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From: Jared Casper <jaredcasper@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:59:05 -0800
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On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 6:35 PM, kai-martin knaak <kmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> PS: (*) Would a general switch of "element" to "footprint" receive a
> warm welcome by the developers? This would provide more consistency
> between geda and pcb wording.
>

I've always thought of the "footprint" as the definition and the
"element" as the instantiation of the footprint.  I think it would be
confusing to call the pcb element a footprint.  Would I say there are
twenty 0603 footprints on a board?  No, there is just one 0603
footprint in use, and it is used 20 times to make 20 elements.

Just a different perspective from a user, but I could be out in left field.

Jared

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