diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
index 9ef6b254e4..09a4a4a0fe 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class Identifiers {
   static interpolation8: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵi8', moduleName: CORE};
   static interpolationV: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵiV', moduleName: CORE};
 
-  static memory: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵm', moduleName: CORE};
+  static load: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵld', moduleName: CORE};
 
   static projection: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵP', moduleName: CORE};
   static projectionDef: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵpD', moduleName: CORE};
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_view_compiler.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_view_compiler.ts
index a29e2bb289..0b4cc16284 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_view_compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_view_compiler.ts
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements TemplateAstVisitor, LocalResolver {
             // Generate the update temporary.
             const variableName = this.bindingScope.freshReferenceName();
             this._bindingMode.push(o.variable(variableName, o.INFERRED_TYPE)
-                                       .set(o.importExpr(R3.memory).callFn([o.literal(slot)]))
+                                       .set(o.importExpr(R3.load).callFn([o.literal(slot)]))
                                        .toDeclStmt(o.INFERRED_TYPE, [o.StmtModifier.Final]));
             this.bindingScope.set(reference.name, variableName);
             return [reference.name, reference.originalValue];
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_view_compiler_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_view_compiler_spec.ts
index af67ced7cd..619b0c58e3 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_view_compiler_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_view_compiler_spec.ts
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ describe('r3_view_compiler', () => {
               $r3$.ɵC(2, $c2$, MyComponent_IfDirective_Template_2);
               $r3$.ɵe();
             }
-            const $foo$ = $r3$.ɵm(1);
+            const $foo$ = $r3$.ɵld(1);
             IfDirective.ngDirectiveDef.h(3,2);
             $r3$.ɵcR(2);
             $r3$.ɵr(3,2);
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ describe('r3_view_compiler', () => {
               $r3$.ɵe();
               $r3$.ɵT(2);
             }
-            const $user$ = $r3$.ɵm(1);
+            const $user$ = $r3$.ɵld(1);
             $r3$.ɵt(2, $r3$.ɵi1('Hello ', $user$.value, '!'));
           }
         });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts b/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
index 7b63931092..ce3eb7b51c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ export {
   t as ɵt,
   v as ɵv,
   r as ɵr,
-  m as ɵm,
+  st as ɵst,
+  ld as ɵld,
   Pp as ɵPp,
 } from './render3/index';
 // clang-format on
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
index 670c2da610..d0dedb3da9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ export {
   elementStyle as s,
 
   listener as L,
-  memory as m,
+  store as st,
+  load as ld,
 
   projection as P,
   projectionDef as pD,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
index d22ec58195..88ebe235d6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
@@ -1306,8 +1306,7 @@ export function projection(
   const componentNode = findComponentHost(currentView);
 
   // make sure that nodes to project were memorized
-  const nodesForSelector =
-      valueInData<LNode[][]>(componentNode.data !.data !, localIndex)[selectorIndex];
+  const nodesForSelector = componentNode.data !.data ![localIndex][selectorIndex];
 
   // build the linked list of projected nodes:
   for (let i = 0; i < nodesForSelector.length; i++) {
@@ -1744,23 +1743,20 @@ export function interpolation8(
       NO_CHANGE;
 }
 
-export function memory<T>(index: number, value?: T): T {
-  return valueInData<T>(data, index, value);
+/** Store a value in the `data` at a given `index`. */
+export function store<T>(index: number, value: T): void {
+  // We don't store any static data for local variables, so the first time
+  // we see the template, we should store as null to avoid a sparse array
+  if (index >= tData.length) {
+    tData[index] = null;
+  }
+  data[index] = value;
 }
 
-function valueInData<T>(data: any[], index: number, value?: T): T {
-  if (value === undefined) {
-    ngDevMode && assertDataInRange(index, data);
-    value = data[index];
-  } else {
-    // We don't store any static data for local variables, so the first time
-    // we see the template, we should store as null to avoid a sparse array
-    if (index >= tData.length) {
-      tData[index] = null;
-    }
-    data[index] = value;
-  }
-  return value !;
+/** Retrieves a value from the `data`. */
+export function load<T>(index: number): T {
+  ngDevMode && assertDataInRange(index, data);
+  return data[index];
 }
 
 export function getCurrentQueries(QueryType: {new (): LQueries}): LQueries {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/query.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/query.ts
index 63afa798db..610d1983df 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/query.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/query.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {getSymbolIterator} from '../util';
 
 import {assertEqual, assertNotNull} from './assert';
 import {ReadFromInjectorFn, getOrCreateNodeInjectorForNode} from './di';
-import {assertPreviousIsParent, getCurrentQueries, memory} from './instructions';
+import {assertPreviousIsParent, getCurrentQueries, store} from './instructions';
 import {DirectiveDef, unusedValueExportToPlacateAjd as unused1} from './interfaces/definition';
 import {LInjector, unusedValueExportToPlacateAjd as unused2} from './interfaces/injector';
 import {LContainerNode, LElementNode, LNode, LNodeFlags, TNode, unusedValueExportToPlacateAjd as unused3} from './interfaces/node';
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ export function query<T>(
   queries.track(queryList, predicate, descend, read);
 
   if (memoryIndex != null) {
-    memory(memoryIndex, queryList);
+    store(memoryIndex, queryList);
   }
   return queryList;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/common_with_def.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/common_with_def.ts
index 1ee4871176..06feef5f1c 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/common_with_def.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/common_with_def.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {IterableDiffers} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {defaultIterableDiffers} from '../../src/change_detection/change_detection';
 import {DirectiveType, InjectFlags, NgOnChangesFeature, defineDirective, inject, injectTemplateRef, injectViewContainerRef} from '../../src/render3/index';
-import {memory} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 
 export const NgForOf: DirectiveType<NgForOfDef<any>> = NgForOfDef as any;
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/compiler_canonical_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/compiler_canonical_spec.ts
index 264ab8a649..3484a047a0 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/compiler_canonical_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/compiler_canonical_spec.ts
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ describe('compiler specification', () => {
               $r3$.ɵC(2, $c1_dirs$, C1);
               $r3$.ɵe();
             }
-            let $foo$ = $r3$.ɵm<any>(1);
+            let $foo$ = $r3$.ɵld<any>(1);
             $r3$.ɵcR(2);
             $r3$.ɵr(3, 2);
             $r3$.ɵcr();
@@ -951,8 +951,8 @@ describe('compiler specification', () => {
                 $r3$.ɵe();
               }
 
-              $r3$.ɵqR($tmp$ = $r3$.ɵm<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.someDir = $tmp$.first);
-              $r3$.ɵqR($tmp$ = $r3$.ɵm<QueryList<any>>(1)) &&
+              $r3$.ɵqR($tmp$ = $r3$.ɵld<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.someDir = $tmp$.first);
+              $r3$.ɵqR($tmp$ = $r3$.ɵld<QueryList<any>>(1)) &&
                   (ctx.someDirList = $tmp$ as QueryList<any>);
               SomeDirective.ngDirectiveDef.h(3, 2);
               $r3$.ɵr(3, 2);
@@ -998,9 +998,9 @@ describe('compiler specification', () => {
             hostBindings: function ContentQueryComponent_HostBindings(
                 dirIndex: $number$, elIndex: $number$) {
               let $tmp$: any;
-              const $instance$ = $r3$.ɵm<any[]>(dirIndex)[0];
-              $r3$.ɵqR($tmp$ = $r3$.ɵm<any[]>(dirIndex)[1]) && ($instance$.someDir = $tmp$.first);
-              $r3$.ɵqR($tmp$ = $r3$.ɵm<any[]>(dirIndex)[2]) && ($instance$.someDirList = $tmp$);
+              const $instance$ = $r3$.ɵld<any[]>(dirIndex)[0];
+              $r3$.ɵqR($tmp$ = $r3$.ɵld<any[]>(dirIndex)[1]) && ($instance$.someDir = $tmp$.first);
+              $r3$.ɵqR($tmp$ = $r3$.ɵld<any[]>(dirIndex)[2]) && ($instance$.someDirList = $tmp$);
             },
             template: function ContentQueryComponent_Template(
                 ctx: $ContentQueryComponent$, cm: $boolean$) {
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ describe('compiler specification', () => {
             template: function MyApp_Template(ctx: $MyApp$, cm: $boolean$) {
               if (cm) {
                 $r3$.ɵE(0, ContentQueryComponent);
-                contentQueryComp = $r3$.ɵm<any[]>(1)[0];
+                contentQueryComp = $r3$.ɵld<any[]>(1)[0];
                 $r3$.ɵE(2, 'div', $e2_attrs$, $e2_dirs$);
                 $r3$.ɵe();
                 $r3$.ɵe();
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ describe('compiler specification', () => {
               $r3$.ɵe();
               $r3$.ɵT(2);
             }
-            const l1_user = $r3$.ɵm<any>(1);
+            const l1_user = $r3$.ɵld<any>(1);
             $r3$.ɵt(2, $r3$.ɵi1('Hello ', l1_user.value, '!'));
           }
         });
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/content_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/content_spec.ts
index 924e27c37a..15c51d31ab 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/content_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/content_spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {detectChanges} from '../../src/render3/index';
-import {componentRefresh, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, elementEnd, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, memory, projection, projectionDef, text} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
+import {componentRefresh, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, elementEnd, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, load, projection, projectionDef, text} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 
 import {createComponent, renderComponent, toHtml} from './render_util';
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ describe('content projection', () => {
       if (cm) {
         elementStart(0, Child);
         {
-          childCmptInstance = memory(1);
+          childCmptInstance = load(1);
           text(2, 'content');
         }
         elementEnd();
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ describe('content projection', () => {
          if (cm) {
            elementStart(0, Child);
            {
-             childCmptInstance = memory(1);
+             childCmptInstance = load(1);
              text(2, 'content');
            }
            elementEnd();
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ describe('content projection', () => {
          if (cm) {
            elementStart(0, Child);
            {
-             childCmptInstance = memory(1);
+             childCmptInstance = load(1);
              text(2, 'content');
            }
            elementEnd();
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ describe('content projection', () => {
       if (cm) {
         elementStart(0, Child);
         {
-          childCmptInstance = memory(1);
+          childCmptInstance = load(1);
           text(2, 'content');
         }
         elementEnd();
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/di_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/di_spec.ts
index b04c90b272..5e08c25542 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/di_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/di_spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {ElementRef, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {defineComponent} from '../../src/render3/definition';
 import {InjectFlags, bloomAdd, bloomFindPossibleInjector, getOrCreateNodeInjector} from '../../src/render3/di';
 import {PublicFeature, defineDirective, inject, injectElementRef, injectTemplateRef, injectViewContainerRef} from '../../src/render3/index';
-import {bind, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, createLNode, createLView, createTView, elementEnd, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, enterView, interpolation2, leaveView, memory, text, textBinding} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
+import {bind, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, createLNode, createLView, createTView, elementEnd, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, enterView, interpolation2, leaveView, load, text, textBinding} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 import {LInjector} from '../../src/render3/interfaces/injector';
 import {LNodeFlags} from '../../src/render3/interfaces/node';
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
           { text(2); }
           elementEnd();
         }
-        textBinding(2, bind(memory<Directive>(1).value));
+        textBinding(2, bind(load<Directive>(1).value));
       }
 
       expect(renderToHtml(Template, {})).toEqual('<div>Created</div>');
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
           }
           elementEnd();
         }
-        textBinding(5, bind(memory<DirectiveC>(4).value));
+        textBinding(5, bind(load<DirectiveC>(4).value));
       }
 
       expect(renderToHtml(Template, {})).toEqual('<div><span>AB</span></div>');
@@ -110,9 +110,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
           elementEnd();
         }
         textBinding(
-            3,
-            interpolation2(
-                '', memory<Directive>(1).value, '-', memory<DirectiveSameInstance>(2).value, ''));
+            3, interpolation2(
+                   '', load<Directive>(1).value, '-', load<DirectiveSameInstance>(2).value, ''));
       }
 
       expect(renderToHtml(Template, {})).toEqual('<div>ElementRef-true</div>');
@@ -151,9 +150,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
           text(3);
         }
         textBinding(
-            3,
-            interpolation2(
-                '', memory<Directive>(1).value, '-', memory<DirectiveSameInstance>(2).value, ''));
+            3, interpolation2(
+                   '', load<Directive>(1).value, '-', load<DirectiveSameInstance>(2).value, ''));
       }
 
       expect(renderToHtml(Template, {})).toEqual('TemplateRef-true');
@@ -192,9 +190,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
           elementEnd();
         }
         textBinding(
-            3,
-            interpolation2(
-                '', memory<Directive>(1).value, '-', memory<DirectiveSameInstance>(2).value, ''));
+            3, interpolation2(
+                   '', load<Directive>(1).value, '-', load<DirectiveSameInstance>(2).value, ''));
       }
 
       expect(renderToHtml(Template, {})).toEqual('<div>ViewContainerRef-true</div>');
@@ -306,9 +303,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
             elementEnd();
           }
           textBinding(
-              3,
-              interpolation2(
-                  '', memory<ChildDirective>(1).value, '-', memory<Child2Directive>(2).value, ''));
+              3, interpolation2(
+                     '', load<ChildDirective>(1).value, '-', load<Child2Directive>(2).value, ''));
           embeddedViewEnd();
         }
         containerRefreshEnd();
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/directive_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/directive_spec.ts
index b1ae3d97dc..7c4e167b48 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/directive_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/directive_spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {defineDirective} from '../../src/render3/index';
-import {bind, componentRefresh, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, memory} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
+import {bind, componentRefresh, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, load} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 
 import {renderToHtml} from './render_util';
 
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ describe('directive', () => {
           type: Directive,
           factory: () => directiveInstance = new Directive,
           hostBindings: (directiveIndex: number, elementIndex: number) => {
-            elementProperty(
-                elementIndex, 'className', bind(memory<Directive>(directiveIndex).klass));
+            elementProperty(elementIndex, 'className', bind(load<Directive>(directiveIndex).klass));
           }
         });
       }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/exports_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/exports_spec.ts
index 34edd5ef18..a224965faa 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/exports_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/exports_spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {defineComponent, defineDirective} from '../../src/render3/index';
-import {bind, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, elementAttribute, elementClass, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, memory, text, textBinding} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
+import {bind, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, elementAttribute, elementClass, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, load, text, textBinding} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 
 import {renderToHtml} from './render_util';
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('exports', () => {
         elementEnd();
         text(2);
       }
-      textBinding(2, memory<MyComponent>(1).name);
+      textBinding(2, load<MyComponent>(1).name);
     }
 
     class MyComponent {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('exports', () => {
         elementStart(2, 'div', null, [MyDir]);
         elementEnd();
       }
-      elementProperty(2, 'myDir', bind(memory<MyComponent>(1)));
+      elementProperty(2, 'myDir', bind(load<MyComponent>(1)));
     }
 
     renderToHtml(Template, {});
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe('exports', () => {
         elementEnd();
         text(2);
       }
-      textBinding(2, memory<SomeDir>(1).name);
+      textBinding(2, load<SomeDir>(1).name);
     }
 
     class SomeDir {
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ describe('exports', () => {
           elementStart(2, MyComponent);
           elementEnd();
         }
-        elementProperty(0, 'myDir', bind(memory<MyComponent>(3)));
+        elementProperty(0, 'myDir', bind(load<MyComponent>(3)));
       }
 
       renderToHtml(Template, {});
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ describe('exports', () => {
           elementEnd();
         }
         let myInput = elementStart(4);
-        let myComp = memory(3) as MyComponent;
+        let myComp = load<MyComponent>(3);
         textBinding(0, bind(myInput && (myInput as any).value));
         textBinding(1, bind(myComp && myComp.name));
       }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/integration_spec.ts
index c7ba705a0b..dc8ff60aaa 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/integration_spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {defineComponent, defineDirective} from '../../src/render3/index';
-import {NO_CHANGE, bind, componentRefresh, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, elementAttribute, elementClass, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, elementStyle, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, interpolation1, interpolation2, interpolation3, interpolation4, interpolation5, interpolation6, interpolation7, interpolation8, interpolationV, memory, projection, projectionDef, text, textBinding} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
+import {NO_CHANGE, bind, componentRefresh, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, elementAttribute, elementClass, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, elementStyle, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, interpolation1, interpolation2, interpolation3, interpolation4, interpolation5, interpolation6, interpolation7, interpolation8, interpolationV, load, projection, projectionDef, text, textBinding} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 
 import {containerEl, renderToHtml} from './render_util';
 
@@ -300,8 +300,7 @@ describe('render3 integration test', () => {
           hostBindings: function(directiveIndex: number, elementIndex: number): void {
             // host bindings
             elementProperty(
-                elementIndex, 'title',
-                bind(memory<TodoComponentHostBinding>(directiveIndex).title));
+                elementIndex, 'title', bind(load<TodoComponentHostBinding>(directiveIndex).title));
           }
         });
       }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/lifecycle_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/lifecycle_spec.ts
index a104156d56..f06931b659 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/lifecycle_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/lifecycle_spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {ComponentTemplate, defineComponent, defineDirective} from '../../src/render3/index';
-import {bind, componentRefresh, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, listener, memory, projection, projectionDef, text} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
+import {bind, componentRefresh, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, listener, projection, projectionDef, store, text} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 
 import {containerEl, renderToHtml} from './render_util';
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/properties_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/properties_spec.ts
index 0ecd46c55f..4d55419961 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/properties_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/properties_spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {EventEmitter} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {defineComponent, defineDirective} from '../../src/render3/index';
-import {NO_CHANGE, bind, componentRefresh, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, interpolation1, listener, memory, text, textBinding} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
+import {NO_CHANGE, bind, componentRefresh, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, interpolation1, listener, load, text, textBinding} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 
 import {renderToHtml} from './render_util';
 
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ describe('elementProperty', () => {
               elementEnd();
               text(2);
             }
-            textBinding(2, bind(memory<MyDir>(1).role));
+            textBinding(2, bind(load<MyDir>(1).role));
           },
           factory: () => new Comp()
         });
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/pure_function_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/pure_function_spec.ts
index c2c3a8c7fb..f647684fab 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/pure_function_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/pure_function_spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 import {defineComponent} from '../../src/render3/index';
-import {bind, componentRefresh, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, memory} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
+import {bind, componentRefresh, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, load} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 import {pureFunction1, pureFunction2, pureFunction3, pureFunction4, pureFunction5, pureFunction6, pureFunction7, pureFunction8, pureFunctionV} from '../../src/render3/pure_function';
 import {renderToHtml} from '../../test/render3/render_util';
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ describe('array literals', () => {
         template: function(ctx: any, cm: boolean) {
           if (cm) {
             elementStart(0, MyComp);
-            myComps.push(memory(1));
+            myComps.push(load(1));
             elementEnd();
           }
           elementProperty(0, 'names', bind(ctx.someFn(pureFunction1(e0_ff, ctx.customName))));
@@ -223,22 +223,22 @@ describe('array literals', () => {
     function Template(c: any, cm: boolean) {
       if (cm) {
         elementStart(0, MyComp);
-        f3Comp = memory(1);
+        f3Comp = load(1);
         elementEnd();
         elementStart(2, MyComp);
-        f4Comp = memory(3);
+        f4Comp = load(3);
         elementEnd();
         elementStart(4, MyComp);
-        f5Comp = memory(5);
+        f5Comp = load(5);
         elementEnd();
         elementStart(6, MyComp);
-        f6Comp = memory(7);
+        f6Comp = load(7);
         elementEnd();
         elementStart(8, MyComp);
-        f7Comp = memory(9);
+        f7Comp = load(9);
         elementEnd();
         elementStart(10, MyComp);
-        f8Comp = memory(11);
+        f8Comp = load(11);
         elementEnd();
       }
       elementProperty(0, 'names', bind(pureFunction3(e0_ff, c[5], c[6], c[7])));
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ describe('object literals', () => {
         for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
           if (embeddedViewStart(0)) {
             elementStart(0, ObjectComp);
-            objectComps.push(memory(1));
+            objectComps.push(load(1));
             elementEnd();
           }
           elementProperty(
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/query_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/query_spec.ts
index d960563fed..f3cdb380e6 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/query_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/query_spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 import {QUERY_READ_CONTAINER_REF, QUERY_READ_ELEMENT_REF, QUERY_READ_FROM_NODE, QUERY_READ_TEMPLATE_REF} from '../../src/render3/di';
 import {QueryList, detectChanges} from '../../src/render3/index';
-import {container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, elementEnd, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, memory} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
+import {container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, elementEnd, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, load} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 import {query, queryRefresh} from '../../src/render3/query';
 
 import {createComponent, createDirective, renderComponent} from './render_util';
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ describe('query', () => {
         query(1, Child, true);
         elementStart(2, Child);
         {
-          child1 = memory(3);
+          child1 = load(3);
           elementStart(4, Child);
-          { child2 = memory(5); }
+          { child2 = load(5); }
           elementEnd();
         }
         elementEnd();
       }
-      queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query0 = tmp as QueryList<any>);
-      queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(1)) && (ctx.query1 = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+      queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query0 = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+      queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(1)) && (ctx.query1 = tmp as QueryList<any>);
     });
 
     const parent = renderComponent(Cmp);
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
           elToQuery = elementStart(1, 'div', null, [Child]);
           elementEnd();
         }
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ describe('query', () => {
         if (cm) {
           query(0, Child, false, OtherChild);
           elementStart(1, 'div', null, [Child, OtherChild]);
-          { otherChildInstance = memory(3); }
+          { otherChildInstance = load(3); }
           elementEnd();
         }
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
           elementStart(1, 'div', null, [Child]);
           elementEnd();
         }
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
           elementStart(2, 'div');
           elementEnd();
         }
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
           el2ToQuery = elementStart(3, 'div', null, null, ['bar', '']);
           elementEnd();
         }
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
           elementStart(2, 'div');
           elementEnd();
         }
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
           elementStart(1, 'div', null, null, ['foo', '']);
           elementEnd();
         }
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
           query(0, ['foo'], false, QUERY_READ_CONTAINER_REF);
           container(1, undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined, ['foo', '']);
         }
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
              query(0, ['foo'], false, QUERY_READ_ELEMENT_REF);
              container(1, undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined, ['foo', '']);
            }
-           queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+           queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
          });
 
          const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
           query(0, ['foo'], undefined, QUERY_READ_FROM_NODE);
           container(1, undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined, ['foo', '']);
         }
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
           query(0, ['foo'], false, QUERY_READ_TEMPLATE_REF);
           container(1, undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined, ['foo', '']);
         }
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -382,10 +382,10 @@ describe('query', () => {
         if (cm) {
           query(0, ['foo'], true, QUERY_READ_FROM_NODE);
           elementStart(1, Child, null, null, ['foo', '']);
-          { childInstance = memory(2); }
+          { childInstance = load(2); }
           elementEnd();
         }
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -410,10 +410,10 @@ describe('query', () => {
            if (cm) {
              query(0, ['foo'], true, QUERY_READ_FROM_NODE);
              elementStart(1, 'div', null, [Child], ['foo', 'child']);
-             childInstance = memory(2);
+             childInstance = load(2);
              elementEnd();
            }
-           queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+           queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
          });
 
          const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -439,12 +439,12 @@ describe('query', () => {
           query(0, ['foo', 'bar'], true, QUERY_READ_FROM_NODE);
           elementStart(1, 'div', null, [Child1, Child2], ['foo', 'child1', 'bar', 'child2']);
           {
-            child1Instance = memory(2);
-            child2Instance = memory(3);
+            child1Instance = load(2);
+            child2Instance = load(3);
           }
           elementEnd();
         }
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
           div = elementStart(1, 'div', null, [Child], ['foo', 'child']);
           elementEnd();
         }
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -495,10 +495,10 @@ describe('query', () => {
         if (cm) {
           query(0, ['foo', 'bar'], undefined, QUERY_READ_FROM_NODE);
           div = elementStart(1, 'div', null, [Child], ['foo', '', 'bar', 'child']);
-          { childInstance = memory(2); }
+          { childInstance = load(2); }
           elementEnd();
         }
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
           elementStart(1, 'div', null, null, ['foo', '']);
           elementEnd();
         }
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
           }
         }
         containerRefreshEnd();
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
              }
            }
            containerRefreshEnd();
-           queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+           queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
          });
 
          const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
           }
         }
         containerRefreshEnd();
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ describe('query', () => {
           }
         }
         containerRefreshEnd();
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.query = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
@@ -805,8 +805,8 @@ describe('query', () => {
           }
         }
         containerRefreshEnd();
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.deep = tmp as QueryList<any>);
-        queryRefresh(tmp = memory<QueryList<any>>(1)) && (ctx.shallow = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(0)) && (ctx.deep = tmp as QueryList<any>);
+        queryRefresh(tmp = load<QueryList<any>>(1)) && (ctx.shallow = tmp as QueryList<any>);
       });
 
       const cmptInstance = renderComponent(Cmpt);
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/view_container_ref_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/view_container_ref_spec.ts
index a28787ed3d..e8fa3cd087 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/view_container_ref_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/view_container_ref_spec.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import {TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef} from '../../src/core';
 import {defineComponent, defineDirective, injectTemplateRef, injectViewContainerRef} from '../../src/render3/index';
-import {bind, componentRefresh, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, memory, text, textBinding} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
+import {bind, componentRefresh, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, load, text, textBinding} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 
 import {renderComponent, toHtml} from './render_util';
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe('ViewContainerRef', () => {
           container(0, [TestDirective], subTemplate);
         }
         containerRefreshStart(0);
-        cmp.testDir = memory(1) as TestDirective;
+        cmp.testDir = load<TestDirective>(1);
         TestDirective.ngDirectiveDef.h(1, 0);
         componentRefresh(1, 0);
         containerRefreshEnd();