Vendor-prefix
A Vendor Prefix is string of text before a variable/property to signal that the variable/property is a superset extension to an application/spec generally to add proprietary or experimental features.
Examples
Most use short abbreviations. Most start with a leading hyphen.
-ah- | Antenna House |
-apple- | Webkit supports properties using the -apple- prefixes as well |
-atsc- | Advanced Television Standards Committee |
-hp- | Hewlett Packard |
-khtml- | Konqueror browser |
-moz- | Mozilla Foundation (Gecko-based browsers) |
-ms- | Microsoft |
-o- | Opera Software |
-rim- | Research In Motion |
-ro- | Real Objects |
-tc- | Tall Components |
-wap- | The WAP Forum |
-webkit- | Safari, Chrome (and other WebKit-based browsers) |
-xv- | Opera Software |
mso- | Microsoft Office |
prince- | YesLogic |
x-amz- | Amazon (web services hosted data) |