# Is “Decl” becoming a user-facing term?

**URL:** <https://forums.swift.org/t/is-decl-becoming-a-user-facing-term/65809>\
**Category:** Discussion\
**Created:** [June 25, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/is-decl-becoming-a-user-facing-term/65809 "2023-06-25T20:33:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![xwu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b487fb/32.png) [@xwu](https://forums.swift.org/u/xwu)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/is-decl-becoming-a-user-facing-term/65809/2 "2023-06-25T20:36:58Z")

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The Swift Syntax APIs [aren't subject](https://forums.swift.org/t/returned-for-revision-se-0382-expression-macros/62898#the-scope-of-review-and-the-role-of-swift-syntax-1) to Swift Evolution review. But yes, as you've observed, "Decl" and "Expr" are terms-of-art adopted in the user-facing API of Swift Syntax.

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