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I think by "backing field" they just mean backing property. That confused me as well when reading through - if we're using strict language saying that everything is technically a "property" instead of a "field" then don't talk about fields in the same paragraph. Might be worth clarifying

alexreidy: there is a difference between a `backing field` and `backing property`

<@U0JLS5Q4W>  <@U5GQEKLKH> as <@U5G4AJUP6> mentioned, backing field is the thing that we access via the `field` keyword. It is always hidden behind a property, so in a sense it is outside of the logical picture of Kotlin

On the other hand, backing property is a technique of using a private property together with a public property with custom setters. This is sometimes useful, but rare

So, the docs are correct, but indeed may need clarification. Feel free to contribute a change to docs on GitHub if you think it is needed