diff --git a/application/argumentparser.cpp b/application/argumentparser.cpp
index 28932f9..210ca0e 100644
--- a/application/argumentparser.cpp
+++ b/application/argumentparser.cpp
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ void ArgumentParser::parseArgs(int argc, const char *const *argv, ParseArgumentB
  */
 void ArgumentParser::readArgs(int argc, const char *const *argv)
 {
-    IF_DEBUG_BUILD(verifyArgs(m_mainArgs);)
+    CPP_UTILITIES_IF_DEBUG_BUILD(verifyArgs(m_mainArgs);)
     m_actualArgc = 0;
 
     // the first argument is the executable name
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ bool ArgumentParser::isUncombinableMainArgPresent() const
     return false;
 }
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_BUILD
+#ifdef CPP_UTILITIES_DEBUG_BUILD
 /*!
  * \brief Verifies the specified \a argument definitions.
  *
diff --git a/application/argumentparser.h b/application/argumentparser.h
index d5eb064..610bee5 100644
--- a/application/argumentparser.h
+++ b/application/argumentparser.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <initializer_list>
 #include <limits>
 #include <vector>
-#ifdef DEBUG_BUILD
+#ifdef CPP_UTILITIES_DEBUG_BUILD
 #include <cassert>
 #endif
 
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     // declare internal operations
-    IF_DEBUG_BUILD(void verifyArgs(const ArgumentVector &args);)
+    CPP_UTILITIES_IF_DEBUG_BUILD(void verifyArgs(const ArgumentVector &args);)
     ArgumentCompletionInfo determineCompletionInfo(
         int argc, const char *const *argv, unsigned int currentWordIndex, const ArgumentReader &reader) const;
     std::string findSuggestions(int argc, const char *const *argv, unsigned int cursorPos, const ArgumentReader &reader) const;
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ inline const char *Argument::name() const
  */
 inline void Argument::setName(const char *name)
 {
-#ifdef DEBUG_BUILD
+#ifdef CPP_UTILITIES_DEBUG_BUILD
     if (name && *name) {
         assert(*name != '-');
         for (const char *c = name; *c; ++c) {
@@ -552,8 +552,8 @@ inline char Argument::abbreviation() const
  */
 inline void Argument::setAbbreviation(char abbreviation)
 {
-    IF_DEBUG_BUILD(assert(abbreviation != ' ' && abbreviation != '=' && abbreviation != '-' && abbreviation != '\'' && abbreviation != '"'
-        && abbreviation != '\n' && abbreviation != '\r'));
+    CPP_UTILITIES_IF_DEBUG_BUILD(assert(abbreviation != ' ' && abbreviation != '=' && abbreviation != '-' && abbreviation != '\''
+        && abbreviation != '"' && abbreviation != '\n' && abbreviation != '\r'));
     m_abbreviation = abbreviation;
 }
 
diff --git a/application/global.h b/application/global.h
index 20dc32b..4185398 100644
--- a/application/global.h
+++ b/application/global.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef APPLICATION_UTILITIES_GLOBAL_H
-#define APPLICATION_UTILITIES_GLOBAL_H
+#ifndef CPP_UTILITIES_APPLICATION_UTILITIES_GLOBAL_H
+#define CPP_UTILITIES_APPLICATION_UTILITIES_GLOBAL_H
 
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__NT__)
 #ifndef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
@@ -58,49 +58,48 @@
 #endif
 
 /*!
- * \def LIB_EXPORT
+ * \def CPP_UTILITIES_GENERIC_LIB_EXPORT
  * \brief Marks a symbol for shared library export.
  */
 
 /*!
- * \def LIB_IMPORT
+ * \def CPP_UTILITIES_GENERIC_LIB_IMPORT
  * \brief Declares a symbol to be an import from a shared library.
  */
 
 /*!
- * \def LIB_HIDDEN
+ * \def CPP_UTILITIES_GENERIC_LIB_HIDDEN
  * \brief Hidden visibility indicates that the symbol will not be placed into
  *        the dynamic symbol table, so no other module (executable or shared library)
  *        can reference it directly.
  */
 
 #ifdef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
-#define LIB_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
-#define LIB_IMPORT __declspec(dllimport)
-#define LIB_HIDDEN
+#define CPP_UTILITIES_GENERIC_LIB_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
+#define CPP_UTILITIES_GENERIC_LIB_IMPORT __declspec(dllimport)
+#define CPP_UTILITIES_GENERIC_LIB_HIDDEN
 #else
-#define LIB_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
-#define LIB_IMPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
-#define LIB_HIDDEN __attribute__((visibility("hidden")))
+#define CPP_UTILITIES_GENERIC_LIB_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+#define CPP_UTILITIES_GENERIC_LIB_IMPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+#define CPP_UTILITIES_GENERIC_LIB_HIDDEN __attribute__((visibility("hidden")))
 #endif
 
 /*!
- * \def VAR_UNUSED
+ * \def CPP_UTILITIES_UNUSED
  * \brief Prevents warnings about unused variables.
  */
 
-#define VAR_UNUSED(x) (void)x;
+#define CPP_UTILITIES_UNUSED(x) (void)x;
 
 /*!
- * \def IF_DEBUG_BUILD
+ * \def CPP_UTILITIES_IF_DEBUG_BUILD
  * \brief Wraps debug-only lines conveniently.
  */
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_BUILD
-#define IF_DEBUG_BUILD(x) x
+#ifdef CPP_UTILITIES_DEBUG_BUILD
+#define CPP_UTILITIES_IF_DEBUG_BUILD(x) x
 #else
-#define IF_DEBUG_BUILD(x)
+#define CPP_UTILITIES_IF_DEBUG_BUILD(x)
 #endif
 
-
-#endif // APPLICATION_UTILITIES_GLOBAL_H
+#endif // CPP_UTILITIES_APPLICATION_UTILITIES_GLOBAL_H
diff --git a/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
index 6cf6495..700d013 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ endif ()
 
 # enable debug-only code when doing a debug build
 if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
-    list(APPEND META_PRIVATE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS DEBUG_BUILD)
+    list(APPEND META_PRIVATE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS CPP_UTILITIES_DEBUG_BUILD)
     message(STATUS "Debug build enabled.")
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/cmake/templates/global.h.in b/cmake/templates/global.h.in
index f2d4a52..fef609e 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/global.h.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/global.h.in
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 #define @META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_EXPORT
 #define @META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_IMPORT
 #else
-#define @META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_EXPORT LIB_EXPORT
-#define @META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_IMPORT LIB_IMPORT
+#define @META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_EXPORT CPP_UTILITIES_GENERIC_LIB_EXPORT
+#define @META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER@_IMPORT CPP_UTILITIES_GENERIC_LIB_IMPORT
 #endif
 
 /*!
diff --git a/global.h b/global.h
index 9fe7855..218eca8 100644
--- a/global.h
+++ b/global.h
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 #define CPP_UTILITIES_EXPORT
 #define CPP_UTILITIES_IMPORT
 #else
-#define CPP_UTILITIES_EXPORT LIB_EXPORT
-#define CPP_UTILITIES_IMPORT LIB_IMPORT
+#define CPP_UTILITIES_EXPORT CPP_UTILITIES_GENERIC_LIB_EXPORT
+#define CPP_UTILITIES_IMPORT CPP_UTILITIES_GENERIC_LIB_IMPORT
 #endif
 
 /*!