title: Is there an official name for Java 7's combined / multi-catch block?
body: <p>Upon discussing the multiple-catch / combined catch block <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/30113942/1247781">here</a> with ambiguity between the terms "multiple catch block," meaning the Java 7 feature:</p>
  
  <pre><code>try { .. } catch (ExceptionA | ExceptionB ex) { .. }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and "multiple catch blocks," meaning literally, multiple catch blocks:</p>
  
  <pre><code>} catch (ExceptionA exa) { ..
  } catch (ExceptionB exb) { .. }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I've researched to see if the Java 7 feature has a specific, official name that can be used to clearly distinguish it from the older style of catching multiple exceptions. However, <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jdk7-relnotes-418459.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Oracle</a> <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/language/catch-multiple.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">sources</a> don't seem to name this feature anywhere, while some other sources (like <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/jdt/ui/r3_8/Java7news/whats-new-java-7.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Eclipse</a> and <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/tags/multi-catch/info">SO</a>) call it a "multi-catch" block.</p>
  
  <p>Is there an official, Oracle-given name for this feature anywhere?</p>