There is currently no way in core to allow editing a term machine name via the admin UI. In Drupal, Taxonomy Machine Name module solves this problem:

Is this something that 80% could use, or does this belong in contrib?
That module claims integration with Views/Token/Pathauto, all of which are in Backdrop core. So does it make sense to have such a feature in core?
GitHub Issue #:
3093
Recent comments
I recently ran into the same error: Exception: The configuration directory in settings.php is specified as 'files/config_[some-random-CMI-ID-here]/active', but this...
Live deployment Configuration Directory error
https://github.com/shabib-m/tailwindcss/wiki
Free Backdrop Theme built on Tailwind CSS v3 (Based on Basis) - Seeking Feedback & Ideas!
Admin Edit - note the image above is a link to the YouTube video.
Free Backdrop Theme built on Tailwind CSS v3 (Based on Basis) - Seeking Feedback & Ideas!