Bugzilla Thesaurus & Reverse Dictionary
This is a Bugzilla thesaurus that is so comprehensive it's boring
RFC
how do we call that small down arrow to the right of a button?
how do we identify number keys on the number pad?
- ///
-
[IDEO]
An undetermined progress meter showing moving bars, found in the status area and
other places. see barber pole and
progress bar
- <-
-
[IDEO]
the left arrow key.
-
Style: To identify the Left Arrow key in a key combination, e.g. keyboard
shortcut, refer it as LEFT
(
Press SHIFT+LEFT to navigate backward in the session history
).
To identify the left arrow key by itself, refer it as the
LEFT key. See
keyboard shortcut for the ordering of keys in a
key combination.
-
Synonyms:
LEFT,
LEFT key,
left arrow key,
<-
-
Search tips: consider also searching for the Right key.
-
Search terms: see keyboard shortcut
- ->
-
[IDEO]
leads to; then
(
click on the reload button -> crash
).
-
Synonyms:
then,
->
- ->
-
[IDEO]
the right arrow key.
-
Style: To identify the right arrow key in a key combination, e.g. keyboard
shortcut, refer it as RIGHT
(
Press SHIFT+RIGHT to navigate forward in the session history
).
To identify the right arrow key by itself, refer it as the
RIGHT key. See
keyboard shortcut for the ordering of keys in a
key combination.
-
Synonyms:
RIGHT,
RIGHT key,
left arrow key,
->
-
Search tips: consider also searching for the Left key.
-
Search terms: see keyboard shortcut
- >
-
[IDEO]
action separator, used to separate actions in a navigation sequenece
(
Edit > Preferences > Navigator > History > click on the Clear History button
).
-
Synonyms:
>,
|
- |
-
[IDEO]
action separator, used to separate actions in a navigation sequenece
(
Edit | Preferences | Navigator | History | click on the Clear History button
).
-
Synonyms:
>,
|
- |
-
[IDEO]
separator; a bar-like UI element
used to separate two different sets of related items.
(
bookmarks separator
).
-
Synonyms:
separator,
|,
--,
_
- |
-
[IDEO]
splitter; a bar-like UI element
used to split two elements and to control their dimensions.
-
related terms:
splitter grippy,
NS resize cursor,
WE resize cursor,
grabber,
thumb
-
Synonyms:
splitter,
resize bar,
|
- ||
-
the or boolean operator; logical or.
- ???
-
anonymous identifier.
-
Synonyms:
xxx,
???
- +
-
key combination
(
CTRL+SHIFT+C
).
See keyboard shortcut for the ordering of keys in a key
combination.
-
Synonyms:
+,
-
- -
-
key combination
(
CTRL-SHIFT-C
).
See keyboard shortcut for the ordering of keys in a key
combination.
-
Synonyms:
+,
-
- &
-
and; combined with.
-
Synonyms:
and,
&
- &&
-
the and boolean operator; logical and.
This section is empty.
- access
-
v.
reach
(
www.xyz.com cannot be accessed in Mozilla
).
-
Synonyms:
reach,
connect,
access
- accessible
-
adj.
can be used by a person with disability
- accessible
-
adj.
reachable
(
www.xyz.com is not accessible in Mozilla
).
-
Synonyms:
reachable,
connectible,
accessible
- address
-
n.
an Internet resource location
(
The Internet address of Microsoft Corp. is http://www.microsoft.com
).
-
Synonyms:
url,
location,
address,
link
- address
-
n.
an e-mail address
-
Synonyms:
e-mail address
- address bar
-
n.
the UI element for
Internet location (URL) in Microsoft Internet
Explorer. In Mozilla it is called the location bar.
-
Synonyms:
location bar,
address bar,
URL bar
-
Search terms:
| location|address|url bar |
Regexp |
find location, address, or url bar. |
- ACCEL
-
n.
the accelator key. In PC
it is the CTRL key. In Macintosh it is the Command
key.
-
Style: see keyboard shortcut for the ordering of keys in a key
combination.
-
Synonyms:
CTRL,
ACCEL,
CMD,
Command key
- ALT
-
n.
the alternative key
(
Press ALT+HOME to go to the home page
).
-
Style: In a keyboard shortcut, ALT always follows
CTRL and preceeds SHIFT.
See keyboard shortcut for the ordering of keys in
a key combination.
-
Search term: ALT+
- animation
-
Synonyms:
animate,
animation,
moving,
blink
-
Search term: animat
- animated progress bar
-
n.
an undetermined progress meter showing moving bars, found in the status area and other places.
see barber pole and progress bar
-
Synonyms:
barber pole,
barbershop,
barber,
animated progress bar,
///
- ask
-
Synonyms:
prompt, ask
- barber pole
-
n.
an undetermined progress meter showing moving bars, found in the status area
and other places. Barber pole is known to cause epilepsy attack on epileptics.
-
Synonyms:
barber pole,
barbershop,
barber,
animated progress bar,
///
- busy
-
Style: when an application is in the process of performing some action, it is
busy. If process appear to stop progressing and the application
does not quit the process, then the application is ????. If
the application stops responding or is slow to spond to user, it is
non-responsive (avoid the word
hang
).
-
Synonyms:
non-responsive,
hang,
busy,
lock up
- collapse (the toolbar, sidebar, etc.)
-
Related: The UI element
for collapsing a toolbar is a toolbar grippy. The
splitter element for collapsing a resizable element
is a splitter grippy.
- component
-
n.
module
- componentize
-
v.
to break something into interconnected parts
-
Synonyms:
modularize
- compose
-
n.
write (an e-mail message)
-
Synonyms:
compose,
write,
create
- context menu
-
n.
a context-sensitive menu, generally activated by right click or OPTION+click, that
presents a list of options for the user to choose.
-
Synonyms:
context menu,
contextual menu,
pop-up menu,
right-click menu
- control key
-
n.
the accelator key used for keyboard shortcut in PC. The Macintosh equivalent is
the Command key. The accepted abbreviation is CTRL.
-
Styel: In a keyboard shortcut, CTRL always preceeds ALT and SHIFT. See
keyboard shortcut for the ordering of keys in a key
combination.
-
Synonyms:
CTRL,
ACCEL
- copy (to clipboard)
-
n.
[Editing]
make a duplicate of something to the system clipboard to be reused elsewhere.
-
Style: when referring to a copy-to-clipboard command, quote the application (Mozilla) label for the
command. For example, the menu label for copying a hyperlink is
copy link location,
thus refer to the command as copy link location
. If the label
is copy
, then also provide a context. For example, the menu label for copying a
selected block of text in Mozilla browser is simply copy
, to avoid confusion
refer to the command as copy
selection
.
-
Synonyms:
copy,
duplicate
- copy to (file, message, etc.)
-
n.
duplicate a message or file and put it into another location within the application,
such as downloading newsgroup messages to a local Messanger (Mail and Newsgroups) account.
see also save and download.
-
Style: when referring to a copy-to command, quote the application (Mozilla) label for the command
If the label is not descriptive, then also provide a context. For example, the menu label for copying
a mail/news message to another location is
copy to
, to avoid confusion refer to the command as
message copy to
.
-
Synonyms:
copy,
duplicate
- CTRL
-
n.
the control key, the accelator key used for keyboard shortcut in
PC. The Macintosh
equivalent is the Command key.
-
Style: In a keyboard shortcut, CTRL always preceeds
ALT and SHIFT. See
keyboard shortcut for the ordering of keys in a key
combination.
-
Synonyms:
CTRL,
ACCEL
-
Search terms: see keyboard shortcut
- crashy
-
Synonyms:
unstable,
crashy
- C&P
-
copy and paste.
-
Style: see copy (to clipboard)
-
Synonyms:
copy and paste,
C&P,
C/P
- dialog
-
n.
a window used to manipulate system or application settings or to do one specific task.
(see also wizard and manager.)
-
See message box for alert, confirm, and prompt windows.
-
Style: when referring to a system dialog, such as the save-file dialog, quote the
application (Mozilla) label for the command. For example, the menu label for opening
a file in Mozilla browser is copy file
, thus refer to the open-file
dialog as copy file
dialog
.
-
Style: when referring to a
non-system dialog, quote dialog title. For example,
Image Manager
dialog
. If the title is not descriptive,
then also provide a context.
- dialogue
-
Synonyms:
dialog
- disabled
-
adj.
disabled (grayed out)
-
Synonyms:
grayed out,
disabled
- download
-
v.
save a file without opening it or save part of a file, such as image
in a Web page, to the user's computer. see also save and
copy to (file, message, etc.).
- drag
-
Synonyms:
drag and drop,
drag
- drag and drop
-
Synonyms:
drag and drop,
d&d,
DnD
- drop
-
Synonyms:
drag and drop,
drag
- DUPEME
-
abbr.
a keyword that means
this bug report is a duplicate of another bug,
but I cannot recall which one or cannot find it.
-
Style: to ensure that another QA person can quickly
identify the duplicate, give some description of what the prime bug might
look
like or document failed queries you use to find the prime.
- duplicate (a file, etc.)
-
v.
see copy to (file, message, etc.).
- duplicate (bug)
-
n.
a Bugzilla bug report that has been resolved as a duplicate of another report (prime).
-
Synonyms:
duplicate bug,
dupe
-
Antonyms:
prime
- embeded
-
adj.
nested (elements)
embed a table inside a table
.
-
Search terms:
| search pattern | operator | note |
| embed nest |
Any Word |
find nested table. Also search for table in the description field. |
- embeded object
-
n.
an object (e.g. image, audio) embeded into a Web page
-
Synonyms:
embeded object,
embeded media,
multimedia,
media,
picture,
image,
flash,
plug-in
-
Search terms:
| search pattern | operator | note |
| embed(ed)?.?(object|media) |
Regexp |
find embeded object or embeded media. |
- enter
-
n.
the Enter key (in PC). In Macintosh the
equivelent is the Retrun key.
-
Search terms: see keyboard shortcut
- export
-
v.
export a file or database for back-up or to a non-native format. Usually an
exported file is non-editable, such as
PDF
and multipart HTML (MHTML).
see also download and save.
- flash
-
v.
an embeded Flash movie.
-
Related:
Macromedia Flash player is a
plug-in
. The movie embeded is an
embeded media
or embeded object.
-
Search terms:
| search pattern | operator | note |
| flash |
All Words |
find flash but filter out flashing and flashes |
- grayed out
-
adj.
disabled
-
Synonyms:
grayed out,
disabled
- history
-
n.
the total browsing history
- history, location bar
-
n.
the list of typed locations (URLs)
- history, session
-
n.
the current browsing history, accessible via the go menu and the
forward and back buttons
- import
-
v.
import a file or database, usually created by another application, into the
current application (Mozilla). see download and
save.
-
Antonym:
export
- information
-
Synonyms:
information,
data,
details,
info
- integrate
-
v.
bring different components together
-
Antonyms:
modularize
- Internet Explorer
-
Search terms:
| search pattern | operator | note |
| \bIE\b|\bmsie\b|internet explorer |
Regexp |
find IE (case sensitive) or MSIE (case insensitive) as a word but not
a sub-string and Internet Explorer (case insensitive) as a phrase. |
- java
-
an embeded applet (a small, downloaded program that runs within the browser).
The Java engine is JRE (java run-time environment) and is
covered under the OJI component. The applet is, well, an
applet.
- javascript
-
a scripting language used to manipulate the content of a Web page and
sometimes the browser itself. The portion of javascript used to manipulate
HTML
elements is covered under the
DOM components.
-
Synonyms:
javascript,
js
- keyboard shortcut
-
Style: Use uppercase for all keys in a key combination. Combine
keys with the + character. In a multi-platform bug, use
CTRL to identify the accelerator key.
In a Macintosh bug, use Command to
identify the accelerator key.
In a keyboard shortcut, accelerator key always appears first, followed by
the SHIFT key, and then the ALT
key
(
Press CTRL+SHIFT+D to file the current page as a bookmark
).
All keys, except the Command key, should be in uppercase and one word, for
example, TAB for the tab key and
PAGEDOWN for the Page Down key.
Special cases:
| keyboard key | recommanded identifier |
| Enter (PC) | ENTER |
| Return (Mac) | ENTER |
| Escape | ESC |
| Insert | INS |
| Delete | DEL |
| Back Space | BACKSPACE |
-
Search terms:
| search pattern | operator | note |
| (press|type|typi)\w{0,3} [`'"]?R['"]?\b |
Regexp |
find a standalone R (or any alphanumeric) key stroke;
matches Press R , typing `R' , pressed "R" , etc. but not Press Return . |
| (press|type|typi)\w{0,3} [`'"]?\#['"]?\b |
Regexp |
find a standalone # (or any symbol) key stroke. |
| (press|type|typi)\w{0,3} [`'"]?\w['"]?\b |
Regexp |
find any alphanumeric key stroke; matches Press A , typing `1' , pressed "a" , etc.. |
| (press|type|typi)[\w]{0,3} [`'"]?.['"]?\b |
Regexp |
find any single key stroke, including alphabet, numbers, and symbols;
matches Press A , typing `1' , pressed "+" , etc.. |
| \bF\d\b |
Regexp |
find any function key stroke; matches F1 , F2 , etc.. |
| \+R\b |
Regexp |
find R key in a key combination; matches Ctrl+R but not Ctrl+Return . |
| +right |
All Strings |
find Right key in a key combination |
| right.?(key|arrow) |
Regexp |
find a standalone Right (or left) key; matches rightkey , right-arrow , right key , etc.. |
| (right|left).?(key|arrow) |
Regexp |
find a standalone Right or Left key |
| (press|type|typi)\w{0,3} (ret|ent)|[`'"](return|enter)['"]|(return|enter).?key |
Regexp |
find a standalone Enter or Return key; matches press return , type enter ,
typing return , "enter" , `return' , enter key , etc.. |
| (press|type|typi)\w{0,3} del|[`'"]del(ete)?['"]|del(ete)?.?key |
Regexp |
find a standalone Delete key; matches press del , type delete ,
typing del , "delete" , `del' , del key , etc.. |
| shift+back space |
All Strings |
find an emulated Delete key stroke in Macintosh (SHIFT+BACKSPACE ) |
| (press|type|typi)\w{0,3} ins|[`'"]ins(ert)?['"]|ins(ert)?.?key |
Regexp |
find a standalone Insert key; matches press ins , type insert ,
typing ins , "insert" , `ins' , ins key , etc.. |
| (ctrl|control|meta|accel(erator)?|cmd|command)\+A |
Regexp |
find CTRL+A or Command+A . |
| shift+A |
All Strings |
find SHIFT+A . |
| (ctrl|control|meta|accel(erator)?|cmd|command)\+shift\+A |
Regexp |
find CTRL+SHIFT+A or Command+SHIFT+A . |
| alt+A |
All Strings |
find ALT+A . |
| (ctrl|control|meta|accel(erator)?|cmd|command)\+alt\+A |
Regexp |
find CTRL+ALT+A or Command+ALT+A . |
- LEFT
-
the left arrow key.
-
Style: To identify the left arrow key in a key combination, e.g. keyboard
shortcut, refer it as LEFT
(
Press SHIFT+LEFT to navigate backward in the session history
).
To identify the left arrow key by itself, refer it as the
LEFT key. See
keyboard shortcut for the ordering of keys in a
key combination.
-
Synonyms:
LEFT,
LEFT key,
left arrow key,
<-
- link
-
n.
a particular Web site (
This link does not work
).
-
Style: Use the site domain, with "www."
(
www.microsoft.com not working
).
-
Synonyms:
url,
location,
address,
link,
site
- link
-
n.
an anchor (<a>) element
-
Synonyms:
link,
anchor,
hyperlink,
<a>,
<link>
- link
-
n.
a clickable area in an image
-
Synonyms:
image map,
hot spot,
<AREA> link
- M
-
[IDEO]
the Mozilla icon in the toolbar.
-
Synonyms:
throbber,
Mozilla icon
- media
-
an embeded media.
-
Synonyms:
embeded object,
embeded media,
multimedia,
media,
picture,
image,
flash,
plug-in
- message box
-
n.
a dialog or message window that shows up without user request.
- Related:
- dialog
-
a pop-up dialog that requires user input, such as the
save
dialog.
-
Style: refer to such dialog as
TITLE
dialog
(add bookmark
dialog
)
- confirmation dialog
-
a message box that asks the user to make a decision, usually
it's a yes-no question, such as the
do you want to allow this
site to set a cookie?
dialog
-
Synonyms:
confirmation dialog,
pop-up,
prompt
- alert dialog
-
a message box that gives the user some information but does not
require the user to make a decision, such as the
connection refused
dialog
-
Synonyms:
alert dialog,
alert,
prompt,
pop-up
-
- [META]
-
adj.
used to track other bugs.
-
Style: avoid using the [META] keyword; instead file
tracking bugs under browser tracking component.
-
Synonyms:
[META],
tracking bug,
tracker bug,
tracker,
issues
- menu
-
application menu; the menu bar
- menu
-
the right click menu; the context menu
-
Synonyms:
context menu,
contextual menu,
pop-up menu,
right-click menu
- menu
-
an emulated menu in a Web page
-
Synonyms:
DHTML menu,
javascript menu,
javascript pop-up
- moving
-
Synonyms:
animate,
animation,
moving
- moving progress bar
-
-
n.
an undetermined progress meter showing moving bars, found in the status area and other places.
see barber pole and progress bar
-
Synonyms:
barber pole,
barbershop,
barber,
animated progress bar,
///
This section is empty.
- open
-
v.
open a file or message for viewing. see also import.
- open
-
v.
connect to a server or a Web site.
-
Synonyms:
reach,
connect,
access,
open,
- original bug
-
n.
a bug that has not been resolved as a duplicate of another bug and
is the mother (root) of other duplicate bugs.
-
Synonyms:
prime bug,
master bug,
original bug
-
Antonyms:
duplicate bug,
dupe
- PAGEDOWN
-
n.
the Page Down key
-
Synonyms:
PAGEDOWN,
PAGE-DOWN,
PG DOWN,
PG DWN
- PAGEUP
-
n.
the Page Up key
-
Synonyms:
PAGEUP,
PAGE-UP,
PG UP
- pop-up
-
n.
a dialog or message window that shows up without user request.
see message box.
- pop-up
-
n.
a menu; a list of options prompted for the user to make a choice. The
list may be textual, as the menus in the menu bar, or graphical, as
the color-picker menu of Composer.
- Related:
- context menu
-
a context-sensitive menu, generally activated by Right click or
Option click, that presents a list of options for the user to choose.
-
Synonyms:
context menu,
contextual menu,
pop-up menu,
right-click menu
- color picker
- session history
-
the session history menu of the back or forward button
-
Synonyms:
session history,
back menu,
forward menu
- button menu
-
a menu attached to a button, accessible via a small arrow button
-
Style: when referring to a button menu, quote the label of the button.
For example, the menu the
back
button opens is
back
button menu
.
-
Synonyms:
button menu,
expansion menu,
button popup,
button expansion
- pop up
-
v.
display a message box
-
Synonyms:
prompt,
pop up
- prime bug
-
n.
a bug that has not been resolved as a duplicate of another bug and
is the mother (root) of other duplicate bugs.
-
Synonyms:
prime bug,
master bug,
original bug
-
Antonyms:
duplicate bug,
dupe
- profile
- Related:
- salted directory
-
- progress bar
-
-
n.
an UI element used to indicat that
the application (Mozilla) is preparing to do something or is doing something.
see also barber pole.
-
Synonyms:
progress bar,
progress meter
- quirk mode
-
Synonyms:
quirk mode,
quirk,
[quirk]
-
Antonyms:
standard mode,
strict mode,
[strict]
- RIGHT
-
n.
the right arrow key.
-
Style: To identify the right arrow key in a key combination, e.g. keyboard
shortcut, refer it as RIGHT
(
Press SHIFT+RIGHT to navigate forward in the session history
).
To identify the right arrow key by itself, refer it as the
RIGHT key. See
keyboard shortcut for the ordering of keys in a
key combination.
-
Synonyms:
RIGHT,
RIGHT key,
left arrow key,
->
-
Search tips: consider also searching for the Left key.
-
Search terms: see keyboard shortcut
- right-click menu
-
n.
a context-sensitive menu, generally activated by Right click or
Option click, that presents a list of options for the user to choose.
-
Synonyms:
context menu,
contextual menu,
pop-up menu,
right-click menu
- save
-
save an opened file to the user's computer. see also EXPORT, DOWNLOAD, and COPY
SHIFT
def: the SHIFT key. SHIFT always follows CTRL and ALT.
L-SHIFT
def: the left SHIFT key
R-SHIFT
def: the right SHIFT key
SPACE
def: the space key
standard mode
see also QUIRK MODE.
synonyms: standard mode, strict mode, [strict], [standard]
antonyms: quirk mode
status bar
barber pole
def: the moving progress bar in the status bar
synonyms: barber pole, barbershop, barber, progress bar
strict mode
synonyms: standard mode, strict mode, [strict], [standard]
send, post
grippy
separate component/break into components
to bring different components together is to *integrate*
to separate something into components is to *modularize*
make more flexible
generalize
make more accessible
make easier to use
make worse
make better (add feature)
toolbar
grippy
toolbar button
tool tip
window inside a window
muliple document interface (MDI)
single document interface (SDI)
wizard
a multi-page window that walks the user through several steps to complete
a task. In each step a recommandation or preset choices are usually presented.
(see also DIALOG)
write
def: compose (a e-mail message)
synonyms: compose, write, create
xxx (anonymous identifier)
synonyms: xxx, ???
to do:
recommand summary vocabulary
recommand query vocabulary
delete, erase, permenantly delete, remove
do, undo, redo, reverse
stop, hang, halt, abort, crash, freeze, no response
view, preview
notify, notification
blink
connect, receive, download, load [HTTP networking] [file handling]
accept, reject, bounce
complete, finish
rollover, hover, mouseover
choose, select
<select>
scrollbar - thumb, up, down, left, right, rail
image, graphic, gif, jpeg, jpg, png, picture, pic, img
collapse, expand, show, hide
hidden, invisible
text, label, description
yellow box, fly-by hint, hint, rollover hint, title, mouseover hint, tip, tool tip
type in, input
transparency, opacity, translucent, see through, see throu'
scrolling text, marquee, scrolling titlev
quick launch, turbo mode
change, alter
option, choice
display, show
encrypt, scramble, decrypt, unscramble
default, reset
combobox, <select>, drop-down list, pop-up list, pop-up menu
input, field, data
setting, registry, preference
screw up
PDF, acrobat
refresh, reload
clear, unique
www.com, domain, url, location, address
compact, compress