Therefore, the laboratory operated by CERN is commonly referred to as the European laboratory for particle physics (Laboratoire européen pour la physique des particules), which better describes the research being performed there.
Prin urmare, laboratorul CERN a primit o nouă denumire: Laboratorul European pentru Fizica Particulelor (Laboratoire européen pour la physique des particules), nume care descrie mai bine activitățile curente de la CERN.