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On 20 Apr 2002, Nix wrote:

> Bear in mind that the terminology is an API problem too: the terms
> `buffer', `window', `frame' and so on are in the Lisp layer of (X)Emacs
> and are used by Lisp code.

Not only the API, but the UI as well: there are commands such as 
find-file-other-window etc.

IMHO, such a ``terminology revolution'' just doesn't make sense.