I'm not arguing with accepted terminology. I'm explaining the design intent and why it is called what it is called. The reason why the article exists is because

I'm not arguing with accepted terminology. I'm explaining the design intent and why it is called what it is called. The reason why the article exists is because there are so many cases where the element is inappropriate. But, as the author says, "Many UI toolkits offer modals out-of-the-box" so it's easy. Now, about the terminology: why does the element have to float over other content? In-line modal interfaces are very common.