In order to escape the "rangefinder police," I use the term "rangefinder style." The X100v (et al) are, in fact, "rangefinder style" cameras modeled on the experience of using the older film cameras that actually did use an optical "range finding" system to manually focus.
Now, technically, all cameras are "range finder" cameras if they have any sort of focus assist system, be in analog or digital, since these systems do "find the range" of the subject. But I digress...
One other things. The X100v (and predecessors) are not the only "silent" Fujifilm cameras. It is true that the old school shutter of these cameras is quieter than the old-school curtain shutter of most digital cameras. However, the quietest system of all uses the electronic shutter option that is available on many Fujifilm cameras. On my XPro2 the electronic shutter is literally completely silent. (There are some downsides to consider, most importantly some issues with cycling light sources.)
