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When referring to 'scrolling' up/down a page it is intuitive to use the word 'scroll' on a traditional screen (non-touch), because of the mouse scroll wheel etc.
Is it as user-friendly to refer to the same action using scroll for touch-screens?
e.g.:
Is there a better / alternate wording?
"Swipe down" perhaps?
Based on a quick Google search, the major players are still using the word "scroll" in conjunction with touch screens.
Apple - "navigating your Mac using your fingers to tap, scroll, pinch and swipe feels perfectly natural."
Microsoft - "How to do it: swipe your finger across the screen. What it does: scrolls through what's on the screen."
And so on. I don't think there's any problem with using this term. "Scrolling" refers to content larger than the screen that you can move through gradually. It doesn't imply a particular method of causing this action. You can scroll with arrow keys on your keyboard, a mouse, a mouse wheel, or a touchscreen.
I think you can find clarity by asking yourself this question:
Am I referring to what's happening to the content on the screen or to what the user does to cause that response?
If you refer to the user's gesture/action, then swipe or flick is appropriate, but if you refer to the content, then scroll is probably a better choice.
