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Abbreviations
From Gentoo Wiki (test)
A list of common abbreviations in the Gentoo universe:
| Short form | Long form | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| ABI | Application Binary Interface | wikipedia:ABI |
| API | Application Programming interface | wikipedia:API |
| AT | Arch Testers | ... |
| BGO/bgo | bugs.gentoo.org | (1) Gentoo Bugtracker |
| CI | Continuous Integration | wikipedia:CI |
| CLA | Contributor License Agreement | wikipedia:CLA |
| CLI | Command Line Interface | wikipedia:CLI |
| EAPI | Ebuild API | the term ebuild api was invented on the mailinglist |
| GH | GitHub | (1) |
| GLSA | Gentoo Linux Security Advisories | GLSA |
| GLEP | Gentoo Linux Enhancement Proposal | Project:GLEP |
| LTO | Link Time Optimization | gcc:LTO, Clang |
| m-n | maintainer needed | (1) As in: This package is set to maintainer needed status. |
| PIC | Position-Independent Code | wikipedia:PIC |
| PIE | Position-Independent Executables | a security hardening technique; wikipedia:PIE |
| PMASKED | package masked (listed in packages.mask) | (1) PMASKED in bug tickets, |
| PMS | Package Manager Specification | Project:Package Manager Specification |
| PR | Pull Request | (1) request to merge a patch for example on GitHub. |
| QA | Quality assurance | There is a Project for QA on Gentoo |
| stablereq | Stabilization Request | Stable request |
| VDB | /var/db/pkg | (1) Database of installed packages |
(1) This abbreviation is not official, but very often used in chats.
Please focus on the not-so-common abbreviations which are important in the Gentoo universe. Well-known general abbreviations like CPU or SCSI would not fit here.