I don't think that classification would solve this problem (nor it was its goal). If I remember it correctly it doesn't work for any of my examples.

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No, it doesn't directly resolve it, but it is the right approach. All your examples are still technically relays, the issue is you have no way to clasify or express them. Adding an arbitrary number (2-3) of new terms and eliminating usage of the term "relay" might address the stated issue, but creates new ones. What are those 2-3 terms? How are they defined? What percentage of alignment does a *relay* need to be a _____. What if there is a relay that us a combination of all 2-3 types in some way in the future?