[swift-evolution] [SE-0011] Re-considering the replacement keyword for "typealias"

[Paul Cantrell]

>> Unless typestandin, typeplaceholder, or adoptedtype are placed on the table, I don't really see any reason to introduce a keyword other than associatedtype for this proposal. 
> 
> +1.  associatedtype seems better than any other option I’ve seen thus far (including the new ones you mentioned).

If the language construct is called an “associated type,” then introducing a keyword that uses any terminology other than “associated” is a recipe for eternal community confusion.

I could go for associatedtype, associated_type, or associated — but I agree that anything else, including typealias, seems inferior.

P

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