Commonly used words
From MozillaZine Knowledge Base
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.