In eeschema - library-editor/fields and properties - there is a 'footprint'
field.
In PCBnew - the 'footprint' field is actually specifying a 'module'.
I think kicad should use one name ( I like footprint - it is the most descriptive ( at least in
English), but I'm not fussy as long as the name can be consistent).
There are other names that have been used for this in other software: 'footprint', 'decals', 'land
patterns', 'cell', 'model'
IPC standardized on land-pattern (which I don't like as it is not intuitive)
Programmatically, a module is more than a footprint - as it can point to other bits - 3D models,
documentation etc - but using different names introduces needless confusion to beginning users.
I bring this up as I get quite a few questions about this via the kicad pages
wiki at
http://wiki.xtronics.com
Probably the most common confusion of new users ..
I did address this at http://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/EE_CAD_Terminology
but I still get questions..
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