Synonyms | You say "Lock", I say "Pin"

As part of an effort to enhance the online help the User Assistance team is collecting synonyms.  Below is a list that illustrates terms used by different products and different locals.  The collection is growing.  What a diverse industry we work in!

If you know of a term that is consistently confused by people in your office or institution take a look below.  If you see it great, if not share it with us so we can make our search better for you.

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If I enter this search term:	Also find these terms:
Common
3D	orthographic
	perspective
	Default 3D View
ACM	ArchVision Content Manager
	RPC
API	application programming interface
arrow	leader
arrow	tick mark
BIM	building information modeling
bubble	head
	callout
	label
	leader
bump	texture
change	choose
	control
	modify
	override
clash	interference
colour	color
constraint	relationship
	lock
	dimension
construction document	sheet
coordinates	position
	location
	origin
	project base point
coordination	copy/monitor
	Coordination Review
create	make
	add
	place
delete	unplace
	remove
drag and drop	i-drop
	idrop
	import
draw	sketch
element	object
	family
	curve
end point	endpoint
file	project
	document
flip	mirror
	rotate
foliage	plants
	planting
footprint	envelope
form	mass
	massing
glass	glazing
	window
glazing	window
	glass
	opening
head	bubble
interference	coordination
level	story
	floor
lighting	lights
lights	lighting
lock	pin
	constrain
mass	form
	shape
merge	join
	union
mesh	polymesh
	3D
mirror	flip
note block	annotation schedule
	text
object	element
origin	coordinates
	position
	location
	Project Base Point
orthographic	3D
	2D
parameters	properties
perspective	3D
	orthographic
	camera
pin	lock
	constrain
prevent	disallow
properties	parameters
RCP	reflected ceiling plan
	ceiling plan
relationship	constraint
remove	unplace
	delete
	hide
repeating unit	linked model
	group
	array
right click	right-click
	shortcut menu
save to central	synchronize with central
	check in
	SWC
SDK	Software Development Kit
setting	option
shadow study	solar study
	sun study
sheet	construction document
sheet list	drawing list
	drawing index
	table of contents
	title sheet
shine	gloss
sketch	draw
slab	structural floor
	floor
	roof
	building pad
storey	story
	level
story	level
	floor
structural floor	slab
text	note
	annotation
	keynote
texture	bump
	image map
tick mark	arrow
	pointer
title mark	viewport type
topographical surface	toposurface
	contour lines
topography	toposurface
	contour lines
window	glazing
	glass
	opening
workplane	work plane
AutoCAD > Revit
block	family
by viewport	visibility
	sheet
canvas	drawing area
	sheet
drawing	view
	project
external block	project
freeze	visibility
grip	handle
	control
hatch	region
layer	category
ltscale	linetype
osnap	snap
	align
paperspace	linetype
plot	print
	sheet
project navigator	project browser
psltscale	linetype
stretch	move
	trim
	scale
symbol	family
thaw	visibility
trace	underlay
xref	link
external reference	link
Architecture
image	decal
	picture
stairs	stairway
	staircase
	steps
	tread
	riser
	nosing
	stair tag
run	flight
	winder
stringer	carriage
	beam
	slope beam
concrete stairs	monolithic stairs
cut mark	break line
	cut line
poster	decal
picture	decal
MEP
air terminal	diffuser
cable tray	raceway
circuit	electrical system
duct	ductwork
ductwork	duct
electrical system	circuit
	wiring
pipe	piping
	plumbing system
piping	pipe
	plumbing system
raceway	cable tray
wireway	conduit
Structure
foundation wall	structural wall
girder	beam
grade beam	beam
horizontal bracing	beam
howe	truss
i-beam	beam
joist	beam
kicker	brace
ligature	rebar
lintel	beam
load-bearing wall	structural wall
mat foundation	foundation slab
	isolated foundation
	structural floor
	foundation
	metal deck
monopile	isolated foundation
pier	isolated foundation
pilaster	isolated foundation
pile	isolated foundation
pile cap	isolated foundation
plate	stiffener
pratt	truss
purlin	beam
rafter	beam
reinforcement bar	rebar
reinforcement steel	rebar
retaining wall	structural wall
roof truss	truss
slab	foundation slab
	structural floor
slurry wall	structural wall
spiral	rebar
spread footing	isolated foundation
	wall foundation
stirrup	rebar
stirrup/tie	rebar
stringer	beam
structural floor	slab
	foundation
strut	brace
stud	structural wall
stud wall	strucutral wall
support	boundary condition
thickened slab	slab edge
tie	rebar
vertical bracing	brace
warren	truss

Comments

[Tim Waldock]

Just had a discussion in the office trying to explain the difference between Component and Family (is there a good definition by the way?).

Check box (American) vs Tick box (English)
Transom - Mullion (we have young Revit users in the office who now think that the word "mullion" can be used for horizontal and vertical window framing in real life!)

[Mathew Miller]

One your missing for Change is Edit

[Robert Manna]

Type Mark, Mark, Door Number, Room Number, Number, Furniture Type, Door Type, Wall Type, etc.... I think people miss the point on the parameters Mark and Type Mark, or it can be confusing...

[Vj Dx]

I apologize up front if these comments upset the factory but the "help" system (as you have the audacity to call it) in Revit 2011 is perhaps the worst help system imaginable. Even the updates don't/haven't help(ed) much. One still has next to impossible times finding commands even when the exact name is used; so if it (Revit "help") doesn't work with words it (Revit) agrees with itself on; than it is sheer folly to care if it works on synonyms... Homonyms would be fun at least!!! I hope ADSK just gets the basic help system working, then try expanding it (doesn't ADSK preach to avoid "garbage in/ garbage out"???)... Revit users have stopped using the "help" system to a large degree since it's unreasonable to keep trying to use something that doesn't work and think it will work one magical day, if I only keep trying... Oh look it's the tooth fairy.
-J