John Griessen wrote:
> Timothy Normand Miller wrote:
>  We should come up with a name to replace "IP
>> core".  But we need to ensure that this name is not ambiguous and that
>> it is recognizable as being synonymous to someone who is used to the
>> term "IP core".  Starting places are things like "logic block" and
>> "logic core", but I don't think those are good enough.
>
> Here are some terminology ideas:
> open-hdl module
> open-software module
> open-hardware hdl block
> open-hardware module
> open-hardware core
> open-software core
> freecore
> free-licensed core
>
> free-licensed software module
>
> free-licensed hdl block
> free-hardware hdl block
>
> free-hardware code block
>
>
> John Griessen

We could go with simply "HDL core". In the industry it's possible to buy
core in different form factor: HDL, netlist and mask. Describing it as
HDL mean that people are already used to the name and know in what
format to expect it.  Or we could go with "open core" in opposition with
"ip core" and also support the name already used by the opencores project.
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