diff --git a/src/obidmscolumn.c b/src/obidmscolumn.c
index e373df6..dcc2d69 100644
--- a/src/obidmscolumn.c
+++ b/src/obidmscolumn.c
@@ -604,11 +604,11 @@ size_t obi_get_platform_header_size()
 
 
 OBIDMS_column_p obi_create_column(OBIDMS_p dms,
-		                          const char *column_name,
-								  OBIType_t type,
+		                          const char* column_name,
+								  OBIType_t data_type,
 								  size_t nb_lines,
 								  size_t nb_elements_per_line,
-								  const char*  elements_names)
+								  const char* elements_names)
 {
 	OBIDMS_column_p 		new_column;
 	OBIDMS_column_directory_p	column_directory;
@@ -635,14 +635,14 @@ OBIDMS_column_p obi_create_column(OBIDMS_p dms,
 		obidebug(1, "\nCan't create column because of empty column name");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if ((type < 1) || (type > 4))
+	if ((data_type < 1) || (data_type > 4))
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nCan't create column because of invalid data type");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	// The initial line count should be between the minimum (corresponding to the page size) and the maximum allowed
-	minimum_line_count = get_line_count_per_page(type, nb_elements_per_line);
+	minimum_line_count = get_line_count_per_page(data_type, nb_elements_per_line);
 	if (nb_lines > MAXIMUM_LINE_COUNT)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nCan't create column because of line count greater than the maximum allowed (%lld)", MAXIMUM_LINE_COUNT);
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ OBIDMS_column_p obi_create_column(OBIDMS_p dms,
 
 	// Calculate the size needed
 	header_size = obi_get_platform_header_size();
-	data_size = obi_array_sizeof(type, nb_lines, nb_elements_per_line);
+	data_size = obi_array_sizeof(data_type, nb_lines, nb_elements_per_line);
 	file_size = header_size + data_size;
 
 	// Get the latest version number
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ OBIDMS_column_p obi_create_column(OBIDMS_p dms,
 	header->line_count   	 	 = nb_lines;
 	header->lines_used    		 = 0;
 	header->nb_elements_per_line = nb_elements_per_line;
-	header->data_type     		 = type;
+	header->data_type     		 = data_type;
 	header->creation_date 		 = time(NULL);
 	header->version       		 = version_number;
 	header->cloned_from    		 = -1;