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*'''Add-on:''' an umbrella term that describes different types of code that extend Firefox. Mostly used on [https://addons.mozilla.org AMO]. Includes extensions, themes, plug-ins, dictionaries, etc. | *'''Add-on:''' an umbrella term that describes different types of code that extend Firefox. Mostly used on [https://addons.mozilla.org AMO]. Includes extensions, themes, plug-ins, dictionaries, etc. | ||
*'''Extensions:''' pieces of code that extend the capabilities of a browser. In Firefox, extensions are a type of add-on. | *'''Extensions:''' pieces of code that extend the capabilities of a browser. In Firefox, extensions are a type of add-on. | ||
*'''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]. ([https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2017/04/browser-extension-edge-chrome-firefox-opera-brave-vivaldi/ This article] illustrates it nicely). | ||
*'''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. | *'''Legacy extensions:''' a Firefox extension built using legacy APIs or the Add-on SDK. | ||