[cmp.categories.pre] Anonymous parameter or unnamed parameter?

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Start by locating the [cmp.categories.pre] wording in the C++ draft and search the draft for uses of “anonymous parameter” and “unnamed parameter.” Review the surrounding terminology and existing discussion, then update the wording if appropriate and verify that the terminology is consistent throughout the draft.

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In the current standard wording, the word "anonymous" is almost always used together with union. There's only one exceptions - "anonymous parameter" in [cmp.categories.pre] ("anonymous namespace" in [diff.cpp03.dcl.dcl] was fixed by #9061).

I wonder whether we should say "unnamed parameter" instead. It seems to me that "unnamed" is a more general adjective, but currently the standard wording doesn't say "unnamed parameter" anywhere.

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