Absolutely, precision matters more than people realize. A “capacitor” stores charge; an “inductor” stores magnetic energy. If you call an inductor a capacitor, the schematic will look fine but the circuit’s behavior will be wrong, and debugging becomes a guessing game. In teaching, clear labels help students build correct mental models—if they think a component does one thing when it actually does another, they’ll carry that misconception into every project. So yes, terminology isn’t just jargon; it’s the backbone of reliable design and effective learning.

Exactly, the labels are the skeleton of the design. If you swap them, the whole structure shifts and the learning curve starts to feel like a maze. Good point about precision being the real scaffolding that keeps innovation steady.