Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a list of events that you wish would occur;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
wish list
n 1: a list of events that you wish would occur
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
wish list
n.
A list of desired features or bug fixes that probably won't get done for a
long time, usually because the person responsible for the code is too busy
or can't think of a clean way to do it. ?OK, I'll add automatic filename
completion to the wish list for the new interface.? Compare tick-list
features.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
wish list
want list
A list of desired features or bug fixes that
probably won't get done for a long time, usually because the
person responsible for the code is too busy or can't think of
a clean way to do it. "OK, I'll add automatic filename
completion to the wish list for the new interface."
Compare tick-list features.
[Does anybody call this a "want list"?]
[Jargon File]
(1998-04-28)