diff --git a/cmd/kubecfg/kubecfg.go b/cmd/kubecfg/kubecfg.go
index 65c7f05d85..87c96b13bf 100644
--- a/cmd/kubecfg/kubecfg.go
+++ b/cmd/kubecfg/kubecfg.go
@@ -373,11 +373,11 @@ func executeAPIRequest(ctx api.Context, method string, c *client.Client) bool {
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Fatalf("error obtaining resource version for update: %v", err)
 		}
-		jsonBase, err := meta.FindAccessor(obj)
+		meta, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Fatalf("error finding json base for update: %v", err)
 		}
-		version = jsonBase.ResourceVersion()
+		version = meta.ResourceVersion()
 		verb = "PUT"
 		setBody = true
 		if !validStorage || !hasSuffix {
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ func executeAPIRequest(ctx api.Context, method string, c *client.Client) bool {
 			if err != nil {
 				glog.Fatalf("error setting resource version: %v", err)
 			}
-			jsonBase, err := meta.FindAccessor(obj)
+			jsonBase, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
 			if err != nil {
 				glog.Fatalf("error setting resource version: %v", err)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/api/meta/meta.go b/pkg/api/meta/meta.go
index a4570987f5..6509fbabfd 100644
--- a/pkg/api/meta/meta.go
+++ b/pkg/api/meta/meta.go
@@ -24,46 +24,63 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
-// FindAccessor takes an arbitary type and returns an Accessor interfaces.
-// obj must be a pointer to an api type. An error is returned if the minimum
-// required fields are missing.
-func FindAccessor(obj interface{}) (Accessor, error) {
+// Interface lets you work with object metadata from any of the versioned or
+// internal API objects.
+type Interface interface {
+	Name() string
+	SetName(name string)
+	UID() string
+	SetUID(uid string)
+	APIVersion() string
+	SetAPIVersion(version string)
+	Kind() string
+	SetKind(kind string)
+	ResourceVersion() string
+	SetResourceVersion(version string)
+	SelfLink() string
+	SetSelfLink(selfLink string)
+}
+
+// Accessor takes an arbitary object pointer and returns meta.Interface.
+// obj must be a pointer to an API type. An error is returned if the minimum
+// required fields are missing. Fields that are not required return the default
+// value and are a no-op if set.
+func Accessor(obj interface{}) (Interface, error) {
 	v, err := conversion.EnforcePtr(obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	t := v.Type()
-	name := t.Name()
 	if v.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected struct, but got %v: %v (%#v)", v.Kind(), name, v.Interface())
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected struct, but got %v: %v (%#v)", v.Kind(), t, v.Interface())
 	}
 
 	typeMeta := v.FieldByName("TypeMeta")
 	if !typeMeta.IsValid() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("struct %v lacks embedded TypeMeta type", name)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("struct %v lacks embedded TypeMeta type", t)
 	}
 
 	a := &genericAccessor{}
-	if err := findTypeMeta(typeMeta, a); err != nil {
+	if err := extractFromTypeMeta(typeMeta, a); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find type fields on %#v", typeMeta)
 	}
 
 	objectMeta := v.FieldByName("ObjectMeta")
 	if objectMeta.IsValid() {
 		// look for the ObjectMeta fields
-		if err := findObjectMeta(objectMeta, a); err != nil {
+		if err := extractFromObjectMeta(objectMeta, a); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find object fields on %#v", objectMeta)
 		}
 	} else {
 		listMeta := v.FieldByName("ListMeta")
 		if listMeta.IsValid() {
 			// look for the ListMeta fields
-			if err := findListMeta(listMeta, a); err != nil {
+			if err := extractFromListMeta(listMeta, a); err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find list fields on %#v", listMeta)
 			}
 		} else {
 			// look for the older TypeMeta with all metadata
-			if err := findObjectMeta(typeMeta, a); err != nil {
+			if err := extractFromObjectMeta(typeMeta, a); err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find object fields on %#v", typeMeta)
 			}
 		}
@@ -82,7 +99,7 @@ func NewResourceVersioner() runtime.ResourceVersioner {
 type resourceAccessor struct{}
 
 func (v resourceAccessor) ResourceVersion(obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
-	accessor, err := FindAccessor(obj)
+	accessor, err := Accessor(obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -90,7 +107,7 @@ func (v resourceAccessor) ResourceVersion(obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (v resourceAccessor) SetResourceVersion(obj runtime.Object, version string) error {
-	accessor, err := FindAccessor(obj)
+	accessor, err := Accessor(obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -99,7 +116,7 @@ func (v resourceAccessor) SetResourceVersion(obj runtime.Object, version string)
 }
 
 func (v resourceAccessor) Name(obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
-	accessor, err := FindAccessor(obj)
+	accessor, err := Accessor(obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -107,7 +124,7 @@ func (v resourceAccessor) Name(obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (v resourceAccessor) SelfLink(obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
-	accessor, err := FindAccessor(obj)
+	accessor, err := Accessor(obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -115,7 +132,7 @@ func (v resourceAccessor) SelfLink(obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (v resourceAccessor) SetSelfLink(obj runtime.Object, selfLink string) error {
-	accessor, err := FindAccessor(obj)
+	accessor, err := Accessor(obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -128,23 +145,6 @@ func NewSelfLinker() runtime.SelfLinker {
 	return resourceAccessor{}
 }
 
-// Accessor lets you work with object metadata from any of the versioned or
-// internal APIruntime.Objects.
-type Accessor interface {
-	Name() string
-	SetName(name string)
-	UID() string
-	SetUID(uid string)
-	APIVersion() string
-	SetAPIVersion(version string)
-	Kind() string
-	SetKind(kind string)
-	ResourceVersion() string
-	SetResourceVersion(version string)
-	SelfLink() string
-	SetSelfLink(selfLink string)
-}
-
 // genericAccessor contains pointers to strings that can modify an arbitrary
 // struct and implements the Accessor interface.
 type genericAccessor struct {
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ func fieldPtr(v reflect.Value, fieldName string, dest interface{}) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("Couldn't assign/convert %v to %v", field.Type(), v.Type())
 }
 
-// findTypeMeta extracts pointers to version and kind fields from an object
-func findTypeMeta(v reflect.Value, a *genericAccessor) error {
+// extractFromTypeMeta extracts pointers to version and kind fields from an object
+func extractFromTypeMeta(v reflect.Value, a *genericAccessor) error {
 	if err := fieldPtr(v, "APIVersion", &a.apiVersion); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ func findTypeMeta(v reflect.Value, a *genericAccessor) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// findObjectMeta extracts pointers to metadata fields from an object
-func findObjectMeta(v reflect.Value, a *genericAccessor) error {
+// extractFromObjectMeta extracts pointers to metadata fields from an object
+func extractFromObjectMeta(v reflect.Value, a *genericAccessor) error {
 	if err := fieldPtr(v, "Name", &a.name); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ func findObjectMeta(v reflect.Value, a *genericAccessor) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// findObjectMeta extracts pointers to metadata fields from a list object
-func findListMeta(v reflect.Value, a *genericAccessor) error {
+// extractFromObjectMeta extracts pointers to metadata fields from a list object
+func extractFromListMeta(v reflect.Value, a *genericAccessor) error {
 	if err := fieldPtr(v, "ResourceVersion", &a.resourceVersion); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/meta/meta_test.go b/pkg/api/meta/meta_test.go
index 094b231f01..1d7653e16f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/meta/meta_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/meta/meta_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestGenericTypeMeta(t *testing.T) {
 			SelfLink:        "some/place/only/we/know",
 		},
 	}
-	accessor, err := FindAccessor(&j)
+	accessor, err := Accessor(&j)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("new err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func TestGenericObjectMeta(t *testing.T) {
 			SelfLink:        "some/place/only/we/know",
 		},
 	}
-	accessor, err := FindAccessor(&j)
+	accessor, err := Accessor(&j)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("new err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func TestGenericListMeta(t *testing.T) {
 			SelfLink:        "some/place/only/we/know",
 		},
 	}
-	accessor, err := FindAccessor(&j)
+	accessor, err := Accessor(&j)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("new err: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/ref.go b/pkg/api/ref.go
index 200fa34b55..c21533fe7f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/ref.go
+++ b/pkg/api/ref.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func GetReference(obj runtime.Object) (*ObjectReference, error) {
 	if obj == nil {
 		return nil, ErrNilObject
 	}
-	accessor, err := meta.FindAccessor(obj)
+	meta, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ func GetReference(obj runtime.Object) (*ObjectReference, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	version := versionFromSelfLink.FindStringSubmatch(accessor.SelfLink())
+	version := versionFromSelfLink.FindStringSubmatch(meta.SelfLink())
 	if len(version) < 2 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected self link format: %v", accessor.SelfLink())
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected self link format: %v", meta.SelfLink())
 	}
 	return &ObjectReference{
 		Kind:       kind,
 		APIVersion: version[1],
 		// TODO: correct Name and UID when TypeMeta makes a distinction
-		Name:            accessor.Name(),
-		UID:             accessor.UID(),
-		ResourceVersion: accessor.ResourceVersion(),
+		Name:            meta.Name(),
+		UID:             meta.UID(),
+		ResourceVersion: meta.ResourceVersion(),
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/serialization_test.go b/pkg/api/serialization_test.go
index 7c242604da..731e680a0f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/serialization_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/serialization_test.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ var apiObjectFuzzer = fuzz.New().NilChance(.5).NumElements(1, 1).Funcs(
 func runTest(t *testing.T, codec runtime.Codec, source runtime.Object) {
 	name := reflect.TypeOf(source).Elem().Name()
 	apiObjectFuzzer.Fuzz(source)
-	j, err := meta.FindAccessor(source)
+	j, err := meta.Accessor(source)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v for %#v", err, source)
 	}
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func TestTypes(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("Couldn't make a %v? %v", kind, err)
 				continue
 			}
-			if _, err := meta.FindAccessor(item); err != nil {
+			if _, err := meta.Accessor(item); err != nil {
 				t.Logf("%s is not a TypeMeta and cannot be round tripped: %v", kind, err)
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/client/cache/reflector.go b/pkg/client/cache/reflector.go
index d9036a716b..b360699a6c 100644
--- a/pkg/client/cache/reflector.go
+++ b/pkg/client/cache/reflector.go
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ func (r *Reflector) listAndWatch() {
 		glog.Errorf("Failed to list %v: %v", r.expectedType, err)
 		return
 	}
-	jsonBase, err := meta.FindAccessor(list)
+	meta, err := meta.Accessor(list)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Unable to understand list result %#v", list)
 		return
 	}
-	resourceVersion = jsonBase.ResourceVersion()
+	resourceVersion = meta.ResourceVersion()
 	items, err := runtime.ExtractList(list)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Unable to understand list result %#v (%v)", list, err)
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ func (r *Reflector) listAndWatch() {
 func (r *Reflector) syncWith(items []runtime.Object) error {
 	found := map[string]interface{}{}
 	for _, item := range items {
-		jsonBase, err := meta.FindAccessor(item)
+		meta, err := meta.Accessor(item)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unexpected item in list: %v", err)
 		}
-		found[jsonBase.Name()] = item
+		found[meta.Name()] = item
 	}
 
 	r.store.Replace(found)
@@ -140,25 +140,25 @@ func (r *Reflector) watchHandler(w watch.Interface, resourceVersion *string) err
 			glog.Errorf("expected type %v, but watch event object had type %v", e, a)
 			continue
 		}
-		jsonBase, err := meta.FindAccessor(event.Object)
+		meta, err := meta.Accessor(event.Object)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Errorf("unable to understand watch event %#v", event)
 			continue
 		}
 		switch event.Type {
 		case watch.Added:
-			r.store.Add(jsonBase.Name(), event.Object)
+			r.store.Add(meta.Name(), event.Object)
 		case watch.Modified:
-			r.store.Update(jsonBase.Name(), event.Object)
+			r.store.Update(meta.Name(), event.Object)
 		case watch.Deleted:
 			// TODO: Will any consumers need access to the "last known
 			// state", which is passed in event.Object? If so, may need
 			// to change this.
-			r.store.Delete(jsonBase.Name())
+			r.store.Delete(meta.Name())
 		default:
 			glog.Errorf("unable to understand watch event %#v", event)
 		}
-		*resourceVersion = jsonBase.ResourceVersion()
+		*resourceVersion = meta.ResourceVersion()
 		eventCount++
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/modify.go b/pkg/kubectl/modify.go
index c7420abc64..eeeda63cd1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/modify.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/modify.go
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ func doUpdate(c *client.RESTClient, resource string, obj runtime.Object) (string
 
 	// Update the object we are trying to send to the server with the
 	// correct resource version.
-	typeMeta, err := meta.FindAccessor(obj)
+	meta, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	typeMeta.SetResourceVersion(version)
+	meta.SetResourceVersion(version)
 
 	// Convert object with updated resourceVersion to data for PUT.
 	data, err := c.Codec.Encode(obj)
@@ -150,17 +150,17 @@ func doDelete(c *client.RESTClient, resource string, obj runtime.Object) (string
 }
 
 func getIDFromObj(obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
-	typeMeta, err := meta.FindAccessor(obj)
+	meta, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	return typeMeta.Name(), nil
+	return meta.Name(), nil
 }
 
 func getResourceVersionFromObj(obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
-	typeMeta, err := meta.FindAccessor(obj)
+	meta, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	return typeMeta.ResourceVersion(), nil
+	return meta.ResourceVersion(), nil
 }