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At the moment, the get_string('fullname', 'moodle') is used for both course fullname (e.g. in course/edit_form.php) and for user fullname (e.g. admin/user/usert_bulk.php). This causes problems in languages where different words should be used for names of persons and for names of things.
There is a proposal to introduce new strings "coursefullname", "courseshortname" instead of current "fullname" and "shortname" and keep "fullname" (or even better new "userfullname") for user full name only.
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| PULL-351 | Strings fullname and shortname are now deprecated |
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| MDL-10972 | Do not use "Full name" in exported quiz results sheet |
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| MDL-20562 | coursereport_log.php/log:view string used in context different form role capability making translation difficult |
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Please, is there any chance to backport this into MOODLE_19_STABLE? It is very difficult to find an translation of "fullname" in both user and course context. If this fix is intended for 2.0 only, I will have to live with messy language pack for the whole long 1.9 live cycle 
Moreover, I would have to change the Moodle terminology now and then again in 2.0
Moreover, I would have to change the Moodle terminology now and then again in 2.0 
m.i. It should be two new strings for backward compatability