diff --git a/include/multi_span.h b/include/multi_span.h
index cfe2d5c..a59c4dc 100644
--- a/include/multi_span.h
+++ b/include/multi_span.h
@@ -1127,25 +1127,25 @@ namespace details
     };
 
     template <typename T, typename... Args>
-    T static_as_span_helper(Sep, Args... args)
+    T static_as_multi_span_helper(Sep, Args... args)
     {
         return T{narrow_cast<typename T::size_type>(args)...};
     }
     template <typename T, typename Arg, typename... Args>
     std::enable_if_t<
         !std::is_same<Arg, dim<dynamic_range>>::value && !std::is_same<Arg, Sep>::value, T>
-        static_as_span_helper(Arg, Args... args)
+        static_as_multi_span_helper(Arg, Args... args)
     {
-        return static_as_span_helper<T>(args...);
+        return static_as_multi_span_helper<T>(args...);
     }
     template <typename T, typename... Args>
-    T static_as_span_helper(dim<dynamic_range> val, Args... args)
+    T static_as_multi_span_helper(dim<dynamic_range> val, Args... args)
     {
-        return static_as_span_helper<T>(args..., val.dvalue);
+        return static_as_multi_span_helper<T>(args..., val.dvalue);
     }
 
     template <typename... Dimensions>
-    struct static_as_span_static_bounds_helper
+    struct static_as_multi_span_static_bounds_helper
     {
         using type = static_bounds<(Dimensions::value)...>;
     };
@@ -1599,13 +1599,13 @@ public:
 template <typename SpanType, typename... Dimensions2, size_t DimCount = sizeof...(Dimensions2),
           bool Enabled = (DimCount > 0), typename = std::enable_if_t<Enabled>>
 constexpr multi_span<typename SpanType::value_type, Dimensions2::value...>
-as_span(SpanType s, Dimensions2... dims)
+as_multi_span(SpanType s, Dimensions2... dims)
 {
     static_assert(details::is_multi_span<SpanType>::value,
-                  "Variadic as_span() is for reshaping existing spans.");
+                  "Variadic as_multi_span() is for reshaping existing spans.");
     using BoundsType =
         typename multi_span<typename SpanType::value_type, (Dimensions2::value)...>::bounds_type;
-    auto tobounds = details::static_as_span_helper<BoundsType>(dims..., details::Sep{});
+    auto tobounds = details::static_as_multi_span_helper<BoundsType>(dims..., details::Sep{});
     details::verifyBoundsReshape(s.bounds(), tobounds);
     return {s.data(), tobounds};
 }
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ multi_span<byte> as_writeable_bytes(multi_span<U, Dimensions...> s) noexcept
 // on all implementations. It should be considered an experimental extension
 // to the standard GSL interface.
 template <typename U, std::ptrdiff_t... Dimensions>
-constexpr auto as_span(multi_span<const byte, Dimensions...> s) noexcept -> multi_span<
+constexpr auto as_multi_span(multi_span<const byte, Dimensions...> s) noexcept -> multi_span<
     const U, static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(
                  multi_span<const byte, Dimensions...>::bounds_type::static_size != dynamic_range
                      ? (static_cast<size_t>(
@@ -1661,7 +1661,7 @@ constexpr auto as_span(multi_span<const byte, Dimensions...> s) noexcept -> mult
 // on all implementations. It should be considered an experimental extension
 // to the standard GSL interface.
 template <typename U, std::ptrdiff_t... Dimensions>
-constexpr auto as_span(multi_span<byte, Dimensions...> s) noexcept
+constexpr auto as_multi_span(multi_span<byte, Dimensions...> s) noexcept
     -> multi_span<U, narrow_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(
                          multi_span<byte, Dimensions...>::bounds_type::static_size != dynamic_range
                              ? static_cast<std::size_t>(
@@ -1682,49 +1682,49 @@ constexpr auto as_span(multi_span<byte, Dimensions...> s) noexcept
 }
 
 template <typename T, std::ptrdiff_t... Dimensions>
-constexpr auto as_span(T* const& ptr, dim<Dimensions>... args)
+constexpr auto as_multi_span(T* const& ptr, dim<Dimensions>... args)
     -> multi_span<std::remove_all_extents_t<T>, Dimensions...>
 {
     return {reinterpret_cast<std::remove_all_extents_t<T>*>(ptr),
-            details::static_as_span_helper<static_bounds<Dimensions...>>(args..., details::Sep{})};
+            details::static_as_multi_span_helper<static_bounds<Dimensions...>>(args..., details::Sep{})};
 }
 
 template <typename T>
-constexpr auto as_span(T* arr, std::ptrdiff_t len) ->
+constexpr auto as_multi_span(T* arr, std::ptrdiff_t len) ->
     typename details::SpanArrayTraits<T, dynamic_range>::type
 {
     return {reinterpret_cast<std::remove_all_extents_t<T>*>(arr), len};
 }
 
 template <typename T, size_t N>
-constexpr auto as_span(T (&arr)[N]) -> typename details::SpanArrayTraits<T, N>::type
+constexpr auto as_multi_span(T (&arr)[N]) -> typename details::SpanArrayTraits<T, N>::type
 {
     return {arr};
 }
 
 template <typename T, size_t N>
-constexpr multi_span<const T, N> as_span(const std::array<T, N>& arr)
+constexpr multi_span<const T, N> as_multi_span(const std::array<T, N>& arr)
 {
     return {arr};
 }
 
 template <typename T, size_t N>
-constexpr multi_span<const T, N> as_span(const std::array<T, N>&&) = delete;
+constexpr multi_span<const T, N> as_multi_span(const std::array<T, N>&&) = delete;
 
 template <typename T, size_t N>
-constexpr multi_span<T, N> as_span(std::array<T, N>& arr)
+constexpr multi_span<T, N> as_multi_span(std::array<T, N>& arr)
 {
     return {arr};
 }
 
 template <typename T>
-constexpr multi_span<T, dynamic_range> as_span(T* begin, T* end)
+constexpr multi_span<T, dynamic_range> as_multi_span(T* begin, T* end)
 {
     return {begin, end};
 }
 
 template <typename Cont>
-constexpr auto as_span(Cont& arr) -> std::enable_if_t<
+constexpr auto as_multi_span(Cont& arr) -> std::enable_if_t<
     !details::is_multi_span<std::decay_t<Cont>>::value,
     multi_span<std::remove_reference_t<decltype(arr.size(), *arr.data())>, dynamic_range>>
 {
@@ -1733,13 +1733,13 @@ constexpr auto as_span(Cont& arr) -> std::enable_if_t<
 }
 
 template <typename Cont>
-constexpr auto as_span(Cont&& arr) -> std::enable_if_t<
+constexpr auto as_multi_span(Cont&& arr) -> std::enable_if_t<
     !details::is_multi_span<std::decay_t<Cont>>::value,
     multi_span<std::remove_reference_t<decltype(arr.size(), *arr.data())>, dynamic_range>> = delete;
 
 // from basic_string which doesn't have nonconst .data() member like other contiguous containers
 template <typename CharT, typename Traits, typename Allocator>
-constexpr auto as_span(std::basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& str)
+constexpr auto as_multi_span(std::basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& str)
     -> multi_span<CharT, dynamic_range>
 {
     Expects(str.size() < PTRDIFF_MAX);
diff --git a/tests/multi_span_tests.cpp b/tests/multi_span_tests.cpp
index 207428d..7432057 100644
--- a/tests/multi_span_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/multi_span_tests.cpp
@@ -680,22 +680,22 @@ SUITE(multi_span_tests)
     {
         static_assert(Bounds::static_size == 60, "static bounds is wrong size");
     }
-    TEST(as_span_reshape)
+    TEST(as_multi_span_reshape)
     {
         int a[3][4][5];
-        auto av = as_span(a);
+        auto av = as_multi_span(a);
         fn(av.bounds());
-        auto av2 = as_span(av, dim<60>());
-        auto av3 = as_span(av2, dim<3>(), dim<4>(), dim<5>());
-        auto av4 = as_span(av3, dim<4>(), dim<>(3), dim<5>());
-        auto av5 = as_span(av4, dim<3>(), dim<4>(), dim<5>());
-        auto av6 = as_span(av5, dim<12>(), dim<>(5));
+        auto av2 = as_multi_span(av, dim<60>());
+        auto av3 = as_multi_span(av2, dim<3>(), dim<4>(), dim<5>());
+        auto av4 = as_multi_span(av3, dim<4>(), dim<>(3), dim<5>());
+        auto av5 = as_multi_span(av4, dim<3>(), dim<4>(), dim<5>());
+        auto av6 = as_multi_span(av5, dim<12>(), dim<>(5));
 
         fill(av6.begin(), av6.end(), 1);
 
         auto av7 = as_bytes(av6);
 
-        auto av8 = as_span<int>(av7);
+        auto av8 = as_multi_span<int>(av7);
 
         CHECK(av8.size() == av6.size());
         for (auto i = 0; i < av8.size(); i++) {
@@ -949,12 +949,12 @@ SUITE(multi_span_tests)
     {
         {
             int arr[10][2];
-            auto s1 = as_span(arr);
+            auto s1 = as_multi_span(arr);
             multi_span<const int, dynamic_range, 2> s2 = s1;
 
             CHECK(s1 == s2);
 
-            multi_span<int, 20> s3 = as_span(s1, dim<>(20));
+            multi_span<int, 20> s3 = as_multi_span(s1, dim<>(20));
             CHECK(s3 == s2 && s3 == s1);
         }
 
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ SUITE(multi_span_tests)
 
     TEST(basics)
     {
-        auto ptr = as_span(new int[10], 10);
+        auto ptr = as_multi_span(new int[10], 10);
         fill(ptr.begin(), ptr.end(), 99);
         for (int num : ptr) {
             CHECK(num == 99);
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ SUITE(multi_span_tests)
     TEST(bounds_checks)
     {
         int arr[10][2];
-        auto av = as_span(arr);
+        auto av = as_multi_span(arr);
 
         fill(begin(av), end(av), 0);
 
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ SUITE(multi_span_tests)
     {
         auto data = new int[4][3][5];
 
-        auto av = as_span(data, 4);
+        auto av = as_multi_span(data, 4);
 
         CHECK(av.size() == 60);
 
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ SUITE(multi_span_tests)
         CHECK(count == 34 * 60);
         overloaded_func(av, 34);
 
-        overloaded_func(as_span(av, dim<>(4), dim<>(3), dim<>(5)), 34);
+        overloaded_func(as_multi_span(av, dim<>(4), dim<>(3), dim<>(5)), 34);
 
         // fixed_func(av, 34);
         delete[] data;
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ SUITE(multi_span_tests)
 
         // size check will be done
         auto image_view =
-            as_span(as_span(image_ptr, imgSize), dim<>(height), dim<>(width), dim<3>());
+            as_multi_span(as_multi_span(image_ptr, imgSize), dim<>(height), dim<>(width), dim<3>());
 
         iota(image_view.begin(), image_view.end(), 1);
 
@@ -1160,12 +1160,12 @@ SUITE(multi_span_tests)
         }
     }
 
-    TEST(as_span)
+    TEST(as_multi_span)
     {
         {
             int* arr = new int[150];
 
-            auto av = as_span(arr, dim<10>(), dim<>(3), dim<5>());
+            auto av = as_multi_span(arr, dim<10>(), dim<>(3), dim<5>());
 
             fill(av.begin(), av.end(), 24);
             overloaded_func(av, 24);
@@ -1173,44 +1173,44 @@ SUITE(multi_span_tests)
             delete[] arr;
 
             array<int, 15> stdarr{0};
-            auto av2 = as_span(stdarr);
-            overloaded_func(as_span(av2, dim<>(1), dim<3>(), dim<5>()), 0);
+            auto av2 = as_multi_span(stdarr);
+            overloaded_func(as_multi_span(av2, dim<>(1), dim<3>(), dim<5>()), 0);
 
             string str = "ttttttttttttttt"; // size = 15
             auto t = str.data();
             (void) t;
-            auto av3 = as_span(str);
-            overloaded_func(as_span(av3, dim<>(1), dim<3>(), dim<5>()), 't');
+            auto av3 = as_multi_span(str);
+            overloaded_func(as_multi_span(av3, dim<>(1), dim<3>(), dim<5>()), 't');
         }
 
         {
             string str;
-            multi_span<char> strspan = as_span(str);
+            multi_span<char> strspan = as_multi_span(str);
             (void) strspan;
             const string cstr;
-            multi_span<const char> cstrspan = as_span(cstr);
+            multi_span<const char> cstrspan = as_multi_span(cstr);
             (void) cstrspan;
         }
 
         {
             int a[3][4][5];
-            auto av = as_span(a);
+            auto av = as_multi_span(a);
             const int(*b)[4][5];
             b = a;
-            auto bv = as_span(b, 3);
+            auto bv = as_multi_span(b, 3);
 
             CHECK(av == bv);
 
             const std::array<double, 3> arr = {0.0, 0.0, 0.0};
-            auto cv = as_span(arr);
+            auto cv = as_multi_span(arr);
             (void) cv;
 
             vector<float> vec(3);
-            auto dv = as_span(vec);
+            auto dv = as_multi_span(vec);
             (void) dv;
 
 #ifdef CONFIRM_COMPILATION_ERRORS
-            auto dv2 = as_span(std::move(vec));
+            auto dv2 = as_multi_span(std::move(vec));
 #endif
         }
     }
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ SUITE(multi_span_tests)
 
         CHECK(av[i] == 4);
 
-        auto av2 = as_span(av, dim<4>(), dim<>(2));
+        auto av2 = as_multi_span(av, dim<4>(), dim<>(2));
         ptrdiff_t a2[2] = {0, 1};
         index<2> i2 = a2;
 
@@ -1486,21 +1486,21 @@ SUITE(multi_span_tests)
             arr[i] = i;
         }
 
-        auto av = as_span(arr, size);
+        auto av = as_multi_span(arr, size);
 
         // first bound is dynamic
         {
-            multi_span<int, dynamic_range, 2> av2 = as_span(av, dim<>(height), dim<>(width));
+            multi_span<int, dynamic_range, 2> av2 = as_multi_span(av, dim<>(height), dim<>(width));
             iterate_second_column(av2);
         }
         // second bound is dynamic
         {
-            multi_span<int, 4, dynamic_range> av2 = as_span(av, dim<>(height), dim<>(width));
+            multi_span<int, 4, dynamic_range> av2 = as_multi_span(av, dim<>(height), dim<>(width));
             iterate_second_column(av2);
         }
         // both bounds are dynamic
         {
-            multi_span<int, dynamic_range, dynamic_range> av2 = as_span(av, dim<>(height), dim<>(width));
+            multi_span<int, dynamic_range, dynamic_range> av2 = as_multi_span(av, dim<>(height), dim<>(width));
             iterate_second_column(av2);
         }
 
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ SUITE(multi_span_tests)
 
         CHECK_THROW(av1[10][3][4], fail_fast);
 
-        multi_span<const double, dynamic_range, 6, 4> av2 = as_span(av1, dim<>(5), dim<6>(), dim<4>());
+        multi_span<const double, dynamic_range, 6, 4> av2 = as_multi_span(av1, dim<>(5), dim<6>(), dim<4>());
         (void) av2;
     }
 
@@ -1562,13 +1562,13 @@ SUITE(multi_span_tests)
 #ifdef CONFIRM_COMPILATION_ERRORS
         {
             multi_span<int, dynamic_range> av = arr;
-            multi_span<int, 2, 1> av2 = av.as_span(dim<2>(), dim<2>());
+            multi_span<int, 2, 1> av2 = av.as_multi_span(dim<2>(), dim<2>());
         }
 #endif
 
         {
             multi_span<int, dynamic_range> av = arr;
-            multi_span<int, 2, 1> av2 = as_span(av, dim<>(2), dim<>(2));
+            multi_span<int, 2, 1> av2 = as_multi_span(av, dim<>(2), dim<>(2));
             auto workaround_macro = [&]() { return av2[{1, 0}] == 2; };
             CHECK(workaround_macro());
         }
diff --git a/tests/strided_span_tests.cpp b/tests/strided_span_tests.cpp
index 9fcdfeb..19056b1 100644
--- a/tests/strided_span_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/strided_span_tests.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ SUITE(strided_span_tests)
 	{
 		int a[30][4][5];
 		
-		auto av = as_span(a);
+		auto av = as_multi_span(a);
 		auto sub = av.section({15, 0, 0}, gsl::index<3>{2, 2, 2});
 		auto subsub = sub.section({1, 0, 0}, gsl::index<3>{1, 1, 1});
 		(void)subsub;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ SUITE(strided_span_tests)
 	{
 		std::vector<int> data(5 * 10);
 		std::iota(begin(data), end(data), 0);
-        const multi_span<int, 5, 10> av = as_span(multi_span<int>{data}, dim<5>(), dim<10>());
+        const multi_span<int, 5, 10> av = as_multi_span(multi_span<int>{data}, dim<5>(), dim<10>());
 
 		strided_span<int, 2> av_section_1 = av.section({ 1, 2 }, { 3, 4 });
 		CHECK((av_section_1[{0, 0}] == 12));
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ SUITE(strided_span_tests)
 	{
 		std::vector<int> data(5 * 10);
 		std::iota(begin(data), end(data), 0);
-        const multi_span<int, 5, 10> src = as_span(multi_span<int>{data}, dim<5>(), dim<10>());
+        const multi_span<int, 5, 10> src = as_multi_span(multi_span<int>{data}, dim<5>(), dim<10>());
 
 		const strided_span<int, 2> sav{ src, {{5, 10}, {10, 1}} };
 #ifdef CONFIRM_COMPILATION_ERRORS
@@ -413,18 +413,18 @@ SUITE(strided_span_tests)
 			strided_span<int, 1> sav2{ arr, { 1,1,1 } };
 			strided_span<int, 1> sav3{ av, { 1 } };
 			strided_span<int, 1> sav4{ av, { 1,1,1 } };
-			strided_span<int, 2> sav5{ av.as_span(dim<2>(), dim<2>()), { 1 } };
-			strided_span<int, 2> sav6{ av.as_span(dim<2>(), dim<2>()), { 1,1,1 } };
-			strided_span<int, 2> sav7{ av.as_span(dim<2>(), dim<2>()), { { 1,1 },{ 1,1 },{ 1,1 } } };
+			strided_span<int, 2> sav5{ av.as_multi_span(dim<2>(), dim<2>()), { 1 } };
+			strided_span<int, 2> sav6{ av.as_multi_span(dim<2>(), dim<2>()), { 1,1,1 } };
+			strided_span<int, 2> sav7{ av.as_multi_span(dim<2>(), dim<2>()), { { 1,1 },{ 1,1 },{ 1,1 } } };
 
 			index<1> index{ 0, 1 };
 			strided_span<int, 1> sav8{ arr,{ 1,{ 1,1 } } };
 			strided_span<int, 1> sav9{ arr,{ { 1,1 },{ 1,1 } } };
 			strided_span<int, 1> sav10{ av,{ 1,{ 1,1 } } };
 			strided_span<int, 1> sav11{ av,{ { 1,1 },{ 1,1 } } };
-			strided_span<int, 2> sav12{ av.as_span(dim<2>(), dim<2>()),{ { 1 },{ 1 } } };
-			strided_span<int, 2> sav13{ av.as_span(dim<2>(), dim<2>()),{ { 1 },{ 1,1,1 } } };
-			strided_span<int, 2> sav14{ av.as_span(dim<2>(), dim<2>()),{ { 1,1,1 },{ 1 } } };
+			strided_span<int, 2> sav12{ av.as_multi_span(dim<2>(), dim<2>()),{ { 1 },{ 1 } } };
+			strided_span<int, 2> sav13{ av.as_multi_span(dim<2>(), dim<2>()),{ { 1 },{ 1,1,1 } } };
+			strided_span<int, 2> sav14{ av.as_multi_span(dim<2>(), dim<2>()),{ { 1,1,1 },{ 1 } } };
 		}
 #endif
 	}
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ SUITE(strided_span_tests)
 		// retype strided array with regular strides - from multi_span
 		{
 			strided_bounds<2> bounds{ { 2, bytes.size() / 4 }, { bytes.size() / 2, 1 } };
-			multi_span<const byte, 2, dynamic_range> bytes2 = as_span(bytes, dim<2>(), dim<>(bytes.size() / 2));
+			multi_span<const byte, 2, dynamic_range> bytes2 = as_multi_span(bytes, dim<2>(), dim<>(bytes.size() / 2));
 			strided_span<const byte, 2> sav2{ bytes2, bounds };
 			strided_span<int, 2> sav3 = sav2.as_strided_span<int>();
 			CHECK(sav3[0][0] == 0);
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ SUITE(strided_span_tests)
 		// retype strided array with not enough elements - last dimension of the array is too small
 		{
 			strided_bounds<2> bounds{ { 4,2 },{ 4, 1 } };
-			multi_span<const byte, 2, dynamic_range> bytes2 = as_span(bytes, dim<2>(), dim<>(bytes.size() / 2));
+			multi_span<const byte, 2, dynamic_range> bytes2 = as_multi_span(bytes, dim<2>(), dim<>(bytes.size() / 2));
 			strided_span<const byte, 2> sav2{ bytes2, bounds };
 			CHECK_THROW(sav2.as_strided_span<int>(), fail_fast);
 		}
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ SUITE(strided_span_tests)
 		// retype strided array with not enough elements - strides are too small
 		{
 			strided_bounds<2> bounds{ { 4,2 },{ 2, 1 } };
-			multi_span<const byte, 2, dynamic_range> bytes2 = as_span(bytes, dim<2>(), dim<>(bytes.size() / 2));
+			multi_span<const byte, 2, dynamic_range> bytes2 = as_multi_span(bytes, dim<2>(), dim<>(bytes.size() / 2));
 			strided_span<const byte, 2> sav2{ bytes2, bounds };
 			CHECK_THROW(sav2.as_strided_span<int>(), fail_fast);
 		}
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ SUITE(strided_span_tests)
 		// retype strided array with not enough elements - last dimension does not divide by the new typesize
 		{
 			strided_bounds<2> bounds{ { 2,6 },{ 4, 1 } };
-			multi_span<const byte, 2, dynamic_range> bytes2 = as_span(bytes, dim<2>(), dim<>(bytes.size() / 2));
+			multi_span<const byte, 2, dynamic_range> bytes2 = as_multi_span(bytes, dim<2>(), dim<>(bytes.size() / 2));
 			strided_span<const byte, 2> sav2{ bytes2, bounds };
 			CHECK_THROW(sav2.as_strided_span<int>(), fail_fast);
 		}
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ SUITE(strided_span_tests)
 		// retype strided array with not enough elements - strides does not divide by the new typesize
 		{
 			strided_bounds<2> bounds{ { 2, 1 },{ 6, 1 } };
-			multi_span<const byte, 2, dynamic_range> bytes2 = as_span(bytes, dim<2>(), dim<>(bytes.size() / 2));
+			multi_span<const byte, 2, dynamic_range> bytes2 = as_multi_span(bytes, dim<2>(), dim<>(bytes.size() / 2));
 			strided_span<const byte, 2> sav2{ bytes2, bounds };
 			CHECK_THROW(sav2.as_strided_span<int>(), fail_fast);
 		}
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ SUITE(strided_span_tests)
             arr[2 * i + 1] = i;
         }
 
-        auto av = as_span(arr, 8);
+        auto av = as_multi_span(arr, 8);
         iterate_every_other_element(av);
 
         delete[] arr;
@@ -670,22 +670,22 @@ SUITE(strided_span_tests)
         }
 
         {
-            auto av = as_span(as_span(arr, 24), dim<3>(), dim<4>(), dim<2>());
+            auto av = as_multi_span(as_multi_span(arr, 24), dim<3>(), dim<4>(), dim<2>());
             iterate_second_slice(av);
         }
 
         {
-            auto av = as_span(as_span(arr, 24), dim<>(3), dim<4>(), dim<2>());
+            auto av = as_multi_span(as_multi_span(arr, 24), dim<>(3), dim<4>(), dim<2>());
             iterate_second_slice(av);
         }
 
         {
-            auto av = as_span(as_span(arr, 24), dim<3>(), dim<>(4), dim<2>());
+            auto av = as_multi_span(as_multi_span(arr, 24), dim<3>(), dim<>(4), dim<2>());
             iterate_second_slice(av);
         }
 
         {
-            auto av = as_span(as_span(arr, 24), dim<3>(), dim<4>(), dim<>(2));
+            auto av = as_multi_span(as_multi_span(arr, 24), dim<3>(), dim<4>(), dim<>(2));
             iterate_second_slice(av);
         }
         delete[] arr;
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ SUITE(strided_span_tests)
         auto d1 = sizeof(int) * 12 / d2;
 
         // convert to 4x12 array of bytes
-        auto av = as_span(as_bytes(as_span(arr, 4)), dim<>(d1), dim<>(d2));
+        auto av = as_multi_span(as_bytes(as_multi_span(arr, 4)), dim<>(d1), dim<>(d2));
 
         CHECK(av.bounds().index_bounds()[0] == 4);
         CHECK(av.bounds().index_bounds()[1] == 12);