(idea) by Jargon Thu Jul 19 2001 at 8:44:39
fix = F = flag

FIXME imp.

[common] A standard tag often put in C comments near a piece of code that needs work. The point of doing so is that a grep or a similar pattern-matching tool can find all such places quickly. 

/* FIXME: note this is common in GNU code. */

Compare XXX.

--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.

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