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List:       openjdk-jigsaw-dev
Subject:    Re: Proper term for non-automatic modules
From:       mark.reinhold () oracle ! com
Date:       2017-08-29 15:10:15
Message-ID: 20170829081015.126564283 () eggemoggin ! niobe ! net
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2017/8/28 23:56:44 -0700, alan.bateman@oracle.com:
> ...
> 
> We've been using term "explicit". You'll see it used in the 
> ModuleFinder.of(Path...) spec for example where it describes a modular 
> JAR as defining an explicit module.

Yes -- "explicit" is the appropriate term here.  We've used it not only
in the API spec but in the JLS, SotMS, and most of our presentations.

I'd avoid "nonautomatic" -- it's not incorrect, but it's a negative
definition and therefore harder for a newcomer to grasp.

- Mark
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