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> From: Richard M Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
> Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:29:14 -0500
> 
> The term "directory-local variables" is potentially misleading; Emacs
> does not implement directory-local bindings.  What this feature really
> does is systematically set up buffer-local bindings for all files in a
> directory.
> 
> So I think this needs to be described as a variant on the file local
> variable lists.

We would still need a short and catchy term for this feature.  Can you
(or someone else) suggest one that is different from "directory-local
variables"?