Cash vs Donation

The gift api outputs gift type = Cash as Donation. Is this proper behavior? Can we assume all Cash will be translated as Donation?

{ "id": "291632", "acknowledgements": [{ "status": "NEEDSACKNOWLEDGEMENT" }], "amount": { "value": 10.0000 }, "constituent_id": "72335", "date": "2020-07-23T00:00:00", "date_added": "2020-07-24T08:16:17.463+01:00", "date_modified": "2020-07-24T08:16:17.557+00:00", "fundraisers": [], "gift_aid_amount": { "value": 0.0 }, "gift_aid_qualification_status": "Qualified", "gift_splits": [{ "id": "301876", "amount": { "value": 10.0000 }, "appeal_id": "53", "campaign_id": "35", "fund_id": "122", "gift_aid_amount": { "value": 0.0 }, "gift_aid_qualification_status": "Qualified" }], "gift_status": "Active", "is_anonymous": false, "linked_gifts": [], "constituency": "Alumnus", "lookup_id": "282421", "payments": [{ "payment_method": "PersonalCheck" }], "post_date": "2020-07-24T00:00:00", "post_status": "NotPosted", "receipts": [{ "amount": { "value": 10.000000 }, "status": "NEEDSRECEIPT" }], "soft_credits": [],
"type": "Donation" }