diff --git a/include/date/tz.h b/include/date/tz.h
index 5fc7297..483f0e2 100644
--- a/include/date/tz.h
+++ b/include/date/tz.h
@@ -964,27 +964,29 @@ time_zone::to_sys_impl(local_time<Duration> tp, choose, std::true_type) const
 
 #if !USE_OS_TZDB
 
-class link
+class time_zone_link
 {
 private:
     std::string name_;
     std::string target_;
 public:
-    DATE_API explicit link(const std::string& s);
+    DATE_API explicit time_zone_link(const std::string& s);
 
     const std::string& name() const {return name_;}
     const std::string& target() const {return target_;}
 
-    friend bool operator==(const link& x, const link& y) {return x.name_ == y.name_;}
-    friend bool operator< (const link& x, const link& y) {return x.name_ < y.name_;}
+    friend bool operator==(const time_zone_link& x, const time_zone_link& y) {return x.name_ == y.name_;}
+    friend bool operator< (const time_zone_link& x, const time_zone_link& y) {return x.name_ < y.name_;}
 
-    friend DATE_API std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const link& x);
+    friend DATE_API std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const time_zone_link& x);
 };
 
-inline bool operator!=(const link& x, const link& y) {return !(x == y);}
-inline bool operator> (const link& x, const link& y) {return   y < x;}
-inline bool operator<=(const link& x, const link& y) {return !(y < x);}
-inline bool operator>=(const link& x, const link& y) {return !(x < y);}
+using link = time_zone_link;
+
+inline bool operator!=(const time_zone_link& x, const time_zone_link& y) {return !(x == y);}
+inline bool operator> (const time_zone_link& x, const time_zone_link& y) {return   y < x;}
+inline bool operator<=(const time_zone_link& x, const time_zone_link& y) {return !(y < x);}
+inline bool operator>=(const time_zone_link& x, const time_zone_link& y) {return !(x < y);}
 
 #endif  // !USE_OS_TZDB
 
@@ -1155,16 +1157,16 @@ struct timezone_mapping
 
 struct tzdb
 {
-    std::string               version = "unknown";
-    std::vector<time_zone>    zones;
+    std::string                 version = "unknown";
+    std::vector<time_zone>      zones;
 #if !USE_OS_TZDB
-    std::vector<link>         links;
+    std::vector<time_zone_link> links;
 #endif
 #if !MISSING_LEAP_SECONDS
-    std::vector<leap_second>  leap_seconds;
+    std::vector<leap_second>    leap_seconds;
 #endif
 #if !USE_OS_TZDB
-    std::vector<detail::Rule> rules;
+    std::vector<detail::Rule>   rules;
 #endif
 #ifdef _WIN32
     std::vector<detail::timezone_mapping> mappings;
diff --git a/src/tz.cpp b/src/tz.cpp
index 91c8a54..087c02a 100644
--- a/src/tz.cpp
+++ b/src/tz.cpp
@@ -2720,9 +2720,9 @@ init_tzdb()
 
 #else  // !USE_OS_TZDB
 
-// link
+// time_zone_link
 
-link::link(const std::string& s)
+time_zone_link::time_zone_link(const std::string& s)
 {
     using namespace date;
     std::istringstream in(s);
@@ -2732,7 +2732,7 @@ link::link(const std::string& s)
 }
 
 std::ostream&
-operator<<(std::ostream& os, const link& x)
+operator<<(std::ostream& os, const time_zone_link& x)
 {
     using namespace date;
     detail::save_ostream<char> _(os);
@@ -3438,7 +3438,7 @@ init_tzdb()
                 }
                 else if (word == "Link")
                 {
-                    db->links.push_back(link(line));
+                    db->links.push_back(time_zone_link(line));
                     continue_zone = false;
                 }
                 else if (word == "Leap")
@@ -3521,9 +3521,9 @@ tzdb::locate_zone(const std::string& tz_name) const
 #if !USE_OS_TZDB
         auto li = std::lower_bound(links.begin(), links.end(), tz_name,
 #if HAS_STRING_VIEW
-        [](const link& z, const std::string_view& nm)
+        [](const time_zone_link& z, const std::string_view& nm)
 #else
-        [](const link& z, const std::string& nm)
+        [](const time_zone_link& z, const std::string& nm)
 #endif
         {
             return z.name() < nm;