# On Message- and Termreferences

**URL:** <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/on-message-and-termreferences/53217>\
**Category:** Fluent\
**Created:** [February 3, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/on-message-and-termreferences/53217 "2020-02-03T16:29:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/on-message-and-termreferences/53217/7 "2020-02-17T18:50:11Z")

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A couple more mozilla-specific remarks on partial translations.

Partial translations is the Fluent feature that decouples Firefox updates from language pack updates. As such, I think this is the selling point that got Fluent into Firefox. All the other reasons are great, but this one is the kicker.

Shipping partial translations is also a cornerstone of our SLA for community translation. There’s sadly only a bit of info on that on [mana](https://mana.mozilla.org/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=66651657). Things that need to be a 100% at some point go to vendors now.

Personally, I’d claim: Partial since 2007. Not that I could find slides to back that up 😉

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