diff --git a/fastfield_codecs/benches/bench.rs b/fastfield_codecs/benches/bench.rs
index 0dfad1e7c..405de8714 100644
--- a/fastfield_codecs/benches/bench.rs
+++ b/fastfield_codecs/benches/bench.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ mod tests {
         data: &[u64],
     ) {
         let mut bytes = vec![];
-        S::create(
+        S::serialize(
             &mut bytes,
             &data,
             stats_from_vec(&data),
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn bench_create<S: FastFieldCodecSerializer>(b: &mut Bencher, data: &[u64]) {
         let mut bytes = vec![];
         b.iter(|| {
-            S::create(
+            S::serialize(
                 &mut bytes,
                 &data,
                 stats_from_vec(&data),
diff --git a/fastfield_codecs/src/bitpacked.rs b/fastfield_codecs/src/bitpacked.rs
index 01b363c52..f7422b351 100644
--- a/fastfield_codecs/src/bitpacked.rs
+++ b/fastfield_codecs/src/bitpacked.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub struct BitpackedFastFieldSerializer {}
 impl FastFieldCodecSerializer for BitpackedFastFieldSerializer {
     const NAME: &'static str = "Bitpacked";
     const ID: u8 = 1;
-    /// Creates a new fast field serializer.
+    /// Serializes data with the BitpackedFastFieldSerializer.
     ///
     /// The serializer in fact encode the values by bitpacking
     /// `(val - min_value)`.
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl FastFieldCodecSerializer for BitpackedFastFieldSerializer {
     /// It requires a `min_value` and a `max_value` to compute
     /// compute the minimum number of bits required to encode
     /// values.
-    fn create(
+    fn serialize(
         write: &mut impl Write,
         _fastfield_accessor: &impl FastFieldDataAccess,
         stats: FastFieldStats,
diff --git a/fastfield_codecs/src/lib.rs b/fastfield_codecs/src/lib.rs
index 93128728b..f14cad8df 100644
--- a/fastfield_codecs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/fastfield_codecs/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub trait FastFieldCodecSerializer {
     const NAME: &'static str;
     const ID: u8;
 
-    /// returns an estimate of the compression ratio. if the compressor is unable to handle the
+    /// Returns an estimate of the compression ratio. if the compressor is unable to handle the
     /// data it needs to return f32::MAX.
     /// The baseline is uncompressed 64bit data.
     ///
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ pub trait FastFieldCodecSerializer {
     /// computational complexity.
     fn estimate(fastfield_accessor: &impl FastFieldDataAccess, stats: FastFieldStats) -> f32;
 
-    fn create(
+    /// Serializes the data using the serializer into write.
+    /// There are multiple iterators, in case the codec needs to read the data multiple times.
+    /// The iterators should be preferred over using fastfield_accessor for performance reasons.
+    fn serialize(
         write: &mut impl Write,
         fastfield_accessor: &impl FastFieldDataAccess,
         stats: FastFieldStats,
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ mod tests {
             return (estimation, 0.0);
         }
         let mut out = vec![];
-        S::create(
+        S::serialize(
             &mut out,
             &data,
             crate::tests::stats_from_vec(&data),
diff --git a/fastfield_codecs/src/linearinterpol.rs b/fastfield_codecs/src/linearinterpol.rs
index f38c3855f..e5286a0e6 100644
--- a/fastfield_codecs/src/linearinterpol.rs
+++ b/fastfield_codecs/src/linearinterpol.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl FastFieldCodecSerializer for LinearInterpolFastFieldSerializer {
     const NAME: &'static str = "LinearInterpol";
     const ID: u8 = 2;
     /// Creates a new fast field serializer.
-    fn create(
+    fn serialize(
         write: &mut impl Write,
         fastfield_accessor: &impl FastFieldDataAccess,
         stats: FastFieldStats,
diff --git a/fastfield_codecs/src/main.rs b/fastfield_codecs/src/main.rs
index ae759468e..cb5c665aa 100644
--- a/fastfield_codecs/src/main.rs
+++ b/fastfield_codecs/src/main.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub fn serialize_with_codec<S: FastFieldCodecSerializer>(data: &[u64]) -> (f32,
         return (estimation, 0.0, S::NAME);
     }
     let mut out = vec![];
-    S::create(
+    S::serialize(
         &mut out,
         &data,
         stats_from_vec(&data),
diff --git a/fastfield_codecs/src/multilinearinterpol.rs b/fastfield_codecs/src/multilinearinterpol.rs
index a00836af7..0015fc76b 100644
--- a/fastfield_codecs/src/multilinearinterpol.rs
+++ b/fastfield_codecs/src/multilinearinterpol.rs
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ impl FastFieldCodecSerializer for MultiLinearInterpolFastFieldSerializer {
     const NAME: &'static str = "MultiLinearInterpol";
     const ID: u8 = 3;
     /// Creates a new fast field serializer.
-    fn create(
+    fn serialize(
         write: &mut impl Write,
         fastfield_accessor: &impl FastFieldDataAccess,
         stats: FastFieldStats,
diff --git a/src/fastfield/serializer/mod.rs b/src/fastfield/serializer/mod.rs
index 6d4f0455b..12398d37a 100644
--- a/src/fastfield/serializer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/fastfield/serializer/mod.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl CompositeFastFieldSerializer {
         id.serialize(field_write)?;
         match name {
             BitpackedFastFieldSerializer::NAME => {
-                BitpackedFastFieldSerializer::create(
+                BitpackedFastFieldSerializer::serialize(
                     field_write,
                     &fastfield_accessor,
                     stats,
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ impl CompositeFastFieldSerializer {
                 )?;
             }
             LinearInterpolFastFieldSerializer::NAME => {
-                LinearInterpolFastFieldSerializer::create(
+                LinearInterpolFastFieldSerializer::serialize(
                     field_write,
                     &fastfield_accessor,
                     stats,
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl CompositeFastFieldSerializer {
                 )?;
             }
             MultiLinearInterpolFastFieldSerializer::NAME => {
-                MultiLinearInterpolFastFieldSerializer::create(
+                MultiLinearInterpolFastFieldSerializer::serialize(
                     field_write,
                     &fastfield_accessor,
                     stats,