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This page gives you a brief (one sentence) description of various terms that Mozillians use and might be confusing for newcomers.

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amo: addons.mozilla.org - the central repository of mozilla addons.

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b2g: Boot to Gecko, a component of FirefoxOS
bmo: bugzilla.mozilla.org - our main bugzilla instance to keep track of various products (firefox, firefoxos, etc)
Bug: In software a bug is an error in the program. Anything filed on bugzilla is also called a bug, eventhough we use it for purposes other than pointing out errors (like budget requests). (cf. Github Issue)
Bugzilla: A tool to keep track of bugs. (cf. bmo)

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Discourse: A modern web based communication forum

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FSA: Firefox Student Ambassador

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git: A version controlling system for writing code collaboratively.
Github: A popular web-based git hosting system used in various Mozilla projects. github.com
Github Issue: An on-topic discussion, usually surrounding a single bug, hosted on a Github project.
Github Pull Request: (abbreviated as PR) A way for programmers to submit their contributions to projects on Github. (cf. Patch)

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IRC: Internet Relay Chat is a communication tool used by Mozillians to communicate

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Maker Party: (Usually a one-time) event held in schools, cafes, community spaces, etc for learners to explore creating and consuming the Web. teach.mozilla.org/events/
Mozilla Clubs: Local groups that meet regularly to learn the Web, a part of the Mozilla Learning Network. teach.mozilla.org/clubs/
MoCo: Mozilla Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation that coordinates and integrates the development of products.
Mozilla Community Education: aims to empower Mozillians in their contributions, and personal goals through education and training. education.mozilla-community.org
MoFo: Mozilla Foundation is a non-profit organization that exists to support and collectively lead the Mozilla project.
Mozilla Learning Network: offers programs and a global community dedicated to helping people learn to read, write and participate in the digital world teach.mozilla.org
Mozillians: A web-directory of Mozillians around the world. mozillians.org

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Patch: A specific code contribution by programmers submitted as a text file.
PR: See Github Pull Request

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ReMo: Mozilla Reps Program

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Yammer: An internal communication tool. yammer.com/mozillians/

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+==A==
+;amo
+: [http://addons.mozilla.org/ addons.mozilla.org] - the central repository of mozilla addons.
+==B==
+;b2g
+: Boot to Gecko, a component of FirefoxOS
+;bmo
+: [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ bugzilla.mozilla.org] - our main bugzilla instance to keep track of various products (firefox, firefoxos, etc)
+;Bug
+: In software a bug is an error in the program. Anything filed on bugzilla is also called a bug, eventhough we use it for purposes other than pointing out errors (like budget requests). (cf. Github Issue)
+;Bugzilla
+: A tool to keep track of bugs. (cf. bmo)
 ==D==
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 ;FSA
 : [[StudentAmbassadors|Firefox Student Ambassador]]
+==G==
+;git
+: A version controlling system for writing code collaboratively.
+;Github
+: A popular web-based git hosting system used in various Mozilla projects. [https://github.com github.com]
+;Github Issue
+: An on-topic discussion, usually surrounding a single bug, hosted on a Github project.
+;Github Pull Request
+: (abbreviated as PR) A way for programmers to submit their contributions to projects on Github. (cf. Patch)
 ==I==
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 ==M==
 ;Maker Party
-: (Usually a one-time) event held in schools, cafes, community spaces, etc for learners to explore creating and consuming the Web. [https://teach.mozilla.org/events/ Read more]
+: (Usually a one-time) event held in schools, cafes, community spaces, etc for learners to explore creating and consuming the Web. [https://teach.mozilla.org/events/ teach.mozilla.org/events/]
 ;Mozilla Clubs
-: Local groups that meet regularly to learn the Web, a part of the Mozilla Learning Network. [https://teach.mozilla.org/clubs/ Read more]
+: Local groups that meet regularly to learn the Web, a part of the Mozilla Learning Network. [https://teach.mozilla.org/clubs/ teach.mozilla.org/clubs/]
 ;MoCo
 : Mozilla Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation that coordinates and integrates the development of products.
 ;Mozilla Community Education
-: aims to empower Mozillians in their contributions, and personal goals through education and training.
+: aims to empower Mozillians in their contributions, and personal goals through education and training. [http://education.mozilla-community.org/ education.mozilla-community.org]
 ;MoFo
 : [[Mozilla Foundation]] is a non-profit organization that exists to support and collectively lead the Mozilla project.
 ;Mozilla Learning Network
-: offers programs and a global community dedicated to helping people learn to read, write and participate in the digital world.
+: offers programs and a global community dedicated to helping people learn to read, write and participate in the digital world [http://teach.mozilla.org/ teach.mozilla.org]
+;Mozillians
+: A web-directory of Mozillians around the world. [http://mozillians.org/ mozillians.org]
+==P==
+;Patch
+: A specific code contribution by programmers submitted as a text file.
+;PR
+: See Github Pull Request
 ==R==
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 ==Y==
 ;Yammer
-: An internal communication tool
+: An internal communication tool. [https://www.yammer.com/mozillians/ yammer.com/mozillians/]

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