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*'''Browser extensions:''' cross-browser extensions implemented using the [https://browserext.github.io/ Browser Extensions standard]. | *'''Browser extensions:''' cross-browser extensions implemented using the [https://browserext.github.io/ Browser Extensions standard]. | ||
*'''WebExtensions:''' a deprecated term that describes a Firefox extension built with WebExtensions APIs. Starting in Firefox 57, only extensions built with WebExtensions APIs will be supported. Therefore, we will start referring to them simply as "extensions". "WebExtensions" will remain in use in the context of describing the underlying technology of extensions. | *'''WebExtensions:''' a deprecated term that describes a Firefox extension built with WebExtensions APIs. Starting in Firefox 57, only extensions built with WebExtensions APIs will be supported. Therefore, we will start referring to them simply as "extensions". "WebExtensions" will remain in use in the context of describing the underlying technology of extensions. | ||
*'''Legacy extensions:''' a Firefox extension built using legacy APIs or the Add-on SDK. | |||
===Usage Guidelines=== | ===Usage Guidelines=== | ||