Re: DSO Terms Galore

On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 03:27:49PM -0400, David E. Wheeler wrote:
> I´m trying to understand the standard terms for extension libraries.
> There seem too a bewildering number of terms used to refer to a shared
> object library, for example:
>
> [...] 
> 
> What is the standard term for these things? Or perhaps, what *should* it
> be? "Module"? "Library"? "Object"? "Shared ____"? "Dynamic ____"?
> 
> Would it be useful to decide on one term (perhaps with "file" appended
> where it refers to a file that contains one of these things) and
> standardize the docs?

The lack of consistent terminology seems at least potentially confusing for
readers.  My first reaction is that "shared library" is probably fine.

-- 
nathan