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diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/annotations.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/annotations.scala
index 1b7c62c..4437aeb 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/annotations.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/annotations.scala
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ package spray.json
import scala.annotation.StaticAnnotation
-/** An annotation that designates that a sealed trait is a generalized algebraic
- * datatype (GADT), and that a field containing the serialized childrens' types
- * should be added to the final JSON objects.
+/** An annotation that designates that a sealed trait is an algebraic datatype
+ * (ADT), and that a field containing the serialized childrens' types should be
+ * added to the final JSON objects.
*
- * Note that by default all sealed traits are treated as GADTs, with a type
+ * Note that by default all sealed traits are treated as ADTs, with a type
* field called `type`. This annotation enables overriding the name of that
* field and is really only useful if a child itself has a field called `type`
* that would otherwise result in a conflict.
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import scala.annotation.StaticAnnotation
* Example:
* {{{
* // the JSON field "kind" will contain the actual type of the serialized child
- * @gadt("kind") sealed abstract class Keyword(`type`: String)
+ * @adt("kind") sealed abstract class Keyword(`type`: String)
* case class If(`type`: String) extends Keyword(`type`)
* }}}
* @param typeFieldName the name of the field to inject into a serialized JSON
* object */
-final class gadt(val typeFieldName: String = "type") extends StaticAnnotation
+final class adt(val typeFieldName: String = "type") extends StaticAnnotation