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+- Start Date: 2014-04-30
+- RFC PR #: (leave this empty)
+- Rust Issue #: (leave this empty)
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+# Summary
+
+`StrBuf` should be renamed to `String`.
+
+# Motivation
+
+Since `StrBuf` is so common, it would benefit from a more traditional name.
+
+# Drawbacks
+
+It may be that `StrBuf` is a better name because it mirrors Java `StringBuilder` or C# `StringBuffer`. It may also be that `String` is confusing because of its similarity to `&str`.
+
+# Detailed design
+
+Rename `StrBuf` to `String`.
+
+# Alternatives
+
+The impact of not doing this would be that `StrBuf` would remain `StrBuf`.
+
+# Unresolved questions
+
+None.
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