Here are some of the terms I have seen. 1. The *image of the exceptional set(/locus)* is probably the most explanatory. The word center is also often used for the image of a single irreducible component of the exceptional locus so you might run into confusion if you call it the true center. I've also seen this called the *discriminant*. I don't think I've ever seen people give names to 2 and 3, but I've seen number 2. show up. **EDIT:** As pointed out in the comments, I was surprised to learn that the strict transform is taken with respect to $Z$ (or rather $X \setminus Z$) instead of depending simply on $\pi$. In birational geometry the actual ideal you are blowing up doesn't seem to matter, people just care about the map. In that setting, the strict transform is also often called the *birational transform*. I've also seen the *proper transform*.