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Yup, much like pull request vs merge request - the "wrong" one is here to stay.

On gitlab at least it is merge request, but the platform using the "wrong" term is more popular.

Is it really "wrong" if everybody understands what you mean using the term?

It can create confusion with people who are still learning to use Git.

It's not wrong, but "wrong" as both comments above had :)