Here's the rec's take on it.

"A transformation expressed in XSLT is called a stylesheet. This is because,
in the case when XSLT is transforming into the XSL formatting vocabulary,
the transformation functions as a stylesheet." [1]

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt#section-Introduction

I think the name /XSLT/ is here to stay!

-Mike
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> As I consider the tasks I perform using XSL and XSLT, I don't
> think of them
> as "stylesheet" tasks.  I think of them as "transformation" tasks.  XTL
> seems like a better name.  Does anyone else trip over the S?
>
> Bryan
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