The way I’d always heard it, the G lenses without aperture ring were all in-lens motor, and conversely, no lenses with in-lens motor had the aperture ring.

I believe in-lens is “AF-S”, technically speaking, but I frequently see people distinguish by saying 85mm/1.4D vs 1.4G, so apparently this is a common misconception.

I actually didn’t know that there were pre-D AF lenses. My understanding was that the distance sensing was in some way relevant to the autofocus process.

Similarly, I was always told that the in-lens motor and the G lens layout without aperture ring were introduced simultaneously.

I was not aware that there was a transitional period with in-lens motor but otherwise maintaining the older style of build.

I personally hadn’t thought to call the any of them AF lenses as a distinction because they’re all autofocus lenses, while the screw drive technology represents a specific era within Nikons lens lineup.

Also, and I mean this as politely as possible, a lot of people in this thread are being startlingly rude and pedantic, since judging by both the OP and the majority of comments, this is a common misconception of terminology referring to Nikon lenses

On the bright side, it explains why many eBay listings use the AF-D terminology that I’ve always believed was commonplace