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Bug 24231 - Revised "initial containing block" definition to read "initial containing block (ICB)"
Summary: Revised "initial containing block" definition to read "initial containing blo...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: CSS
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Box model (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC All
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bert Bos
QA Contact: public-css-bugzilla
URL: http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css-box/#init...
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Reported: 2014-01-08 03:26 UTC by Michael[tm] Smith
Modified: 2014-01-08 03:26 UTC (History)
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Description Michael[tm] Smith 2014-01-08 03:26:01 UTC 
At http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css-box/#initial-containing-block.
change the text "This containing block is called the initial containing block." to read "This containing block is called the initial containing block (ICB)." 

"ICB" is used as an abbreviation for "initial containing block" by CSS implementors and spec authors -- but the abbreviation "ICB" does not actually appear anywhere in any CSS specs, so its meaning it only obvious to those already in the know (and it causes CSS specs to now show up in search-engine results for, e.g., "ICB CSS".