Bitcoin wiki docs, account or address?

Question

listtransactions [account] [count=10] [from=0]
Returns up to [count] most recent transactions skipping the first [from] transactions for account [account]. If [account] not provided it'll return recent transactions from all accounts.

The above is pasted from https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list

My question: The page refers to both account(s) and address(es). The wallet can easily generate additional addresses to receive coins but, how can a wallet have more than one account?

This documentation does not look correct to me.

Shouldn't it read

If [address] not provided it'll return recent transactions from all addresses.

Answer 1

It is correct as written. Accounts are just a grouping of addresses. You generally create accounts with the getaccountaddress call.

This wiki page provides more detail on what accounts are all about.