[community-group] How do you refer to files in the DTCG format? (#164)

c1rrus has just created a new issue for https://github.com/design-tokens/community-group:

== How do you refer to files in the DTCG format? ==
Our spec is officially titled "[Design Tokens Format Module](https://tr.designtokens.org/format/)" and [it recommends a file extension of `.tokens` or `.tokens.json`](https://tr.designtokens.org/format/#file-extensions). But when you talk about these files with your colleagues and friends, what do you call them?

Names I've read / heard / used so far are:

* "Tokens files"
* "DTF files"
* "Design Tokens files"
* "DTCG files"

**It would be interesting to hear what name(s) you've all been using.**

I'm asking, because it would be useful if our community could align around a preferred way of referring to these files. That would be useful for:

* Tools that add support for this format
    * E.g. in their UI, they might need it for labelling things like "Export as ???? file", "Import from ???? file", etc.
    * In their documentation and marketing materials. "v99 adds support for reading & writing design tokens as ???? files", "How to import tokens from ??? files", etc.
* Referring to these files in talks, blog posts, conversations, etc. - especially if also mentioning or comparing with _other_ design token file formats (e.g. StyleDictionary files, Theo files, etc.)

If a consensus emerges, we could document that in the spec itself (probably as a non-normative suggestion, but I think that could still be useful).

So, **please share your names and let's discuss**. Thanks! ❤️ 

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