Commonly used words

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

• BMO or b.m.o means http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ - the Mozilla Bug Database
• Fb means Firebird, the old name of Firefox, the stand-alone web browser.
• Ff and Fx also mean Firefox.
• JS means JavaScript, a lightweight browser-based scripting language created by Netscape many moons ago
• Moz means the Mozilla Suite and, sometimes, Mozilla as an organization
• 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
• TBE means Tabbrowser Extensions, an extension for Mozilla and Firefox that gives extra options for tabs and tabbed browsing

And the following is a list of acronyms you will often come across when you're in the Mozilla IRC channels (irc.mozilla.org) - 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/recall 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.