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This is indeed confusing. Both Dataset.rename and DataArray.rename do a bit too much, IMHO.

For Dataset, I actually prefer using rename_dims or rename_vars as it is easier to understand.

Maybe we could add similar methods for DataArray too, e.g., rename_dims and rename_coords? And also rename_array?

To go even further, should we eventually depreciate the generic rename methods and encourage using the more specific methods? 

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