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Yep, though ROC government uses also "Republic of China (Taiwan)" or other similar forms to differentiate from PRC in official communication.
Taiwan is the name of the island, while ROC technically extends further to areas now controlled by PRC
Well that's what I just learned skimming through the wiki page.
De jure, the RoC extends to all of China. So does the PRC. De facto, the RoC is pretty much just Taiwan and the PRC is the rest.
De jure the ROC still claims Mongolia and parts of Russia and India.
TIL.
They are a feisty little island, aren't they.