diff --git a/syndicate/mc/codec.rkt b/syndicate/mc/preserve.rkt
similarity index 99%
rename from syndicate/mc/codec.rkt
rename to syndicate/mc/preserve.rkt
index 260dff1..a085d2b 100644
--- a/syndicate/mc/codec.rkt
+++ b/syndicate/mc/preserve.rkt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #lang racket/base
+;; Preserve, as in Fruit Preserve, as in a remarkably weak pun on pickling/dehydration etc
 
 (provide encode
          decode
diff --git a/syndicate/mc/udp-dataspace.rkt b/syndicate/mc/udp-dataspace.rkt
index b22b7bf..7743c88 100644
--- a/syndicate/mc/udp-dataspace.rkt
+++ b/syndicate/mc/udp-dataspace.rkt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 (require racket/random file/sha1)
 (require imperative-syndicate/skeleton)
 (require imperative-syndicate/term)
-(require "codec.rkt")
+(require "preserve.rkt")
 
 (define-logger mcds)