Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-34623602-20180504050945/@comment-28905095-20180504083820

There are currently three families of Minecraft editions:
 * Java Edition – The oldest variant which used to be the main version. This runs on Windows, Mac and Linux, that is wherever there is a decent Java engine implementation.
 * Bedrock – Formerly known as Minecraft Pocket Edition this codebase has been extended to run on various platform, and is the cross-play platform as of Update 1.2. This version is what's referred to officially now when talking about Minecraft. This runs on Win10, Android, iOS, VR, Xbox One, and soon on Nintendo Switch.
 * Legacy Console Editions – These are individual editions for the various platforms, and are at least found on PlayStation 3/4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, WiiU. Most of these will not be updated in the future after receiving the Update Aquatic https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/update-aquatic-coming-legacy-console-editions> (with exception of PlayStation 4).

So for many Minecraft Pocket Edition still remains as a name, but in the future this will be known as either just Minecraft, or some variant including Bedrock after the codebase it's built from.