diff --git a/content/contributing/development/coding_guidelines.rst b/content/contributing/development/coding_guidelines.rst
index d473fa63b..1dae7f073 100644
--- a/content/contributing/development/coding_guidelines.rst
+++ b/content/contributing/development/coding_guidelines.rst
@@ -263,10 +263,10 @@ To declare a record in XML, the **record** notation (using *<record>*) is recomm
         <field name="model">object_name</field>
         <field name="priority" eval="16"/>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <tree>
+            <list>
                 <field name="my_field_1"/>
                 <field name="my_field_2" string="My Label" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="draft,sent,progress,done" />
-            </tree>
+            </list>
         </field>
     </record>
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Use the following pattern :
 
 * For a menu: :samp:`{<model_name>}_menu`, or :samp:`{<model_name>}_menu_{do_stuff}` for submenus.
 * For a view: :samp:`{<model_name>}_view_{<view_type>}`, where *view_type* is
-  ``kanban``, ``form``, ``tree``, ``search``, ...
+  ``kanban``, ``form``, ``list``, ``search``, ...
 * For an action: the main action respects :samp:`{<model_name>}_action`.
   Others are suffixed with :samp:`_{<detail>}`, where *detail* is a
   lowercase string briefly explaining the action. This is used only if
diff --git a/content/developer/reference/backend/actions.rst b/content/developer/reference/backend/actions.rst
index 564cf6675..2005debde 100644
--- a/content/developer/reference/backend/actions.rst
+++ b/content/developer/reference/backend/actions.rst
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Its fields are:
     model to present views for
 ``views``
     a list of ``(view_id, view_type)`` pairs. The second element of each pair
-    is the category of the view (tree, form, graph, ...) and the first is
+    is the category of the view (list, form, graph, ...) and the first is
     an optional database id (or ``False``). If no id is provided, the client
     should fetch the default view of the specified type for the requested
     model (this is automatically done by
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ list and form views::
     {
         "type": "ir.actions.act_window",
         "res_model": "res.partner",
-        "views": [[False, "tree"], [False, "form"]],
+        "views": [[False, "list"], [False, "form"]],
         "domain": [["customer", "=", true]],
     }
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ dialog::
 In-database window actions have a few different fields which should be ignored
 by clients, mostly to use in composing the ``views`` list:
 
-``view_mode`` (default= ``tree,form`` )
+``view_mode`` (default= ``list,form`` )
     comma-separated list of view types as a string (/!\\ No spaces /!\\). All of these types will be
     present in the generated ``views`` list (with at least a ``False`` view_id)
 ``view_ids``
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ by clients, mostly to use in composing the ``views`` list:
 
             <record model="ir.actions.act_window.view" id="test_action_tree">
                <field name="sequence" eval="1"/>
-               <field name="view_mode">tree</field>
+               <field name="view_mode">list</field>
                <field name="view_id" ref="view_test_tree"/>
                <field name="act_window_id" ref="test_action"/>
             </record>
diff --git a/content/developer/reference/user_interface/view_architectures.rst b/content/developer/reference/user_interface/view_architectures.rst
index ac7090ec3..9c90909fd 100644
--- a/content/developer/reference/user_interface/view_architectures.rst
+++ b/content/developer/reference/user_interface/view_architectures.rst
@@ -265,11 +265,11 @@ The `field` element can have the following attributes:
    :noindex:
 
    The comma-separated list of display modes (view types) to use for the field's linked records.
-   Allowed modes are: `tree`, `form`, `kanban`, and `graph`.
+   Allowed modes are: `list`, `form`, `kanban`, and `graph`.
 
    :requirement: Optional
    :type: str
-   :default: `tree`
+   :default: `list`
    :scope: :class:`~odoo.fields.One2many` and :class:`~odoo.fields.Many2many` fields
 
 .. include:: view_architectures/generic_attribute_class.rst
@@ -321,9 +321,9 @@ The `field` element can have the following attributes:
       .. code-block:: xml
 
          <field name="children_ids">
-            <tree>
+            <list>
                <field name="name"/>
-            </tree>
+            </list>
             <form>
                <field name="id"/>
                <field name="name"/>
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ The `<setting>` element can have the following attributes:
 List
 ====
 
-The root element of list views is `tree`\ [#treehistory]_.
+The root element of list views is `list` (the previous name was `tree`).
 
 .. admonition:: Possible structure and representation of its rendering
 
@@ -1166,16 +1166,16 @@ The root element of list views is `tree`\ [#treehistory]_.
 
       * - .. code-block:: xml
 
-             <tree>
+             <list>
                  ...
-             </tree>
+             </list>
 
 .. _reference/view_architectures/list/root:
 
 Root attributes
 ---------------
 
-Optional attributes can be added to the root element `tree` to customize the view.
+Optional attributes can be added to the root element `list` to customize the view.
 
 .. include:: view_architectures/root_attribute_string.rst
 
@@ -1269,9 +1269,9 @@ Optional attributes can be added to the root element `tree` to customize the vie
    .. example::
       .. code-block:: xml
 
-         <tree decoration-danger="field_qty &gt; field_limit">
+         <list decoration-danger="field_qty &gt; field_limit">
              ...
-         </tree>
+         </list>
 
    :requirement: Optional
    :type: :ref:`Python expression <reference/view_architectures/python_expression>`
@@ -1336,9 +1336,9 @@ Using the same field multiple times in a list view is not supported
 
 .. code-block:: xml
 
-   <tree>
+   <list>
        <field name="FIELD_NAME"/>
-   </tree>
+   </list>
 
 The `field` element can have the following attributes:
 
@@ -1466,12 +1466,12 @@ The `field` element can have the following attributes:
 
       * - .. code-block:: xml
 
-             <tree>
+             <list>
                  <field name="name" string="My Custom Name"/>
                  <field name="amount" sum="Total"/>
                  <field name="currency_id"/>
                  <field name="tax_id"/>
-             </tree>
+             </list>
 
 .. _reference/view_architectures/list/button:
 
@@ -1480,10 +1480,10 @@ The `field` element can have the following attributes:
 
 .. code-block:: xml
 
-   <tree>
+   <list>
        <button type="object" name="ACTION" string="LABEL"/>
        <button type="object" name="ACTION" icon="FONT_AWESOME"/>
-   </tree>
+   </list>
 
 The `button` element can have the following attributes:
 
@@ -1517,14 +1517,14 @@ The `button` element can have the following attributes:
 
       * - .. code-block:: xml
 
-             <tree>
+             <list>
                  <field name="name"/>
                  <button type="edit" name="edit" icon="fa-edit" title="Edit"/>
                  <button type="object" name="my_method" string="Button1" column_invisible="context.get('hide_button')" invisible="amount &gt; 3"/>
                  <field name="amount"/>
                  <field name="currency_id"/>
                  <field name="tax_id"/>
-             </tree>
+             </list>
 
 .. _reference/view_architectures/list/groupby:
 
@@ -1539,13 +1539,13 @@ thus belong on the Many2one co-model. These extra fields are fetched in batch.
 
 .. code-block:: xml
 
-   <tree>
+   <list>
        ...
        <groupby name="FIELD_NAME">
            <BUTTONS/>
            <FIELDS/>
        </groupby>
-   </tree>
+   </list>
 
 The `groupby` element can have the following attributes:
 
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ The `groupby` element can have the following attributes:
 
       * - .. code-block:: xml
 
-             <tree>
+             <list>
                  <field name="name"/>
                  <field name="amount"/>
                  <field name="currency"/>
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ The `groupby` element can have the following attributes:
                      <field name="email"/>
                      <button type="object" name="my_method" string="Button1" invisible="email == 'jhon@conor.com'"/>
                  </groupby>
-             </tree>
+             </list>
 
 .. note::
    Fields inside the `groupby` element are used only to fetch and store the value, but they are
@@ -1594,12 +1594,12 @@ The `groupby` element can have the following attributes:
 
 .. code-block:: xml
 
-   <tree>
+   <list>
        <header>
            <BUTTONS/>
        </header>
        ...
-   </tree>
+   </list>
 
 The `header` element accepts the following children elements:
 
@@ -1640,7 +1640,7 @@ The `header` element accepts the following children elements:
 
       * - .. code-block:: xml
 
-             <tree>
+             <list>
                  <header>
                      <button type="object" name="to_draft" string="Button1" invisible="context.get('hide_button')"/>
                  </header>
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ The `header` element accepts the following children elements:
                  <field name="amount"/>
                  <field name="currency"/>
                  <field name="tax_id"/>
-             </tree>
+             </list>
 
 .. _reference/view_architectures/list/control:
 
@@ -1660,13 +1660,13 @@ defined through a `create` element.
 
 .. code-block:: xml
 
-   <tree>
+   <list>
       <control>
           <create string="LABEL"/>
           <BUTTONS/>
        </control>
        ...
-   </tree>
+   </list>
 
 The `control` element takes no attributes.
 
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ The `create` element can have the following attributes:
 
       * - .. code-block:: xml
 
-             <tree>
+             <list>
                  <field name="name"/>
                  <field name="amount"/>
                  <field name="currency"/>
@@ -1710,16 +1710,13 @@ The `create` element can have the following attributes:
                      <create string="Add a section" context="{'default_type': 'section'}"/>
                      <create string="Add a note" context="{'default_type': 'note'}"/>
                  </control>
-             </tree>
+             </list>
 
 .. note::
    Using the `control` element makes sense only if the list view is inside a
    :class:`~odoo.fields.One2many` or :class:`~odoo.fields.Many2many` field. If any `create` element
    is defined, it overwrites the default :guilabel:`add a line` button.
 
-.. [#treehistory] For historical reasons, it has its origin in tree-type views later repurposed to a
-   more table/list-type display
-
 .. _reference/view_architectures/search:
 
 Search
diff --git a/content/developer/reference/user_interface/view_architectures/field_attribute_widget.rst b/content/developer/reference/user_interface/view_architectures/field_attribute_widget.rst
index 089f657ce..d083475f9 100644
--- a/content/developer/reference/user_interface/view_architectures/field_attribute_widget.rst
+++ b/content/developer/reference/user_interface/view_architectures/field_attribute_widget.rst
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
          <form>
              <field name="tag_ids" widget="many2many_tags"/>
          </form>
-         <tree>
+         <list>
              <field name="sequence" widget="handle"/>
              <field name="level_progress" widget="progressbar"/>
-         </tree>
+         </list>
 
    :requirement: Optional
    :type: str
diff --git a/content/developer/reference/user_interface/view_architectures/root_attribute_default_order.rst b/content/developer/reference/user_interface/view_architectures/root_attribute_default_order.rst
index bc3a9c0ee..bff7a8c74 100644
--- a/content/developer/reference/user_interface/view_architectures/root_attribute_default_order.rst
+++ b/content/developer/reference/user_interface/view_architectures/root_attribute_default_order.rst
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
    .. example::
       .. code-block:: xml
 
-         <tree default_order="sequence,name desc">
+         <list default_order="sequence,name desc">
              ...
-         </tree>
+         </list>
 
    :requirement: Optional
    :type: str
diff --git a/content/developer/tutorials/backend.rst b/content/developer/tutorials/backend.rst
index 9249e97d2..73d60684d 100644
--- a/content/developer/tutorials/backend.rst
+++ b/content/developer/tutorials/backend.rst
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ action more easily.
    <record model="ir.actions.act_window" id="action_list_ideas">
        <field name="name">Ideas</field>
        <field name="res_model">idea.idea</field>
-       <field name="view_mode">tree,form</field>
+       <field name="view_mode">list,form</field>
    </record>
    <menuitem id="menu_ideas" parent="menu_root" name="Ideas" sequence="10"
              action="action_list_ideas"/>
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ is implied by the root element of the ``arch`` field:
        <field name="model">object_name</field>
        <field name="priority" eval="16"/>
        <field name="arch" type="xml">
-           <!-- view content: <form>, <tree>, <graph>, ... -->
+           <!-- view content: <form>, <list>, <graph>, ... -->
        </field>
    </record>
 
@@ -330,20 +330,20 @@ is implied by the root element of the ``arch`` field:
 
    The ``arch`` field must thus be declared as ``type="xml"`` to be parsed correctly.
 
-Tree views
+list views
 ----------
 
-Tree views, also called list views, display records in a tabular form.
+list views, also called list views, display records in a tabular form.
 
-Their root element is ``<tree>``. The simplest form of the tree view simply
+Their root element is ``<list>``. The simplest form of the list view simply
 lists all the fields to display in the table (each field as a column):
 
 .. code-block:: xml
 
-    <tree string="Idea list">
+    <list string="Idea list">
         <field name="name"/>
         <field name="inventor_id"/>
-    </tree>
+    </list>
 
 .. _howtos/module/views/form:
 
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ field whenever some of its dependencies have been modified::
 .. exercise:: Computed fields
 
    * Add the percentage of taken seats to the *Session* model
-   * Display that field in the tree and form views
+   * Display that field in the list and form views
    * Display the field as a progress bar
 
 Default values
@@ -845,10 +845,10 @@ and ``message`` is the error message.
 Advanced Views
 ==============
 
-Tree views
+list views
 ----------
 
-Tree views can take supplementary attributes to further customize their
+list views can take supplementary attributes to further customize their
 behavior:
 
 ``decoration-{$name}``
@@ -872,20 +872,20 @@ behavior:
 
     .. code-block:: xml
 
-        <tree string="Idea Categories" decoration-info="state=='draft'"
+        <list string="Idea Categories" decoration-info="state=='draft'"
             decoration-danger="state=='trashed'">
             <field name="name"/>
             <field name="state"/>
-        </tree>
+        </list>
 
 ``editable``
-    Either ``"top"`` or ``"bottom"``. Makes the tree view editable in-place
+    Either ``"top"`` or ``"bottom"``. Makes the list view editable in-place
     (rather than having to go through the form view), the value is the
     position where new rows appear.
 
 .. exercise:: List coloring
 
-    Modify the Session tree view in such a way that sessions lasting less than
+    Modify the Session list view in such a way that sessions lasting less than
     5 days are colored blue, and the ones lasting more than 15 days are
     colored red.
 
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ action may be triggered via a menu item, but is more generally triggered by a
 button.
 
 An other way to launch wizards is through the :menuselection:`Action` menu of
-a tree or form view. This is done through the ``binding_model_id`` field of the
+a list or form view. This is done through the ``binding_model_id`` field of the
 action. Setting this field will make the action appear on the views of the model
 the action is "bound" to.
 
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ A report is a combination two elements:
 
      Because it largerly a standard action, as with :ref:`howto/module/wizard`
      it is generally useful to add the report as a *contextual item* on the
-     tree and / or form views of the model being reported on via the
+     list and / or form views of the model being reported on via the
      ``binding_model_id`` field.
 
      Here we are also using ``binding_type`` in order for the report to be in
diff --git a/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/05_firstui.rst b/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/05_firstui.rst
index 6c92c9ed2..f79e0d0bc 100644
--- a/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/05_firstui.rst
+++ b/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/05_firstui.rst
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ A basic action for our `test_model` is:
     <record id="test_model_action" model="ir.actions.act_window">
         <field name="name">Test action</field>
         <field name="res_model">test_model</field>
-        <field name="view_mode">tree,form</field>
+        <field name="view_mode">list,form</field>
     </record>
 
 - ``id`` is an :term:`external identifier`. It can be used to refer to the record
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ A basic action for our `test_model` is:
 - ``model`` has a fixed value of ``ir.actions.act_window`` (:ref:`reference/actions/window`).
 - ``name`` is the name of the action.
 - ``res_model`` is the model which the action applies to.
-- ``view_mode`` are the views that will be available; in this case they are the list (tree) and form views.
+- ``view_mode`` are the views that will be available; in this case they are the list and form views.
   We'll see :doc:`later <14_qwebintro>` that there can be other view modes.
 
 Examples can be found everywhere in Odoo, but
diff --git a/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/06_basicviews.rst b/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/06_basicviews.rst
index 7e916f753..8fe4d7fd4 100644
--- a/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/06_basicviews.rst
+++ b/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/06_basicviews.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Views are defined in XML files with actions and menus. They are instances of the
 
 In our real estate module, we need to organize the fields in a logical way:
 
-- in the list (tree) view, we want to display more than just the name.
+- in the list view, we want to display more than just the name.
 - in the form view, the fields should be grouped.
 - in the search view, we must be able to search on more than just the name. Specifically, we want a
   filter for the 'Available' properties and a shortcut to group by postcode.
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ List
       :align: center
       :alt: List view
 
-List views, also called tree views, display records in a tabular form.
+List views, also called list views, display records in a tabular form.
 
-Their root element is ``<tree>``. The most basic version of this view simply
+Their root element is ``<list>``. The most basic version of this view simply
 lists all the fields to display in the table (where each field is a column):
 
 .. code-block:: xml
 
-    <tree string="Tests">
+    <list string="Tests">
         <field name="name"/>
         <field name="last_seen"/>
-    </tree>
+    </list>
 
 A simple example can be found
 `here <https://github.com/odoo/odoo/blob/6da14a3aadeb3efc40f145f6c11fc33314b2f15e/addons/crm/views/crm_lost_reason_views.xml#L46-L54>`__.
diff --git a/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/07_relations.rst b/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/07_relations.rst
index 28538d4dd..1d2130d83 100644
--- a/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/07_relations.rst
+++ b/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/07_relations.rst
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ In practice a many2one can be seen as a dropdown list in a form view.
     ========================= ========================= =========================
 
     - Add the menus as displayed in this section's **Goal**
-    - Add the field ``property_type_id`` into your ``estate.property`` model and its form, tree
+    - Add the field ``property_type_id`` into your ``estate.property`` model and its form, list
       and search views
 
     This exercise is a good recap of the previous chapters: you need to create a
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ operations like ``recs1 | recs2``.
     ========================= ========================= =========================
 
     - Add the menus as displayed in this section's **Goal**
-    - Add the field ``tag_ids`` to your ``estate.property`` model and in its form and tree views
+    - Add the field ``tag_ids`` to your ``estate.property`` model and in its form and list views
 
     Tip: in the view, use the ``widget="many2many_tags"`` attribute as demonstrated
     `here <https://github.com/odoo/odoo/blob/5bb8b927524d062be32f92eb326ef64091301de1/addons/crm_iap_lead_website/views/crm_reveal_views.xml#L36>`__.
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ One2many
 
     **Goal**: at the end of this section:
 
-    - a new ``estate.property.offer`` model should be created with the corresponding form and tree view.
+    - a new ``estate.property.offer`` model should be created with the corresponding form and list view.
     - offers should be added to the ``estate.property`` model:
 
     .. image:: 07_relations/property_offer.png
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ that accessing the data must be done in a loop::
     property_id               Many2one (``estate.property``)   required
     ========================= ================================ ============= =================
 
-    - Create a tree view and a form view with the ``price``, ``partner_id`` and ``status`` fields. No
+    - Create a list view and a form view with the ``price``, ``partner_id`` and ``status`` fields. No
       need to create an action or a menu.
     - Add the field ``offer_ids`` to your ``estate.property`` model and in its form view as
       depicted in this section's **Goal**.
diff --git a/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/11_sprinkles.rst b/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/11_sprinkles.rst
index f28a4719f..f7116fd92 100644
--- a/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/11_sprinkles.rst
+++ b/content/developer/tutorials/server_framework_101/11_sprinkles.rst
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ a form view. For example:
     <form>
         <field name="description"/>
         <field name="line_ids">
-            <tree>
+            <list>
                 <field name="field_1"/>
                 <field name="field_2"/>
-            </tree>
+            </list>
         </field>
     </form>
 
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ complete list):
 
 .. code-block:: xml
 
-    <tree decoration-success="is_partner==True">
+    <list decoration-success="is_partner==True">
         <field name="name"/>
-    </tree>
+    </list>
 
 The records where ``is_partner`` is ``True`` will be displayed in green.
 
diff --git a/content/developer/tutorials/website.rst b/content/developer/tutorials/website.rst
index 3c6a09109..d8ff8050e 100644
--- a/content/developer/tutorials/website.rst
+++ b/content/developer/tutorials/website.rst
@@ -698,10 +698,10 @@ let's also add views so we can see and edit a course's teacher:
         <field name="name">Academy courses: list</field>
         <field name="model">academy.courses</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <tree string="Courses">
+            <list string="Courses">
                 <field name="name"/>
                 <field name="teacher_id"/>
-            </tree>
+            </list>
         </field>
     </record>
     <record id="academy_course_form" model="ir.ui.view">
@@ -761,9 +761,9 @@ model:
                     <field name="name"/>
                     <field name="biography"/>
                     <field name="course_ids">
-                        <tree Sstring="Courses" editable="bottom">
+                        <list string="Courses" editable="bottom">
                             <field name="name"/>
-                        </tree>
+                        </list>
                     </field>
                 </sheet>
             </form>