Mainly because the React method that gets called is literally "render()". Also, "render" is a more abstract word than that, and can really apply to anything bei

Mainly because the React method that gets called is literally "render()". Also, "render" is a more abstract word than that, and can really apply to anything being derived from something else: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_(animal_products)#Rendering_processes_for_edible_products https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_(animal_products)#... That said, I can see how the multiple adjacent uses of the term might get confusing