diff --git a/documentation.md b/documentation.md
index 5537315..35b21d5 100644
--- a/documentation.md
+++ b/documentation.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# C_bytebeat_render
+# C\_bytebeat\_render
 
 ## Bytebeat code
 
 **Variables:**
-- `w`: a `size_t` variable casted as `long double`
-- `t`: `w` casted as `uintmax_t`
+- `time`: a `size_t` variable casted as `long double`
+- `t`: `time` casted as `uintmax_t`
diff --git a/src/template.c b/src/template.c
index 5011a39..6ca6cb7 100644
--- a/src/template.c
+++ b/src/template.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ long double
 #else
 SAMPLE_TYPE
 #endif
-bytebeat(long double w);
+bytebeat(long double time);
 
 // function implementations
 #if FP_RETURN_TYPE
@@ -81,18 +81,18 @@ long double
 #else
 SAMPLE_TYPE
 #endif
-bytebeat(long double w)
+bytebeat(long double time)
 {
 #if PRECALCULATED_RATIO
 	`final_sample_rate_code`
 #elif ORIGINAL_SAMPLE_RATE != SAMPLE_RATE
 # if SAMPLE_RATE > ORIGINAL_SAMPLE_RATE
-	w /= ((long double) SAMPLE_RATE) / ((long double) ORIGINAL_SAMPLE_RATE);
+	time /= ((long double) SAMPLE_RATE) / ((long double) ORIGINAL_SAMPLE_RATE);
 # else
-	w *= ((long double) ORIGINAL_SAMPLE_RATE / ((long double) SAMPLE_RATE));
+	time *= ((long double) ORIGINAL_SAMPLE_RATE / ((long double) SAMPLE_RATE));
 # endif
 #endif
-	uintmax_t t = (uintmax_t) w;
+	uintmax_t t = (uintmax_t) time;
 	`bytebeat_contents`;
 }
 
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ main(void)
 #endif
 
 #if SEQUENTIAL_MODE
-	size_t w = 0;
+	size_t time = 0;
 	for (size_t seq = 0; seq < MAX; seq++) {
-		if ((w + BLOCK_SIZE) >= PRODUCT)
-			calc_block_size = PRODUCT - w;
+		if ((time + BLOCK_SIZE) >= PRODUCT)
+			calc_block_size = PRODUCT - time;
 #endif
 
 		// * bytebeat generating loop
@@ -240,18 +240,21 @@ main(void)
 
 #if SEQUENTIAL_MODE
 		size_t idx = 0;
-		for (; idx < BLOCK_SIZE && w < PRODUCT; idx++, w++) {
+		for (; idx < BLOCK_SIZE && time < PRODUCT; idx++,
+		     time++) {
 #else
-		for (size_t w = 0; w < PRODUCT; w++) {
+		for (size_t time = 0; time < PRODUCT; time++) {
 #endif
 			// 1. generate audio data
 #if FP_RETURN_TYPE
-			long double bytebeat_res = floor(bytebeat(floor((long double) w)));
+			long double bytebeat_res =
+				floor(bytebeat(floor((long double) time)));
 #elif IS_SIGNED
-			intmax_t bytebeat_res = (intmax_t) bytebeat(floor((long double) w));
+			intmax_t bytebeat_res =
+				(intmax_t) bytebeat(floor((long double) time));
 #else
 			uintmax_t bytebeat_res =
-				(uintmax_t) bytebeat(floor((long double) w));
+				(uintmax_t) bytebeat(floor((long double) time));
 #endif
 
 			// 2. if signed, then wrap up to unsigned
@@ -277,13 +280,13 @@ main(void)
 #if SEQUENTIAL_MODE
 			buffer[idx] = sample_res;
 #else
-			buffer[w] = sample_res;
+			buffer[time] = sample_res;
 #endif
 
 			// 6. log
 #if VERBOSE_MODE
-			if (w % FREQUENCY_OF_STATUS_REPORTING == 0 ||
-				w >= product_minus_1 /* or if writing last sample */) {
+			if (time % FREQUENCY_OF_STATUS_REPORTING == 0 ||
+				time >= product_minus_1 /* or if writing last sample */) {
 				printf(
 				  "%sremaining samples = %18" PRIuMAX " (%3.2Lf%% done)"
 #if SEQUENTIAL_MODE
@@ -291,8 +294,8 @@ main(void)
 #endif
 				  ,
 				  ANSI_CLEAR,
-				  product_minus_1 - w,
-				  ((long double) w * 100) / (long double) PRODUCT
+				  product_minus_1 - time,
+				  ((long double) time * 100) / (long double) PRODUCT
 #if SEQUENTIAL_MODE
 				  , (uintmax_t) seq + 1, (uintmax_t) MAX
 #endif