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+# Name of the game
+
+At the time of writing, the name of this MCP is _Flat Modelica and MLS modularization_, suggesting that name name of the simplified modeling language being designed would be _Flat Modelica_.
+That name, however, comes with connotations that could imply there is a better name to be used instead.
+
+
+## Name candidates
+
+Below, pros and cons of the name candidates are given.
+
+### Flat Modelica
+
+Filename extension alternatives: _.mof_, _.fmo_, _.flm_
+
+Pros:
+- Historically established for similar representations
+
+Cons:
+- Not same as things called _Flat Modelica_ in the past
+- "Flat" could mean scalarized (not allowing records and arrays) to some readers
+
+### Modelica Intermediate Representation
+
+Filename extension alternatives: _.mir_, _.moi_
+
+Pros:
+- No historical baggage
+- Free of misleading connotations
+- Many engineers will have intuitive understanding of "intermediate representation"
+
+Cons:
+- Doesn't immediately suggest similarity to things called _Flat Modelica_ in the past
+
+### Lowered Modelica
+
+Filename extension alternatives: _.lmo_, _.mol_
+
+Pros:
+- "Lowered" reflects closeness to full Modelica
+- No historical baggage
+- Free of misleading connotations
+
+Cons:
+- Only some engineers have intuitive understanding of "lowered"
+- Doesn't immediately suggest similarity to things called _Flat Modelica_ in the past