diff --git a/src/README.md b/src/README.md
index 7e7af21..a4e281a 100644
--- a/src/README.md
+++ b/src/README.md
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ digraph Dependency {
   index_app_names -> html_index_apps
   index_app_names -> html_index_domains
   index_app_names -> html_categories
-  index_meta -> html_index_domains
+  index_rank -> html_index_domains
   "." -> bundle_combine
-  bundle_combine -> index_meta
-  index_meta -> html_bundle
+  bundle_combine -> index_rank
+  index_rank -> html_bundle
   bundle_combine -> index_domains
   index_domains -> html_index_domains
   "." -> download_tracker
diff --git a/src/html_index_domains.py b/src/html_index_domains.py
index a6748c0..0fdd331 100755
--- a/src/html_index_domains.py
+++ b/src/html_index_domains.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import lib_graphs as Graph
 import lib_html as HTML
 import index_app_names  # get_name
 import index_domains
-import index_meta  # get_total_counts
+import index_rank  # get_total_counts, fname_app_rank
 
 
 def dropdown_choose(button):
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def gen_lookup(html_dir, doms_dict, names_dict, title):
 
 
 def gen_results(c_apps, c_domains, title):
-    [c_recordings, c_logs] = index_meta.get_total_counts()
+    [c_recordings, c_logs] = index_rank.get_total_counts()
     print('    {} apps'.format(c_apps))
     print('    {} domains'.format(c_domains))
     print('    {} recordings'.format(c_recordings))
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def gen_results(c_apps, c_domains, title):
   <li>List of <a href="/index/domains/all/">Requested Domains</a></li>
   <li>List of <a href="/index/domains/tracker/">Trackers</a></li>
 </ul>'''.format(title, c_apps, c_domains, c_recordings, c_logs), title=title)
-    mylib.symlink(index_meta.fname_app_rank(),
+    mylib.symlink(index_rank.fname_app_rank(),
                   mylib.path_out('results', 'rank.json'))  # after HTML.write
 
 
diff --git a/src/index_meta.py b/src/index_rank.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/index_meta.py
rename to src/index_rank.py
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 1010da8..692a740 100755
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import html_root
 import index_app_names
 import index_categories
 import index_domains
-import index_meta
+import index_rank
 
 
 def print_usage_and_exit():
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def print_usage_and_exit():
 def rebuild_html(bundle_ids=None, cat_ids=None, inclIApp=True, inclRoot=False):
     # all of these must happen after index_app_names
     if bundle_ids:
-        html_bundle.process(bundle_ids)  # after index_meta
+        html_bundle.process(bundle_ids)  # after index_rank
     html_categories.process(affected=cat_ids)  # after index_categories
     html_index_domains.process()  # after index_domains
     if inclIApp:
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def rebuild_html(bundle_ids=None, cat_ids=None, inclIApp=True, inclRoot=False):
 
 def del_id(bundle_ids):
     def delete_from_all_indices(bundle_ids):
-        index_meta.process(bundle_ids, deleteOnly=True)
+        index_rank.process(bundle_ids, deleteOnly=True)
         index_domains.process(bundle_ids, deleteOnly=True)
         index_app_names.process(bundle_ids, deleteOnly=True)
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def combine_and_update(bundle_ids):
     # 3. re-calculate combined.json
     bundle_combine.process(bundle_ids)
     # 4. re-build indices
-    index_meta.process(bundle_ids)  # after bundle_combine
+    index_rank.process(bundle_ids)  # after bundle_combine
     index_domains.process(bundle_ids)  # after bundle_combine
     # 5. make all html files
     rebuild_html(bundle_ids, inclIApp=len(new_ids) > 0)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ try:
             if bundle_ids:
                 rebuild_html(bundle_ids)
         elif cmd == 'index':
-            index_meta.process(['*'])
+            index_rank.process(['*'])
             index_domains.process(['*'])
             rebuild_html(inclRoot=True)
         elif cmd == 'run':