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> No, DivX refers to MPEG-4 Part 2 which is a completely different codec.

Poster is referring to the DivX Plus HD codec [1].

I wouldn't call that "what was once known in the scene as DivX"...

Neither would I. I'm just clarifying, for the benefit of other readers.

Show me any popular torrent using the word "DIVX" to refer to that.

show me any popular torrent using the word DIVX that isn't actually using Xvid

Well at least DivX and Xvid use the same video format: MPEG-4 Part 2.

MPEG-4 Part 10/H.264/AVC is a different format.