError {
-        ReadError::IoError(err.to_string())
+impl From<std::io::Error> for LoadError {
+    fn from(err: std::io::Error) -> LoadError {
+        LoadError::IoError(err.to_string())
     }
 }
 
 /// Error type for database calls.
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum WriteError {
+pub enum SaveError {
     /// The database experienced an I/O write error.
     IoError(String),
     /// The database experienced a serialisation error.
     SerDeError(String),
 }
 
-impl fmt::Display for WriteError {
+impl fmt::Display for SaveError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         match *self {
             Self::IoError(ref s) => write!(f, "the database experienced an I/O write error: {s}"),
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ impl fmt::Display for WriteError {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<std::io::Error> for WriteError {
-    fn from(err: std::io::Error) -> WriteError {
-        WriteError::IoError(err.to_string())
+impl From<std::io::Error> for SaveError {
+    fn from(err: std::io::Error) -> SaveError {
+        SaveError::IoError(err.to_string())
     }
 }
 
@@ -76,15 +76,15 @@ impl From<std::io::Error> for WriteError {
 mod tests {
     use std::io;
 
-    use super::{ReadError, WriteError};
+    use super::{LoadError, SaveError};
 
     #[test]
     fn errors() {
-        let io_err: ReadError = io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Interrupted, "error").into();
+        let io_err: LoadError = io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Interrupted, "error").into();
         assert!(!io_err.to_string().is_empty());
         assert!(!format!("{:?}", io_err).is_empty());
 
-        let io_err: WriteError = io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Interrupted, "error").into();
+        let io_err: SaveError = io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Interrupted, "error").into();
         assert!(!io_err.to_string().is_empty());
         assert!(!format!("{:?}", io_err).is_empty());
     }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index db3d4cc..90c040b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -213,14 +213,14 @@ impl From<library::Error> for Error {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<database::ReadError> for Error {
-    fn from(err: database::ReadError) -> Error {
+impl From<database::LoadError> for Error {
+    fn from(err: database::LoadError) -> Error {
         Error::DatabaseError(err.to_string())
     }
 }
 
-impl From<database::WriteError> for Error {
-    fn from(err: database::WriteError) -> Error {
+impl From<database::SaveError> for Error {
+    fn from(err: database::SaveError) -> Error {
         Error::DatabaseError(err.to_string())
     }
 }
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ impl<LIB: ILibrary, DB: IDatabase> MusicHoard<LIB, DB> {
         let mut library = Self::items_to_artists(items);
         Self::sort(&mut library);
 
-        let collection = mem::replace(&mut self.collection, vec![]);
+        let collection = mem::take(&mut self.collection);
         self.collection = Self::merge(library, collection);
 
         Ok(())
@@ -256,17 +256,17 @@ impl<LIB: ILibrary, DB: IDatabase> MusicHoard<LIB, DB> {
 
     pub fn load_from_database(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let mut database: Collection = vec![];
-        self.database.read(&mut database)?;
+        self.database.load(&mut database)?;
         Self::sort(&mut database);
 
-        let collection = mem::replace(&mut self.collection, vec![]);
+        let collection = mem::take(&mut self.collection);
         self.collection = Self::merge(collection, database);
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn save_to_database(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.database.write(&self.collection)?;
+        self.database.save(&self.collection)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ mod tests {
             .return_once(|_| library_result);
 
         database
-            .expect_write()
+            .expect_save()
             .with(predicate::eq(database_input))
             .times(1)
             .return_once(|_: &Collection| database_result);
@@ -528,10 +528,10 @@ mod tests {
         let library = MockILibrary::new();
         let mut database = MockIDatabase::new();
 
-        let database_result = Err(database::WriteError::IoError(String::from("I/O error")));
+        let database_result = Err(database::SaveError::IoError(String::from("I/O error")));
 
         database
-            .expect_write()
+            .expect_save()
             .times(1)
             .return_once(|_: &Collection| database_result);
 
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let actual_err = music_hoard.save_to_database().unwrap_err();
         let expected_err = Error::DatabaseError(
-            database::WriteError::IoError(String::from("I/O error")).to_string(),
+            database::SaveError::IoError(String::from("I/O error")).to_string(),
         );
 
         assert_eq!(actual_err, expected_err);
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f6de28c..c0be878 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ fn main() {
         Ok(f) => {
             drop(f);
             JsonDatabase::new(JsonDatabaseFileBackend::new(&opt.database_file_path))
-                .write::<Collection>(&vec![])
+                .save::<Collection>(&vec![])
                 .expect("failed to create empty database");
         }
         Err(e) => match e.kind() {
diff --git a/tests/database/json.rs b/tests/database/json.rs
index 07fbdf6..2761ecb 100644
--- a/tests/database/json.rs
+++ b/tests/database/json.rs
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ static DATABASE_TEST_FILE: Lazy<PathBuf> =
     Lazy::new(|| fs::canonicalize("./tests/files/database/database.json").unwrap());
 
 #[test]
-fn write() {
+fn save() {
     let file = NamedTempFile::new().unwrap();
 
     let backend = JsonDatabaseFileBackend::new(file.path());
     let mut database = JsonDatabase::new(backend);
 
     let write_data = COLLECTION.to_owned();
-    database.write(&write_data).unwrap();
+    database.save(&write_data).unwrap();
 
     let expected = fs::read_to_string(&*DATABASE_TEST_FILE).unwrap();
     let actual = fs::read_to_string(file.path()).unwrap();
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ fn write() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn read() {
+fn load() {
     let backend = JsonDatabaseFileBackend::new(&*DATABASE_TEST_FILE);
     let database = JsonDatabase::new(backend);
 
     let mut read_data: Vec<Artist> = vec![];
-    database.read(&mut read_data).unwrap();
+    database.load(&mut read_data).unwrap();
 
     let expected = COLLECTION.to_owned();
     assert_eq!(read_data, expected);
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ fn reverse() {
     let mut database = JsonDatabase::new(backend);
 
     let write_data = COLLECTION.to_owned();
-    database.write(&write_data).unwrap();
+    database.save(&write_data).unwrap();
 
     let mut read_data: Vec<Artist> = vec![];
-    database.read(&mut read_data).unwrap();
+    database.load(&mut read_data).unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(write_data, read_data);
 }