Issues Glossary

Browse 6 issues terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

6 Issues Terms

Bug Report: A report describing a software defect, usually including observed behavior, expected behavior, environment details, reproduction steps, and supporting evidence...
Code Triaging: The process of sorting, classifying, and prioritizing incoming code-related work such as bugs, pull requests, failing tests, or refactor requests so...
Feature Request: A request from users or contributors asking for new functionality, behavior changes, or improved capabilities in a product or project. In open source, feature...
First Good Issue: An issue intentionally scoped and labeled to be approachable for a first-time contributor, usually with limited complexity and enough context to make success...
Good First Issue: A commonly used label for issues that are intentionally approachable for new contributors, usually with clear scope, manageable complexity, and enough context...
Issue Triage: The process of reviewing incoming issues to decide whether they are bugs, support questions, feature requests, duplicates, or invalid reports, and to...