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I know it's going to make me sound like a right naggy-pedanty-nerd... but if it's on the back it's a wing, not a spoiler.
Surely that depends on whether it's an actual wing, (actually an inverted wing, for negative lift) or a ducktail! Which definitely isn't a wing! Though it may not technically be a spoiler either! But it's a lot easier to say "spoiler" than "Kamm effect generator"!
I love the way the English language evolves, spoiler has become the generic term for ANY aerodynamic device applied to a road car, in much the same way that Hoover means a vacuum cleaner.
In fact the front "spoiler" is more correctly a "splitter" in todays terminology!
Personally, I think spoiler is a very satisfactory term for aftermarket goodies of this sort, they "spoil" the look and probably "spoil" the aerodynamics too! Though I have to admit, the Triumph one does help straight line stability, having driven the Carledo both with and without one!
Steve