I am looking for a consensus on what to call the Alt+F2 mode.
It seems that quite a few questions simply refer to it as Alt+F2 which is a bit clunky. Looking around I have also seen the following used:
As most of the answers I post are tailored to Unity I have been using Dash Run in answers since it made sense to me at the time of writing.
I always used "Run Command" to refer to this, since that's what it does and referred to by the gnome-panel version.
The inline text says "Run a command" so I myself decided to call it the "Run a command"-dialog. But I do like the Dash Run more than any of the others. So +1 on that.
Personally I think calling it anything is just unnecessary and if anything would cause confusion. Because we need to mention that you press Alt+F2 to get there - no need to add a name for it.
In this answer I think the added 'Dash Run' text is confusing (it is to me at least).
Seeing as we don't have an official name for this, I think it would be better not to call it anything.
If we were going to settle on a name, then seeing as we have the "Applications Lens" and "Files & Folders Lens" then I would suggest Command Lens or Run Lens.
