--- title: Clean code tip: use the same name for the same concept description: A short clean-code tip arguing that developers should use a single consistent term for a given concept across a codebase instead of switching between synonyms... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/clean-code-tip-use-the-same-name-for-the-same-concept-e9adglhwm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Clean code tip: use the same name for the same concept | daily.dev og:description: A short clean-code tip arguing that developers should use a single consistent term for a given concept across a codebase instead of switching between synonyms... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/clean-code-tip-use-the-same-name-for-the-same-concept-e9adglhwm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/e9ADgLhWM.png og:image:alt: Clean code tip: use the same name for the same concept og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Clean code tip: use the same name for the same concept **[Code4IT](https://daily.dev/sources/code4it)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A short clean-code tip arguing that developers should use a single consistent term for a given concept across a codebase instead of switching between synonyms like Downloader, DownloadManager, and DownloadHandler. Using the same name improves searchability and readability, and the same principle applies to variable names, not just classes. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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