diff --git a/packages/ui-solid/src/components/XForm/containers/XFormGroup.tsx b/packages/ui-solid/src/components/XForm/containers/XFormGroup.tsx
index 0f3803245..c7f652015 100644
--- a/packages/ui-solid/src/components/XForm/containers/XFormGroup.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-solid/src/components/XForm/containers/XFormGroup.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const groupNode = (node: GroupNode | RepeatRangeNode): GroupNode | null => {
 
 export const XFormGroup = (props: XFormGroupProps) => {
 	const groupLabel = () => {
-		if (props.node.definition.type === 'repeat-sequence') {
+		if (props.node.nodeType === 'repeat-range') {
 			return null;
 		}
 
diff --git a/packages/web-forms/src/components/QuestionList.vue b/packages/web-forms/src/components/QuestionList.vue
index 16cf60bca..b0b8a3594 100644
--- a/packages/web-forms/src/components/QuestionList.vue
+++ b/packages/web-forms/src/components/QuestionList.vue
@@ -6,11 +6,17 @@ import RepeatRange from './RepeatRange.vue';
 
 defineProps<{ nodes: readonly GeneralChildNode[]}>();
 
-const isLeafNode = (n: GeneralChildNode) : n is AnyLeafNode => n.definition.type === 'value-node';
-const isGroupNode = (n: GeneralChildNode) : n is GroupNode => n.definition.type === 'subtree';
-const isRepeatRangeNode = (n: GeneralChildNode) : n is RepeatRangeNode => n.definition.type === 'repeat-sequence';
+const isLeafNode = (node: GeneralChildNode): node is AnyLeafNode => {
+	return node.nodeType === 'string' || node.nodeType === 'select';
+};
 
+const isGroupNode = (node: GeneralChildNode): node is GroupNode => {
+	return node.nodeType === 'group';
+};
 
+const isRepeatRangeNode = (node: GeneralChildNode): node is RepeatRangeNode => {
+	return node.nodeType === 'repeat-range';
+};
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/packages/xforms-engine/src/client/RepeatRangeNode.ts b/packages/xforms-engine/src/client/RepeatRangeNode.ts
index 3ddd82bee..911a07fef 100644
--- a/packages/xforms-engine/src/client/RepeatRangeNode.ts
+++ b/packages/xforms-engine/src/client/RepeatRangeNode.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { RepeatSequenceDefinition } from '../model/RepeatSequenceDefinition.ts';
+import type { RepeatRangeDefinition } from '../model/RepeatRangeDefinition.ts';
 import type { BaseNode, BaseNodeState } from './BaseNode.ts';
 import type { RepeatInstanceNode } from './RepeatInstanceNode.ts';
 import type { RootNode } from './RootNode.ts';
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export interface RepeatRangeNodeState extends BaseNodeState {
  */
 export interface RepeatRangeNode extends BaseNode {
 	readonly nodeType: 'repeat-range';
-	readonly definition: RepeatSequenceDefinition;
+	readonly definition: RepeatRangeDefinition;
 	readonly root: RootNode;
 	readonly parent: GeneralParentNode;
 	readonly currentState: RepeatRangeNodeState;
diff --git a/packages/xforms-engine/src/instance/RepeatRange.ts b/packages/xforms-engine/src/instance/RepeatRange.ts
index 3fe923bce..7bbc6182f 100644
--- a/packages/xforms-engine/src/instance/RepeatRange.ts
+++ b/packages/xforms-engine/src/instance/RepeatRange.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type { EngineState } from '../lib/reactivity/node-state/createEngineState
 import type { SharedNodeState } from '../lib/reactivity/node-state/createSharedNodeState.ts';
 import { createSharedNodeState } from '../lib/reactivity/node-state/createSharedNodeState.ts';
 import { createNodeLabel } from '../lib/reactivity/text/createNodeLabel.ts';
-import type { RepeatSequenceDefinition } from '../model/RepeatSequenceDefinition.ts';
+import type { RepeatRangeDefinition } from '../model/RepeatRangeDefinition.ts';
 import type { RepeatDefinition } from './RepeatInstance.ts';
 import { RepeatInstance } from './RepeatInstance.ts';
 import type { Root } from './Root.ts';
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ interface RepeatRangeStateSpec extends DescendantNodeSharedStateSpec {
 }
 
 export class RepeatRange
-	extends DescendantNode<RepeatSequenceDefinition, RepeatRangeStateSpec, RepeatInstance>
+	extends DescendantNode<RepeatRangeDefinition, RepeatRangeStateSpec, RepeatInstance>
 	implements RepeatRangeNode, EvaluationContext, SubscribableDependency
 {
 	/**
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class RepeatRange
 
 	readonly currentState: MaterializedChildren<CurrentState<RepeatRangeStateSpec>, RepeatInstance>;
 
-	constructor(parent: GeneralParentNode, definition: RepeatSequenceDefinition) {
+	constructor(parent: GeneralParentNode, definition: RepeatRangeDefinition) {
 		super(parent, definition);
 
 		const childrenState = createChildrenState<RepeatRange, RepeatInstance>(this);
diff --git a/packages/xforms-engine/src/instance/children.ts b/packages/xforms-engine/src/instance/children.ts
index 1af05d72c..18e3f7371 100644
--- a/packages/xforms-engine/src/instance/children.ts
+++ b/packages/xforms-engine/src/instance/children.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const buildChildren = (parent: GeneralParentNode): GeneralChildNode[] =>
 				return new Group(parent, child as GroupDefinition);
 			}
 
-			case 'repeat-sequence': {
+			case 'repeat-range': {
 				return new RepeatRange(parent, child);
 			}
 
diff --git a/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/NodeDefinition.ts b/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/NodeDefinition.ts
index 39b9f5125..fce965138 100644
--- a/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/NodeDefinition.ts
+++ b/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/NodeDefinition.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { AnyBodyElementDefinition } from '../body/BodyDefinition.ts';
 import type { RepeatElementDefinition } from '../body/RepeatElementDefinition.ts';
 import type { BindDefinition } from './BindDefinition.ts';
 import type { RepeatInstanceDefinition } from './RepeatInstanceDefinition.ts';
-import type { RepeatSequenceDefinition } from './RepeatSequenceDefinition.ts';
+import type { RepeatRangeDefinition } from './RepeatRangeDefinition.ts';
 import type { RepeatTemplateDefinition } from './RepeatTemplateDefinition.ts';
 import type { RootDefinition } from './RootDefinition.ts';
 import type { SubtreeDefinition } from './SubtreeDefinition.ts';
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ import type { ValueNodeDefinition } from './ValueNodeDefinition.ts';
 export type RootNodeType = 'root';
 
 /**
- * Corresponds to a sequence of model/entry DOM subtrees which in turn
+ * Corresponds to a range/sequence of model/entry DOM subtrees which in turn
  * corresponds to a <repeat> in the form body definition.
  */
-export type RepeatSequenceType = 'repeat-sequence';
+export type RepeatRangeType = 'repeat-range';
 
 /**
- * Corresponds to a template definition for a repeat sequence, which either has
+ * Corresponds to a template definition for a repeat range, which either has
  * an explicit `jr:template=""` attribute in the form definition or is inferred
  * as a template from the form's first element matched by a <repeat nodeset>.
  */
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export type RepeatTemplateType = 'repeat-template';
 /**
  * Corresponds to a single instance of a model/entry DOM subtree which
  * in turn corresponds to a <repeat> in the form body definition, and a
- * 'repeat-sequence' definition.
+ * 'repeat-range' definition.
  */
 export type RepeatInstanceType = 'repeat-instance';
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export type ValueNodeType = 'value-node';
 export type NodeDefinitionType =
 	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/sort-type-constituents
 	| RootNodeType
-	| RepeatSequenceType
+	| RepeatRangeType
 	| RepeatTemplateType
 	| RepeatInstanceType
 	| SubtreeNodeType
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export type ParentNodeDefinition =
 
 // prettier-ignore
 export type ChildNodeDefinition =
-	| RepeatSequenceDefinition
+	| RepeatRangeDefinition
 	| SubtreeDefinition
 	| ValueNodeDefinition;
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export type NodeChildren<Type extends NodeDefinitionType> =
 
 // prettier-ignore
 export type NodeInstances<Type extends NodeDefinitionType> =
-	Type extends 'repeat-sequence'
+	Type extends 'repeat-range'
 		? readonly RepeatInstanceDefinition[]
 		: null;
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export type NodeParent<Type extends NodeDefinitionType> =
 // TODO: value-node may be Attr
 // prettier-ignore
 export type ModelNode<Type extends NodeDefinitionType> =
-	Type extends 'repeat-sequence'
+	Type extends 'repeat-range'
 		? null
 		: Element;
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export interface NodeDefinition<Type extends NodeDefinitionType> {
 export type AnyNodeDefinition =
 	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/sort-type-constituents
 	| RootDefinition
-	| RepeatSequenceDefinition
+	| RepeatRangeDefinition
 	| RepeatTemplateDefinition
 	| RepeatInstanceDefinition
 	| SubtreeDefinition
diff --git a/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RepeatInstanceDefinition.ts b/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RepeatInstanceDefinition.ts
index b1a736f0d..48580cb5c 100644
--- a/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RepeatInstanceDefinition.ts
+++ b/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RepeatInstanceDefinition.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { RepeatElementDefinition } from '../body/RepeatElementDefinition.ts';
 import { DescendentNodeDefinition } from './DescendentNodeDefinition.ts';
 import type { ChildNodeDefinition, NodeDefinition } from './NodeDefinition.ts';
-import type { RepeatSequenceDefinition } from './RepeatSequenceDefinition.ts';
+import type { RepeatRangeDefinition } from './RepeatRangeDefinition.ts';
 
 export class RepeatInstanceDefinition
 	extends DescendentNodeDefinition<'repeat-instance', RepeatElementDefinition>
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@ export class RepeatInstanceDefinition
 	readonly defaultValue = null;
 
 	constructor(
-		protected readonly sequence: RepeatSequenceDefinition,
+		range: RepeatRangeDefinition,
 		readonly node: Element
 	) {
-		const { bind, bodyElement, parent, root } = sequence;
+		const { bind, bodyElement, parent, root } = range;
 
 		super(parent, bind, bodyElement);
 
-		this.nodeName = sequence.nodeName;
+		this.nodeName = range.nodeName;
 		this.children = root.buildSubtree(this);
 	}
 
 	toJSON() {
-		const { bind, bodyElement, parent, root, sequence, ...rest } = this;
+		const { bind, bodyElement, parent, root, ...rest } = this;
 
 		return rest;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RepeatSequenceDefinition.ts b/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RepeatRangeDefinition.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RepeatSequenceDefinition.ts
rename to packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RepeatRangeDefinition.ts
index 5eefabe42..69b00acb1 100644
--- a/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RepeatSequenceDefinition.ts
+++ b/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RepeatRangeDefinition.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import type { NodeDefinition, ParentNodeDefinition } from './NodeDefinition.ts';
 import { RepeatInstanceDefinition } from './RepeatInstanceDefinition.ts';
 import { RepeatTemplateDefinition } from './RepeatTemplateDefinition.ts';
 
-export class RepeatSequenceDefinition
-	extends DescendentNodeDefinition<'repeat-sequence', RepeatElementDefinition>
-	implements NodeDefinition<'repeat-sequence'>
+export class RepeatRangeDefinition
+	extends DescendentNodeDefinition<'repeat-range', RepeatElementDefinition>
+	implements NodeDefinition<'repeat-range'>
 {
 	// TODO: if an implicit template is derived from an instance in a form
 	// definition, should its default values (if any) be cleared? Probably!
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class RepeatSequenceDefinition
 		return templateElement.cloneNode(true) as Element;
 	}
 
-	readonly type = 'repeat-sequence';
+	readonly type = 'repeat-range';
 
 	readonly template: RepeatTemplateDefinition;
 	readonly children = null;
diff --git a/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RepeatTemplateDefinition.ts b/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RepeatTemplateDefinition.ts
index 6c2cb4e97..e81ee0f4e 100644
--- a/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RepeatTemplateDefinition.ts
+++ b/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RepeatTemplateDefinition.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { RepeatElementDefinition } from '../body/RepeatElementDefinition.ts
 import { BindDefinition } from './BindDefinition.ts';
 import { DescendentNodeDefinition } from './DescendentNodeDefinition.ts';
 import type { ChildNodeDefinition, NodeDefinition } from './NodeDefinition.ts';
-import type { RepeatSequenceDefinition } from './RepeatSequenceDefinition.ts';
+import type { RepeatRangeDefinition } from './RepeatRangeDefinition.ts';
 
 const repeatTemplates = new WeakMap<BindDefinition, RepeatTemplateDefinition>();
 
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ export class RepeatTemplateDefinition
 	implements NodeDefinition<'repeat-template'>
 {
 	static parseModelNodes(
-		sequence: RepeatSequenceDefinition,
+		range: RepeatRangeDefinition,
 		modelNodes: readonly [Element, ...Element[]]
 	): ParsedRepeatNodes {
-		const { bind } = sequence;
+		const { bind } = range;
 
 		let template = repeatTemplates.get(bind);
 		let instanceNodes: readonly Element[];
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class RepeatTemplateDefinition
 			const [templateNode, ...rest] = splitInstanceNodes(modelNodes);
 
 			instanceNodes = rest;
-			template = new this(sequence, templateNode);
+			template = new this(range, templateNode);
 		} else {
 			// TODO: this is under the assumption that for any depth > 1, if a
 			// template has already been defined for the given form definition, any
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ export class RepeatTemplateDefinition
 	readonly defaultValue = null;
 
 	protected constructor(
-		protected readonly sequence: RepeatSequenceDefinition,
+		range: RepeatRangeDefinition,
 		protected readonly templateNode: ExplicitRepeatTemplateElement
 	) {
-		const { bind, bodyElement, parent, root } = sequence;
+		const { bind, bodyElement, parent, root } = range;
 
 		super(parent, bind, bodyElement);
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export class RepeatTemplateDefinition
 	}
 
 	toJSON() {
-		const { bind, bodyElement, parent, root, sequence, ...rest } = this;
+		const { bind, bodyElement, parent, root, ...rest } = this;
 
 		return rest;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RootDefinition.ts b/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RootDefinition.ts
index c7b45e80b..f4a3b5a51 100644
--- a/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RootDefinition.ts
+++ b/packages/xforms-engine/src/model/RootDefinition.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type {
 	NodeDefinition,
 	ParentNodeDefinition,
 } from './NodeDefinition.ts';
-import { RepeatSequenceDefinition } from './RepeatSequenceDefinition.ts';
+import { RepeatRangeDefinition } from './RepeatRangeDefinition.ts';
 import { SubtreeDefinition } from './SubtreeDefinition.ts';
 import { ValueNodeDefinition } from './ValueNodeDefinition.ts';
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class RootDefinition implements NodeDefinition<'root'> {
 			const [firstChild, ...restChildren] = children;
 
 			if (bodyElement?.type === 'repeat') {
-				return new RepeatSequenceDefinition(parent, bind, bodyElement, children);
+				return new RepeatRangeDefinition(parent, bind, bodyElement, children);
 			}
 
 			if (restChildren.length) {
diff --git a/packages/xforms-engine/test/model/ModelDefinition.test.ts b/packages/xforms-engine/test/model/ModelDefinition.test.ts
index a52442ace..3eaeb134d 100644
--- a/packages/xforms-engine/test/model/ModelDefinition.test.ts
+++ b/packages/xforms-engine/test/model/ModelDefinition.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { XFormDefinition } from '../../src/XFormDefinition.ts';
 import { BindDefinition } from '../../src/model/BindDefinition.ts';
 import { ModelDefinition } from '../../src/model/ModelDefinition.ts';
-import type { RepeatSequenceDefinition } from '../../src/model/RepeatSequenceDefinition.ts';
+import type { RepeatRangeDefinition } from '../../src/model/RepeatRangeDefinition.ts';
 import type { ValueNodeDefinition } from '../../src/model/ValueNodeDefinition.ts';
 
 describe('ModelDefinition', () => {
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ describe('ModelDefinition', () => {
 			{
 				index: 0,
 				expected: {
-					type: 'repeat-sequence',
+					type: 'repeat-range',
 					bind: { nodeset: '/root/rep' },
 					bodyElement: {
 						type: 'repeat',
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ describe('ModelDefinition', () => {
 			{
 				index: 1,
 				expected: {
-					type: 'repeat-sequence',
+					type: 'repeat-range',
 					bind: { nodeset: '/root/rep2' },
 					bodyElement: {
 						type: 'repeat',
@@ -392,26 +392,26 @@ describe('ModelDefinition', () => {
 		);
 
 		describe('templates', () => {
-			const expectRepeatTemplate = (definition: RepeatSequenceDefinition, expectedXML: string) => {
+			const expectRepeatTemplate = (definition: RepeatRangeDefinition, expectedXML: string) => {
 				const expected = xformsElement`${expectedXML}`;
 
 				expectEqualNode(definition.template.node, expected);
 			};
 
 			it('defines an explicit repeat template', () => {
-				const definition = modelDefinition.root.children[0] as RepeatSequenceDefinition;
+				const definition = modelDefinition.root.children[0] as RepeatRangeDefinition;
 
 				expectRepeatTemplate(definition, /* xml */ `<rep><a>a default</a><b>b default</b></rep>`);
 			});
 
 			it('derives a repeat template from a non-template instance in the form definition', () => {
-				const definition = modelDefinition.root.children[1] as RepeatSequenceDefinition;
+				const definition = modelDefinition.root.children[1] as RepeatRangeDefinition;
 
 				expectRepeatTemplate(definition, /* xml */ `<rep2><c /><d /></rep2>`);
 			});
 
 			it('clears default values from a derived template', () => {
-				const definition = modelDefinition.root.children[4] as RepeatSequenceDefinition;
+				const definition = modelDefinition.root.children[4] as RepeatRangeDefinition;
 
 				expectRepeatTemplate(definition, /* xml */ `<rep5><g /></rep5>`);
 			});
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ describe('ModelDefinition', () => {
 			])(
 				'defines $expected default instances from nodes in the form definition when a repeat template is implicitly derived',
 				({ index, expected }) => {
-					const definition = modelDefinition.root.children[index] as RepeatSequenceDefinition;
+					const definition = modelDefinition.root.children[index] as RepeatRangeDefinition;
 
 					expect(definition.instances.length).toBe(expected);
 				}
@@ -505,9 +505,9 @@ describe('ModelDefinition', () => {
 					expected: 3,
 				},
 			])('defines $expected default instances ($nodeset)', ({ index, nodeset, expected }) => {
-				const definition = modelDefinition.root.children[index] as RepeatSequenceDefinition;
+				const definition = modelDefinition.root.children[index] as RepeatRangeDefinition;
 
-				// Ensure we're testing the right sequence in the first place
+				// Ensure we're testing the right range in the first place
 				expect(definition.nodeset).toBe(nodeset);
 
 				expect(definition.instances.length).toBe(expected);
@@ -516,30 +516,28 @@ describe('ModelDefinition', () => {
 			it.each([
 				{
 					nodeset: '/root/rep4',
-					sequenceIndex: 3,
+					rangeIndex: 3,
 					instanceIndex: 0,
 					expectedXML: /* xml */ `<rep4><f>default instance f 0</f></rep4>`,
 				},
 				{
 					nodeset: '/root/rep4',
-					sequenceIndex: 3,
+					rangeIndex: 3,
 					instanceIndex: 1,
 					expectedXML: /* xml */ `<rep4><f /></rep4>`,
 				},
 				{
 					nodeset: '/root/rep4',
-					sequenceIndex: 3,
+					rangeIndex: 3,
 					instanceIndex: 2,
 					expectedXML: /* xml */ `<rep4><f>default instance f 2</f></rep4>`,
 				},
 			])(
 				'defines the default instance for nodeset $nodeset at index $instanceIndex with default values (xml: $expectedXML)',
-				({ nodeset, sequenceIndex, instanceIndex, expectedXML }) => {
-					const definition = modelDefinition.root.children[
-						sequenceIndex
-					] as RepeatSequenceDefinition;
+				({ nodeset, rangeIndex, instanceIndex, expectedXML }) => {
+					const definition = modelDefinition.root.children[rangeIndex] as RepeatRangeDefinition;
 
-					// Ensure we're testing the right sequence in the first place
+					// Ensure we're testing the right range in the first place
 					expect(definition.nodeset).toBe(nodeset);
 
 					const instance = definition.instances[instanceIndex]!;