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Names have the power to guide perception about what they identify.

"Quantum teleportation" is as easily misused as that of "dark matter".

Is it actually matter? If the answer isn't a definite yes then the term doesn't help long term but maybe it's good enough for now. "Dark energy" is another term. Is it accurate? Maybe. It alse works for plenty of people for now.

Both terms assist as long as they help discussion but the lay person easily gets confused and experts can get mislead as well. If you think of it as matter then you design experiments in particular ways. You think about it in those terms. You don't think of it in other ways to the same extent.

Quote from Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matter

"The primary evidence for dark matter is that calculations show that many galaxies would fly apart instead of rotating". Not exactly a ringing endorsement of matter as real. But as long as it helps the overall investigation then it's ok for now. Calculations can accurately describe reality and guide decisions so why not.

"Quantum teleportation" as a term is easily derailed no matter how helpful it describes a portion of reality. Maybe it simply needs a few more words nearby to put the brakes on people's imagination.

The map of the place is not the place.