[CRUD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Create,_read,_update_and_delete) is a very well known acronym for software. It stands for Create, Read, Update, and Delete and they are the basic operations you need in any system that stores data.

![“CUDLS” a better acronym?](/media/01M43VX44626ATHH9JA2WVFZ0H/cudls-over-crud-1.png "“CUDLS” a better acronym?")

*“CUDLS” a better acronym?*

When talking about user-interface, the “read” part is usually broken in two: *list* the records, and *show* a detailed view of each one. As far as I know, Rails popularized that convention, and several frameworks have adopted it.

So, this is a note for me, but it might be useful for others: let’s use “CUDLS” (*cuddles*?) as an acronym for that interface operations and let “CRUD” stand for the storage operations.