I am not an etymologist nor am I an English professor- my faulty writing is evidence of that. I am certainly not a philosopher and diffidently not a lawyer! I, therefore, find it an unmitigated waste of time to participate in protracted arguments and ongoing litigation about trivia. I prefer to talk about nuts and bots photography and troubleshooting problems. In my work in commercial photography, I find that perhaps 50% of the work is problem-solving. That's how I can best participate in this forum.

Photography, just like any other art, craft, science and/or business has its nomenclature, lingo, slang, terminology. Some of the terminologies come and goes and some of it sticks as per tradition. The "B" and "T" shutter settings have been indicated on all kinds of mechanical and electronic shutters for as long I can remember. Theses letters engraved on the dials of equipment made in the United States, Germany, Japan, Sweden, and even Russia. Anyone who is familiar with cameras in a serious way knows exactly how these functions work and when to apply them. If they don't, the should endeavor to find out. Long exposure, shutter dragging, open flas techniques, multiple pops, paint with light, star traces, and stroboscopic photography have been around for a very long time and are not in any way archaic or obsolete. To do any of these techniques you need a way of holding the shutter open for longer than the built-in timed shutter speeds so whichever setting, "B" or "T", is the photographer's choice as to which is more practical and convenient.

I am also not a fan of euphemisms or overly embellished language for simple camera functions and techniques. If you don't like the word "Bulb", what would y'all want to say instead. "How about SAPE- Single Action Prolonged Exposure and rather than TIME- DAPE- Double Action Prolonged Exposure. That a heck of a lot to engrave on a shutter speed dial or an LCD readout.

By the way- old pneumatic Packard shutters did not have adjustable shutter speeds. It could be open and closed for focusing and had one instantaneous setting- probably about 1/50 sec or thereabouts. The air operated remote shutter release an operated with an air bulb at one end, a length of rubber or plastic tubing and a small cylinder that activated a mechanical cable release at the other end. The shutter speed had to be pre-set and the shutter cocked for each shot. The release system had nothing to do with shutter speeds or time exposures.