Commonly used words

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These are commonly used words thoughout the Mozilla Communitys. From the IRC Chat rooms to the Forums these acronyms can be seen.

  • 'BMO' means http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ - the Mozilla Bug Database
  • 'FB' means Firebird, the lightweight version of the Mozilla Suite
  • 'JS' means JavaScript, a lightweight browser-based scripting language created by Netscape many moons ago
  • 'Moz' means the Mozilla Suite
  • 'MZ' means mozillaZine - this site
  • 'RFE' means Request For Enhancement - a feature request
  • 'TB' means Thunderbird, the stand alone mail client
  • 'UNCO' means Unconfirmed, a bug that can't be or hasn't been reproduced by testers
  • 'WFM' means WORKSFORME, which is Bugzilla and forum speak for 'Not broken for me'
  • 'XUL' means Extensible User Interface Language, a subset of XML (Extensible Markup Language) for creating user interfaces

And the following is a list of acronyms you will often come across when you're in the Mozilla IRC channels - these are in addition to the ones listed above:

  • 'AFAIK': As far as I know
  • 'ATM': At the moment
  • 'BRB': Be right back
  • 'IIRC': If I remember correctly
  • 'NP': No problem

More to come. Acronym Finder is a very good resource for finding out what some Mozilla-related acronyms stand for.

There is also a Mozilla Jargon site with many definitions for words used by mozilla hackers.