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TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx" (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 days ago by Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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nginx ("engine x") is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer, TCP/UDP proxy server, and mail proxy server. […] [1]

I still pronounce it as "n-jinx" in my head.

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  1. Title (website): "nginx". Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
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[–] ad_on_is@lemm.ee 46 points 2 days ago (4 children)

And GIF is pronounced GIF

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 0 points 11 hours ago

No no, we won't be having any of that. It's not GIF it's GIF!

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (4 children)

PNG is pronounced "PING!"

[–] enemenemu@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

The fuck?!

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lo and behold,

P[i]NG

[–] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

Pi

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

P- iNG

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

CMYK is pronounced smück.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Schmuck.

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 6 points 2 days ago

They can pry my /ɡɪf/ from my cold dead hands.

/dʒɪf/ heretics can burn

[–] Laser@feddit.org 8 points 2 days ago

careful there buddy