There exists no consensus on the meaning of the term "randomization test". Contradicting uses of the term are leading to confusion, misunderstandings and indeed invalid data analyses. As we point out, a main source of the confusion is that the term was not explicitly defined when it was first used in the 1930's. Later authors made clear proposals to reach a consensus regarding the term. This resulted in some level of agreement around the 1970's. However, in the last few decades, the term has often been used in ways that contradict these proposals. This paper provides an overview of the history of the term per se, for the first time tracing it back to 1937. This will hopefully lead to more agreement on terminology and less confusion on the related fundamental concepts.

翻译：术语“随机化检验”的含义尚未达成共识。该术语相互矛盾的用法正导致混淆、误解，甚至无效的数据分析。我们指出，混乱的主要根源在于该术语在20世纪30年代首次使用时并未被明确定义。后来的作者提出了明确的提议以就该术语达成共识，这促成了20世纪70年代前后的某种程度一致。然而，在最近几十年中，该术语的用法往往与这些提议相悖。本文首次追溯该术语本身自1937年以来的历史，以期促进术语使用上的共识，减少相关基本概念的混淆。