[tempfile]

It got that name from Acme. I don't think it's any worse than "yank", which most of us continue to put up with.

[andrewshadura]

I know it has. That's why I said "still". To be honest, yank is also not great. Both terms were invented back in the day the industry hasn't settled yet on copy and paste. For new software, choosing such names is counter-productive.

[lynx23]

One (kill) ring to find them...