diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.C
index 7d339e6db4..3a5d3f4fde 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.C
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ License
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Global Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-Foam::labelList Foam::invert(const label len, const labelList& map)
+Foam::labelList Foam::invert(const label len, const UList<label>& map)
 {
     labelList inverse(len, -1);
 
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::invert(const label len, const labelList& map)
         {
             if (inverse[newPos] >= 0)
             {
-                FatalErrorIn("invert(const label, const labelList&)")
-                    << "Map is not one to one. At index " << i
+                FatalErrorIn("invert(const label, const UList<label>&)")
+                    << "Map is not one-to-one. At index " << i
                     << " element " << newPos << " has already occurred before"
                     << nl << "Please use invertOneToMany instead"
                     << abort(FatalError);
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::invert(const label len, const labelList& map)
 }
 
 
-Foam::labelListList Foam::invertOneToMany(const label len, const labelList& map)
+Foam::labelListList Foam::invertOneToMany
+(
+    const label len,
+    const UList<label>& map
+)
 {
     labelList nElems(len, 0);
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.H
index 61eeca7ff8..f5ab4d2200 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.H
@@ -44,42 +44,42 @@ SourceFiles
 namespace Foam
 {
 
-//- Renumber the values (not the indices) of a list. List elements <= 0 are
-//  left as is.
+//- Renumber the values (not the indices) of a list.
+//  List elements < 0 are left as is.
 template<class List>
-List renumber(const labelList& oldToNew, const List&);
+List renumber(const UList<label>& oldToNew, const List&);
 
-//- Inplace renumber the values of a list. List elements <= 0 are
-//  left as is.
+//- Inplace renumber the values of a list.
+//  List elements < 0 are left as is.
 template<class List>
-void inplaceRenumber(const labelList& oldToNew, List&);
+void inplaceRenumber(const UList<label>& oldToNew, List&);
 
 
 //- Reorder the elements (indices, not values) of a list.
-//  List elements <= 0 are left as is.
+//  List elements < 0 are left as is.
 template<class List>
-List reorder(const labelList& oldToNew, const List&);
+List reorder(const UList<label>& oldToNew, const List&);
 
 //- Inplace reorder the elements of a list.
-//  List elements <= 0 are left as is.
+//  List elements < 0 are left as is.
 template<class List>
-void inplaceReorder(const labelList& oldToNew, List&);
+void inplaceReorder(const UList<label>& oldToNew, List&);
 
 
-// Variants to work with iterators and sparse tables. Need to have iterators
-// and insert()
+// Variants to work with iterators and sparse tables.
+// Need to have iterators and insert()
 
 //- Map values. Do not map negative values.
 template<class Container>
-void inplaceMapValue(const labelList& oldToNew, Container&);
+void inplaceMapValue(const UList<label>& oldToNew, Container&);
 //- Recreate with mapped keys. Remove elements with negative key.
 template<class Container>
-void inplaceMapKey(const labelList& oldToNew, Container&);
+void inplaceMapKey(const UList<label>& oldToNew, Container&);
 
 
-//- Extract elements of List whose region is certain value. Use e.g.
-//  to extract all selected elements:
-//  subset<boolList, labelList>(selectedElems, true, lst);
+//- Extract elements of List whose region is certain value.
+//  Use e.g. to extract all selected elements:
+//    subset<boolList, labelList>(selectedElems, true, lst);
 template<class T, class List>
 List subset(const UList<T>& regions, const T& region, const List&);
 
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ template<class T, class List>
 void inplaceSubset(const UList<T>& regions, const T& region, List&);
 
 //- Invert one-to-one map. Unmapped elements will be -1.
-labelList invert(const label len, const labelList& oldToNew);
+labelList invert(const label len, const UList<label>&);
 
 //- Invert one-to-many map. Unmapped elements will be size 0.
-labelListList invertOneToMany(const label len, const labelList&);
+labelListList invertOneToMany(const label len, const UList<label>&);
 
 //- Invert many-to-many. Input and output types need to be inherited
 //  from List. E.g. faces to pointFaces.
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ template<class List>
 void setValues
 (
     List&,
-    const labelList& indices,
+    const UList<label>& indices,
     typename List::const_reference
 );
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ List createWithValues
 (
     const label sz,
     const typename List::const_reference initValue,
-    const labelList& indices,
+    const UList<label>& indices,
     typename List::const_reference setValue
 );
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOpsTemplates.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOpsTemplates.C
index 2a06082b59..afd8bca2ce 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOpsTemplates.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOpsTemplates.C
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ License
 template<class List>
 List Foam::renumber
 (
-    const labelList& oldToNew,
+    const UList<label>& oldToNew,
     const List& lst
 )
 {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ List Foam::renumber
 template<class List>
 void Foam::inplaceRenumber
 (
-    const labelList& oldToNew,
+    const UList<label>& oldToNew,
     List& lst
 )
 {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void Foam::inplaceRenumber
 template<class List>
 List Foam::reorder
 (
-    const labelList& oldToNew,
+    const UList<label>& oldToNew,
     const List& lst
 )
 {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ List Foam::reorder
 template<class List>
 void Foam::inplaceReorder
 (
-    const labelList& oldToNew,
+    const UList<label>& oldToNew,
     List& lst
 )
 {
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void Foam::inplaceReorder
 template<class Container>
 void Foam::inplaceMapValue
 (
-    const labelList& oldToNew,
+    const UList<label>& oldToNew,
     Container& lst
 )
 {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void Foam::inplaceMapValue
 template<class Container>
 void Foam::inplaceMapKey
 (
-    const labelList& oldToNew,
+    const UList<label>& oldToNew,
     Container& lst
 )
 {
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void Foam::inplaceMapKey
             newLst.insert(oldToNew[iter.key()], iter());
         }
     }
-    
+
     lst.transfer(newLst);
 }
 
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ template<class List>
 void Foam::setValues
 (
     List& l,
-    const labelList& indices,
+    const UList<label>& indices,
     typename List::const_reference t
 )
 {
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ List Foam::createWithValues
 (
     const label sz,
     const typename List::const_reference initValue,
-    const labelList& indices,
+    const UList<label>& indices,
     typename List::const_reference setValue
 )
 {
@@ -489,31 +489,31 @@ Foam::label Foam::findLower
 template<class Container, class T, int nRows>
 Foam::List<Container> Foam::initList(const T elems[nRows])
 {
-    List<Container> faces(nRows);
+    List<Container> lst(nRows);
 
-    forAll(faces, faceI)
+    forAll(lst, rowI)
     {
-        faces[faceI] = Container(elems[faceI]);
+        lst[rowI] = Container(elems[rowI]);
     }
-    return faces;
+    return lst;
 }
 
 
 template<class Container, class T, int nRows, int nColumns>
 Foam::List<Container> Foam::initListList(const T elems[nRows][nColumns])
 {
-    List<Container> faces(nRows);
+    List<Container> lst(nRows);
 
-    Container f(nColumns);
-    forAll(faces, faceI)
+    Container cols(nColumns);
+    forAll(lst, rowI)
     {
-        forAll(f, i)
+        forAll(cols, colI)
         {
-            f[i] = elems[faceI][i];
+            cols[colI] = elems[rowI][colI];
         }
-        faces[faceI] = f;
+        lst[rowI] = cols;
     }
-    return faces;
+    return lst;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.C
index 8c31ea0854..2d21cf949e 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.C
@@ -26,16 +26,10 @@ License
 
 #include "PackedList.H"
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-namespace Foam
-{
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-//- Construct with given size and value for all elements.
 template<int nBits>
-PackedList<nBits>::PackedList(const label size, const unsigned int val)
+Foam::PackedList<nBits>::PackedList(const label size, const unsigned int val)
 :
     List<unsigned int>(intSize(size)),
     size_(size)
@@ -44,26 +38,23 @@ PackedList<nBits>::PackedList(const label size, const unsigned int val)
 }
 
 
-
-//- Copy constructor.
 template<int nBits>
-PackedList<nBits>::PackedList(const PackedList<nBits>& PList)
+Foam::PackedList<nBits>::PackedList(const PackedList<nBits>& lst)
 :
-    List<unsigned int>(PList),
-    size_(PList.size())
+    List<unsigned int>(lst),
+    size_(lst.size())
 {}
 
 
 template<int nBits>
-PackedList<nBits>::PackedList(const xfer<PackedList<nBits> >& lst)
+Foam::PackedList<nBits>::PackedList(const xfer<PackedList<nBits> >& lst)
 {
     transfer(lst());
 }
 
 
-//- Construct from labelList
 template<int nBits>
-PackedList<nBits>::PackedList(const labelList& lst)
+Foam::PackedList<nBits>::PackedList(const UList<label>& lst)
 :
     List<unsigned int>(intSize(lst.size()), 0),
     size_(lst.size())
@@ -76,7 +67,7 @@ PackedList<nBits>::PackedList(const labelList& lst)
 
 
 template<int nBits>
-autoPtr<PackedList<nBits> > PackedList<nBits>::clone() const
+Foam::autoPtr<Foam::PackedList<nBits> > Foam::PackedList<nBits>::clone() const
 {
     return autoPtr<PackedList<nBits> >(new PackedList<nBits>(*this));
 }
@@ -84,24 +75,24 @@ autoPtr<PackedList<nBits> > PackedList<nBits>::clone() const
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-template <int nBits>
-void PackedList<nBits>::setSize(const label size)
+template<int nBits>
+void Foam::PackedList<nBits>::setSize(const label size)
 {
     List<unsigned int>::setSize(intSize(size));
     size_ = size;
 }
 
 
-template <int nBits>
-void PackedList<nBits>::clear()
+template<int nBits>
+void Foam::PackedList<nBits>::clear()
 {
     List<unsigned int>::clear();
     size_ = 0;
 }
 
 
-template <int nBits>
-void PackedList<nBits>::transfer(PackedList<nBits>& lst)
+template<int nBits>
+void Foam::PackedList<nBits>::transfer(PackedList<nBits>& lst)
 {
     size_ = lst.size();
     List<unsigned int>::transfer(lst);
@@ -111,16 +102,16 @@ void PackedList<nBits>::transfer(PackedList<nBits>& lst)
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Operators  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 // Assignment.
-template <int nBits>
-void PackedList<nBits>::operator=(const PackedList<nBits>& pl)
+template<int nBits>
+void Foam::PackedList<nBits>::operator=(const PackedList<nBits>& lst)
 {
-    setSize(pl.size());
-    List<unsigned int>::operator=(pl);
+    setSize(lst.size());
+    List<unsigned int>::operator=(lst);
 }
 
 
-template <int nBits>
-labelList PackedList<nBits>::operator()() const
+template<int nBits>
+Foam::labelList Foam::PackedList<nBits>::operator()() const
 {
     labelList elems(size());
 
@@ -134,17 +125,14 @@ labelList PackedList<nBits>::operator()() const
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ostream Operator *  * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-//template <int nBits>
-//Ostream& ::Foam::operator<<(Ostream& os, const PackedList<nBits>& PL)
+//template<int nBits>
+//Foam::Ostream& ::Foam::operator<<(Ostream& os, const PackedList<nBits>& lst)
 //{
-//    os << PL();
+//    os << lst();
 //    return os;
 //}
 
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-} // End namespace Foam
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.H
index c0e69950ac..5fa885719e 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.H
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ Class
     Foam::PackedList
 
 Description
-    List of packed unsigned ints. Gets given the number of bits per item.
+    List of packed unsigned ints.
+    Gets given the number of bits per item.
 
 SourceFiles
     PackedListI.H
@@ -47,14 +48,14 @@ namespace Foam
 
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
-                        Class PackedListName Declaration
+                      Class PackedListName Declaration
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 TemplateName(PackedList);
 
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
-                           Class PackedList Declaration
+                        Class PackedList Declaration
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 //- For PackedList
@@ -137,8 +138,8 @@ public:
         //- Construct by transferring the parameter contents
         PackedList(const xfer<PackedList<nBits> >&);
 
-        //- Construct from labelList.
-        PackedList(const labelList&);
+        //- Construct from a list of labels
+        PackedList(const UList<label>&);
 
         //- Clone
         inline autoPtr<PackedList<nBits> > clone() const;