The following method:
http://download.java.net/jdk7/docs/api/javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicTextUI.html#getVisibleEditorRect()

protected Rectangle getVisibleEditorRect()

Contains the following statements in the spec:

    ... Due to an unfortunate set of historical events this method is inappropriately named. The Rectangle returned has nothing to do with visibility ...


I believe the same idea should be rephrased in a more neutral and technical way.