Alternatively, based on my assumption that English is only a second language for the authors[1] I also think it might just be a cultural/language issue. Being

Alternatively, based on my assumption that English is only a second language for the authors[1] I also think it might just be a cultural/language issue. Being a non-native english speaker myself, I frequently find myself differing in word usages with the native speakers. And there is probably no formalized naming convention (like scientific names in biology), it's what's all in people's heads. What Fowler said about naming being hard is probably very true [2]. [1]: https://github.com/xwiki-labs/cryptpad/graphs/contributors https://github.com/xwiki-labs/cryptpad/graphs/contributors [2]: http://martinfowler.com/bliki/TwoHardThings.html http://martinfowler.com/bliki/TwoHardThings.html