diff --git a/src/ca/CASG.cpp b/src/ca/CASG.cpp
index 4cd090daf..1aebb2f8d 100644
--- a/src/ca/CASG.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/CASG.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void CASG::destructor (
         this->magic = 0;
     }
     else {
-        this->printf ( "cac: attempt to destroy invalid sync group ignored\n" );
+        this->printFormated ( "cac: attempt to destroy invalid sync group ignored\n" );
     }
     this->~CASG ();
 }
@@ -257,14 +257,14 @@ void CASG::recycleSyncGroupReadNotify (
     this->freeListReadOP.release ( & io );
 }
 
-int CASG::printf ( const char *pformat, ... )
+int CASG :: printFormated ( const char *pformat, ... )
 {
     va_list theArgs;
     int status;
 
     va_start ( theArgs, pformat );
     
-    status = this->client.vPrintf ( pformat, theArgs );
+    status = this->client.varArgsPrintFormated ( pformat, theArgs );
     
     va_end ( theArgs );
     
diff --git a/src/ca/ca_client_context.cpp b/src/ca/ca_client_context.cpp
index 0a5d3405e..515d77efb 100644
--- a/src/ca/ca_client_context.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/ca_client_context.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ ca_client_context::ca_client_context ( bool enablePreemptiveCallback ) :
     if ( this->sock == INVALID_SOCKET ) {
         char sockErrBuf[64];
         epicsSocketConvertErrnoToString ( sockErrBuf, sizeof ( sockErrBuf ) );
-        this->printf (
+        this->printFormated (
             "ca_client_context: unable to create "
             "datagram socket because = \"%s\"\n",
             sockErrBuf );
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ ca_client_context::ca_client_context ( bool enablePreemptiveCallback ) :
             char sockErrBuf[64];
             epicsSocketConvertErrnoToString ( sockErrBuf, sizeof ( sockErrBuf ) );
             epicsSocketDestroy ( this->sock );
-            this->printf (
+            this->printFormated (
                 "%s: non blocking IO set fail because \"%s\"\n",
                             __FILE__, sockErrBuf );
             throwWithLocation ( noSocket () );
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ ca_client_context::ca_client_context ( bool enablePreemptiveCallback ) :
             char sockErrBuf[64];
             epicsSocketConvertErrnoToString ( sockErrBuf, sizeof ( sockErrBuf ) );
             epicsSocketDestroy (this->sock);
-            this->printf (
+            this->printFormated (
                 "CAC: unable to bind to an unconstrained "
                 "address because = \"%s\"\n",
                 sockErrBuf );
@@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ ca_client_context::ca_client_context ( bool enablePreemptiveCallback ) :
             char sockErrBuf[64];
             epicsSocketConvertErrnoToString ( sockErrBuf, sizeof ( sockErrBuf ) );
             epicsSocketDestroy ( this->sock );
-            this->printf ( "CAC: getsockname () error was \"%s\"\n", sockErrBuf );
+            this->printFormated ( "CAC: getsockname () error was \"%s\"\n", sockErrBuf );
             throwWithLocation ( noSocket () );
         }
         if ( tmpAddr.sa.sa_family != AF_INET) {
             epicsSocketDestroy ( this->sock );
-            this->printf ( "CAC: UDP socket was not inet addr family\n" );
+            this->printFormated ( "CAC: UDP socket was not inet addr family\n" );
             throwWithLocation ( noSocket () );
         }
         this->localPort = htons ( tmpAddr.ia.sin_port );
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void ca_client_context::registerForFileDescriptorCallBack (
 // should block here until releated callback in progress completes
 }
 
-int ca_client_context::printf ( 
+int ca_client_context :: printFormated ( 
     const char *pformat, ... ) const
 {
     va_list theArgs;
@@ -264,14 +264,14 @@ int ca_client_context::printf (
 
     va_start ( theArgs, pformat );
     
-    status = this->ca_client_context::vPrintf ( pformat, theArgs );
+    status = this->ca_client_context :: varArgsPrintFormated ( pformat, theArgs );
     
     va_end ( theArgs );
     
     return status;
 }
 
-int ca_client_context::vPrintf ( 
+int ca_client_context :: varArgsPrintFormated ( 
     const char *pformat, va_list args ) const // X aCC 361
 {
     caPrintfFunc * pFunc;
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ int ca_client_context::vPrintf (
         return ( *pFunc ) ( pformat, args );
     }
     else {
-        return ::vfprintf ( stderr, pformat, args );
+        return :: vfprintf ( stderr, pformat, args );
     }
 }
 
@@ -359,8 +359,9 @@ void ca_client_context::signal ( int ca_status, const char * pfilenm,
     va_end ( theArgs );
 }
 
-void ca_client_context::vSignal ( int ca_status, const char *pfilenm, 
-                     int lineno, const char *pFormat, va_list args )
+void ca_client_context :: vSignal ( 
+    int ca_status, const char *pfilenm, 
+        int lineno, const char *pFormat, va_list args )
 {
     static const char *severity[] = 
     {
@@ -374,27 +375,27 @@ void ca_client_context::vSignal ( int ca_status, const char *pfilenm,
         "Fatal"
     };
     
-    this->printf ( "CA.Client.Exception...............................................\n" );
+    this->printFormated ( "CA.Client.Exception...............................................\n" );
     
-    this->printf ( "    %s: \"%s\"\n", 
+    this->printFormated ( "    %s: \"%s\"\n", 
         severity[ CA_EXTRACT_SEVERITY ( ca_status ) ], 
         ca_message ( ca_status ) );
 
     if  ( pFormat ) {
-        this->printf ( "    Context: \"" );
-        this->vPrintf ( pFormat, args );
-        this->printf ( "\"\n" );
+        this->printFormated ( "    Context: \"" );
+        this->varArgsPrintFormated ( pFormat, args );
+        this->printFormated ( "\"\n" );
     }
         
     if ( pfilenm ) {
-        this->printf ( "    Source File: %s line %d\n",
+        this->printFormated ( "    Source File: %s line %d\n",
             pfilenm, lineno );    
     } 
 
     epicsTime current = epicsTime::getCurrent ();
     char date[64];
     current.strftime ( date, sizeof ( date ), "%a %b %d %Y %H:%M:%S.%f");
-    this->printf ( "    Current Time: %s\n", date );
+    this->printFormated ( "    Current Time: %s\n", date );
     
     /*
      *  Terminate execution if unsuccessful
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ void ca_client_context::vSignal ( int ca_status, const char *pfilenm,
         abort ();
     }
     
-    this->printf ( "..................................................................\n" );
+    this->printFormated ( "..................................................................\n" );
 }
 
 void ca_client_context::show ( unsigned level ) const
diff --git a/src/ca/cac.cpp b/src/ca/cac.cpp
index 4d36cb0bf..ad83de174 100644
--- a/src/ca/cac.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/cac.cpp
@@ -602,12 +602,13 @@ void cac::disconnectAllIO (
     }
 }
 
-int cac::printf ( epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & callbackControl, 
-                 const char *pformat, ... ) const
+int cac :: printFormated ( 
+    epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & callbackControl, 
+        const char * pformat, ... ) const
 {
     va_list theArgs;
     va_start ( theArgs, pformat );
-    int status = this->vPrintf ( callbackControl, pformat, theArgs );
+    int status = this->varArgsPrintFormated ( callbackControl, pformat, theArgs );
     va_end ( theArgs );
     return status;
 }
diff --git a/src/ca/cac.h b/src/ca/cac.h
index 75c2c0211..1f5be3c81 100644
--- a/src/ca/cac.h
+++ b/src/ca/cac.h
@@ -182,9 +182,11 @@ public:
     // diagnostics
     unsigned circuitCount ( epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & ) const;
     void show ( epicsGuard < epicsMutex > &, unsigned level ) const;
-    int printf ( epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & callbackControl, 
+    int printFormated ( 
+        epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & callbackControl, 
         const char *pformat, ... ) const;
-    int vPrintf ( epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & callbackControl, 
+    int varArgsPrintFormated ( 
+        epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & callbackControl, 
         const char *pformat, va_list args ) const;
 
     // buffer management
@@ -356,12 +358,12 @@ inline epicsMutex & cac::mutexRef ()
     return this->mutex;
 }
 
-inline int cac::vPrintf ( 
+inline int cac :: varArgsPrintFormated ( 
     epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & callbackControl, 
     const char *pformat, va_list args ) const
 {
     callbackControl.assertIdenticalMutex ( this->cbMutex );
-    return this->notify.vPrintf ( pformat, args );
+    return this->notify.varArgsPrintFormated ( pformat, args );
 }
 
 inline void cac::attachToClientCtx ()
diff --git a/src/ca/cacIO.h b/src/ca/cacIO.h
index 4b8daf0f5..41c7422c9 100644
--- a/src/ca/cacIO.h
+++ b/src/ca/cacIO.h
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ public:
         epicsGuard < epicsMutex > &, int status, const char * pContext, 
         const char * pFileName, unsigned lineNo ) = 0;
 // perhaps this should be phased out in deference to the exception mechanism
-    virtual int vPrintf ( const char * pformat, va_list args ) const = 0;
+    virtual int varArgsPrintFormated ( const char * pformat, va_list args ) const = 0;
 // backwards compatibility (from here down)
     virtual void attachToClientCtx () = 0;
     virtual void callbackProcessingInitiateNotify () = 0;
diff --git a/src/ca/oldAccess.h b/src/ca/oldAccess.h
index ce9f1205e..e8d721dba 100644
--- a/src/ca/oldAccess.h
+++ b/src/ca/oldAccess.h
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ public:
     void uninstallCASG ( epicsGuard < epicsMutex > &, CASG & );
     void selfTest () const;
 // perhaps these should be eliminated in deference to the exception mechanism
-    int printf ( const char * pformat, ... ) const;
-    int vPrintf ( const char * pformat, va_list args ) const;
+    int printFormated ( const char * pformat, ... ) const;
+    int varArgsPrintFormated ( const char * pformat, va_list args ) const;
     void signal ( int ca_status, const char * pfilenm, 
                      int lineno, const char * pFormat, ... );
     void vSignal ( int ca_status, const char * pfilenm, 
diff --git a/src/ca/repeaterSubscribeTimer.cpp b/src/ca/repeaterSubscribeTimer.cpp
index 0ee66d162..337ff00ba 100644
--- a/src/ca/repeaterSubscribeTimer.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/repeaterSubscribeTimer.cpp
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ epicsTimerNotify::expireStatus repeaterSubscribeTimer::
     static const unsigned nTriesToMsg = 50;
     if ( this->attempts > nTriesToMsg && ! this->once ) {
         callbackManager mgr ( this->ctxNotify, this->cbMutex );
-        this->iiu.printf ( mgr.cbGuard,
+        this->iiu.printFormated ( mgr.cbGuard,
     "CA client library is unable to contact CA repeater after %u tries.\n", 
             nTriesToMsg );
-        this->iiu.printf ( mgr.cbGuard,
+        this->iiu.printFormated ( mgr.cbGuard,
     "Silence this message by starting a CA repeater daemon\n") ;
-        this->iiu.printf ( mgr.cbGuard,
+        this->iiu.printFormated ( mgr.cbGuard,
     "or by calling ca_pend_event() and or ca_poll() more often.\n" );
         this->once = true;
     }
diff --git a/src/ca/repeaterSubscribeTimer.h b/src/ca/repeaterSubscribeTimer.h
index e6ee8d8a6..ee4332c43 100644
--- a/src/ca/repeaterSubscribeTimer.h
+++ b/src/ca/repeaterSubscribeTimer.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~repeaterTimerNotify () = 0;
     virtual void repeaterRegistrationMessage ( 
         unsigned attemptNumber ) = 0;
-    virtual int printf ( 
+    virtual int printFormated ( 
         epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & callbackControl, 
         const char * pformat, ... ) = 0;
 };
diff --git a/src/ca/syncGroup.h b/src/ca/syncGroup.h
index 4140a0175..c41c9b5b8 100644
--- a/src/ca/syncGroup.h
+++ b/src/ca/syncGroup.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public:
         unsigned type, arrayElementCount count, const void * pValue );
     void completionNotify ( 
         epicsGuard < epicsMutex > &, syncGroupNotify & );
-    int printf ( const char * pFormat, ... );
+    int printFormated ( const char * pFormat, ... );
     void exception ( 
          epicsGuard < epicsMutex > &, int status, const char * pContext, 
         const char * pFileName, unsigned lineNo );
diff --git a/src/ca/syncGroupReadNotify.cpp b/src/ca/syncGroupReadNotify.cpp
index 2021dee3b..11f90fe57 100644
--- a/src/ca/syncGroupReadNotify.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/syncGroupReadNotify.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void syncGroupReadNotify::completion (
     arrayElementCount count, const void * pData )
 {
     if ( this->magic != CASG_MAGIC ) {
-        this->sg.printf ( 
+        this->sg.printFormated ( 
             "cac: sync group io_complete(): bad sync grp op magic number?\n" );
         return;
     }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void syncGroupReadNotify::exception (
     unsigned type, arrayElementCount count )
 {
     if ( this->magic != CASG_MAGIC ) {
-        this->sg.printf ( 
+        this->sg.printFormated ( 
             "cac: sync group io_complete(): bad sync grp op magic number?\n" );
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/ca/syncGroupWriteNotify.cpp b/src/ca/syncGroupWriteNotify.cpp
index 2dfa3d7c3..244d9d3bd 100644
--- a/src/ca/syncGroupWriteNotify.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/syncGroupWriteNotify.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void syncGroupWriteNotify::completion (
     epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & guard )
 {
     if ( this->magic != CASG_MAGIC ) {
-        this->sg.printf ( "cac: sync group io_complete(): bad sync grp op magic number?\n" );
+        this->sg.printFormated ( "cac: sync group io_complete(): bad sync grp op magic number?\n" );
         return;
     }
     this->sg.completionNotify ( guard, *this );
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void syncGroupWriteNotify::exception (
     int status, const char *pContext, unsigned type, arrayElementCount count )
 {
     if ( this->magic != CASG_MAGIC ) {
-        this->sg.printf ( "cac: sync group io_complete(): bad sync grp op magic number?\n" );
+        this->sg.printFormated ( "cac: sync group io_complete(): bad sync grp op magic number?\n" );
         return;
     }
     this->sg.exception ( guard, status, pContext, 
diff --git a/src/ca/tcpiiu.cpp b/src/ca/tcpiiu.cpp
index fb646b9c9..bc023d857 100644
--- a/src/ca/tcpiiu.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/tcpiiu.cpp
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ bool tcpiiu::processIncoming (
 
         // check for 8 byte aligned protocol
         if ( this->curMsg.m_postsize & 0x7 ) {
-            this->printf ( mgr.cbGuard,
+            this->printFormated ( mgr.cbGuard,
                 "CAC: server sent missaligned payload 0x%x\n", 
                 this->curMsg.m_postsize );
             return false;
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ bool tcpiiu::processIncoming (
                     this->curDataMax = this->cacRef.largeBufferSizeTCP ();
                 }
                 else {
-                    this->printf ( mgr.cbGuard,
+                    this->printFormated ( mgr.cbGuard,
                         "CAC: not enough memory for message body cache (ignoring response message)\n");
                 }
             }
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ bool tcpiiu::processIncoming (
         else {
             static bool once = false;
             if ( ! once ) {
-                this->printf ( mgr.cbGuard,
+                this->printFormated ( mgr.cbGuard,
     "CAC: response with payload size=%u > EPICS_CA_MAX_ARRAY_BYTES ignored\n",
                     this->curMsg.m_postsize );
                 once = true;
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ void tcpiiu::uninstallChan (
     }
 }
 
-int tcpiiu::printf ( 
+int tcpiiu :: printFormated ( 
     epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & cbGuard, 
     const char *pformat, ... )
 {
@@ -1956,7 +1956,7 @@ int tcpiiu::printf (
 
     va_start ( theArgs, pformat );
     
-    status = this->cacRef.vPrintf ( cbGuard, pformat, theArgs );
+    status = this->cacRef.varArgsPrintFormated ( cbGuard, pformat, theArgs );
     
     va_end ( theArgs );
     
diff --git a/src/ca/udpiiu.cpp b/src/ca/udpiiu.cpp
index fb073210d..38576abec 100644
--- a/src/ca/udpiiu.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/udpiiu.cpp
@@ -1102,7 +1102,8 @@ void udpiiu::govExpireNotify (
     this->ppSearchTmr[0]->installChannel ( guard, chan );
 }
 
-int udpiiu::printf ( epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & cbGuard, 
+int udpiiu :: printFormated ( 
+    epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & cbGuard, 
                     const char * pformat, ... )
 {
     va_list theArgs;
@@ -1110,7 +1111,7 @@ int udpiiu::printf ( epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & cbGuard,
 
     va_start ( theArgs, pformat );
     
-    status = this->cacRef.vPrintf ( cbGuard, pformat, theArgs );
+    status = this->cacRef.varArgsPrintFormated ( cbGuard, pformat, theArgs );
     
     va_end ( theArgs );
     
diff --git a/src/ca/udpiiu.h b/src/ca/udpiiu.h
index 29ed08faf..ebba39620 100644
--- a/src/ca/udpiiu.h
+++ b/src/ca/udpiiu.h
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ private:
     // repeaterTimerNotify
     void repeaterRegistrationMessage ( 
         unsigned attemptNumber );
-    int printf ( 
+
+    int printFormated ( 
         epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & callbackControl, 
         const char * pformat, ... );
 
diff --git a/src/ca/virtualCircuit.h b/src/ca/virtualCircuit.h
index 0530aca23..b7cfbb3d1 100644
--- a/src/ca/virtualCircuit.h
+++ b/src/ca/virtualCircuit.h
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public:
         epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & );
     osiSockAddr getNetworkAddress (
         epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & ) const;
-    int printf ( 
+    int printFormated ( 
         epicsGuard < epicsMutex > & cbGuard, 
         const char *pformat, ... );
     unsigned channelCount (