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From: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:40:34 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] doc: remove "end user"
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We use "end user" in ambiguous ways. Sometimes we mean the developer,
and sometimes we mean the application user. Use "developer" where
developer is meant.

Refs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/u/user-end-user

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/35200
Reviewed-By: Michaël Zasso <targos@protonmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Daijiro Wachi <daijiro.wachi@gmail.com>
---
 doc/api/deprecations.md  | 2 +-
 doc/api/documentation.md | 4 ++--
 doc/api/domain.md        | 2 +-
 doc/api/errors.md        | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/api/deprecations.md b/doc/api/deprecations.md
index 822188d6a06ae8..8d16d7f4d0effc 100644
--- a/doc/api/deprecations.md
+++ b/doc/api/deprecations.md
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ Type: Deprecation revoked
 
 Importing assert directly was not recommended as the exposed functions use
 loose equality checks. The deprecation was revoked because use of the `assert`
-module is not discouraged, and the deprecation caused end user confusion.
+module is not discouraged, and the deprecation caused developer confusion.
 
 ### DEP0090: Invalid GCM authentication tag lengths
 <!-- YAML
diff --git a/doc/api/documentation.md b/doc/api/documentation.md
index f15936b3f43279..779b02d14c7bfe 100644
--- a/doc/api/documentation.md
+++ b/doc/api/documentation.md
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ The stability indices are as follows:
 > priority.
 
 Use caution when making use of Experimental features, particularly within
-modules. End users may not be aware that experimental features are being used.
-Bugs or behavior changes may surprise end users when Experimental API
+modules. Users may not be aware that experimental features are being used.
+Bugs or behavior changes may surprise users when Experimental API
 modifications occur. To avoid surprises, use of an Experimental feature may need
 a command-line flag. Experimental features may also emit a [warning][].
 
diff --git a/doc/api/domain.md b/doc/api/domain.md
index c878ce892ccc64..0b79ec5b37e861 100644
--- a/doc/api/domain.md
+++ b/doc/api/domain.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ changes:
 <!-- source_link=lib/domain.js -->
 
 **This module is pending deprecation**. Once a replacement API has been
-finalized, this module will be fully deprecated. Most end users should
+finalized, this module will be fully deprecated. Most developers should
 **not** have cause to use this module. Users who absolutely must have
 the functionality that domains provide may rely on it for the time being
 but should expect to have to migrate to a different solution
diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md
index 98ca5c17a8fd21..745bee7d10f868 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.md
+++ b/doc/api/errors.md
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ above `constructorOpt`, including `constructorOpt`, will be omitted from the
 generated stack trace.
 
 The `constructorOpt` argument is useful for hiding implementation
-details of error generation from an end user. For instance:
+details of error generation from the user. For instance:
 
 ```js
 function MyError() {