Stepanov introduced the term in C++ and he fully acknowledges that it was a bad name and that he regrets it. If he could redo it, he would have renamed it array

Stepanov introduced the term in C++ and he fully acknowledges that it was a bad name and that he regrets it. If he could redo it, he would have renamed it array or array_list. Interview with him acknowledging this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etZgaSjzqlU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etZgaSjzqlU