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TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx" (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 months 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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[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

My colleagues were right?!
But of course they pronounce the "ine" as in brine (we are French), which is what really hurts my ears, ugh.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 points 5 months ago

Wait till you hear about SearXNG or SxncD

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And JSON is pronounced “javascripton“

[–] catharso@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Occasionally i feel myself longing back to the good ol' JSOFF times.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 points 5 months ago

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I'm glad there's pronunciations provided, because to me it looks like it should sound like a slur.

[–] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 1 points 5 months ago

I like to pronounce it as nginks like fucking inks. Yes, with a ng sound in the beginning.

[–] ohshittheyknow@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 5 months ago

TIL some people pronounced it n-jinx

[–] Opisek@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

My lead dev used to pronounce it njinx and I always needed some time to realize what he's talking about.

[–] diemartin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

En-eh hinks (with heavy Spanish accent)

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 5 months ago

And ngrok is en-grok, not en-jii-rok...