The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
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 Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
FIXME
A standard tag often put in 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. This is common in GNU code. Compare XXX.
[Jargon File]
(2001-03-16)