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[Marco Ciampa <ciampix@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 01:41:05PM +1100, Oliver Walters wrote:
> No matter what they are called, it should be *one* thing. Currently there
> seems to be a few options.
> 
> Schematic items - symbol / chip / component
> PCB item - footprint / module / package
> 

>From the documentation point of view, the coherence is key to improve
readibility.

Why should we call the same things with three di different names?

Please settle for a pair of keywords and stick with those at least in the
gui.

OR

We should insert a little terminology somewhere in the docs to clarify
the use and meaning of those terms.

IMHO of course,
Regards,


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