Decronym

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[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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AP WiFi Access Point
NAT Network Address Translation
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PoE Power over Ethernet
VPN Virtual Private Network

5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 11 acronyms.

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[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 4 months ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
Plex Brand of media server package
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage

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[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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NAS Network-Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation
Plex Brand of media server package
SSO Single Sign-On
VPN Virtual Private Network

[Thread #859 for this sub, first seen 9th Jul 2024, 11:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
SBC Single-Board Computer
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 16 acronyms.

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[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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DNS Domain Name Service/System
HASS Home Assistant automation software
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption

5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 10 acronyms.

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[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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CA (SSL) Certificate Authority
DNS Domain Name Service/System
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS HTTP over SSL
IP Internet Protocol
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
nginx Popular HTTP server

9 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 5 acronyms.

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[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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AP WiFi Access Point
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
IoT Internet of Things for device controllers
MQTT Message Queue Telemetry Transport point-to-point networking
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation

6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 10 acronyms.

[Thread #855 for this sub, first seen 7th Jul 2024, 00:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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DNS Domain Name Service/System
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS HTTP over SSL
IP Internet Protocol
LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
nginx Popular HTTP server

9 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 10 acronyms.

[Thread #854 for this sub, first seen 6th Jul 2024, 22:45] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
DNS Domain Name Service/System
IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol for email
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SSO Single Sign-On

5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 5 acronyms.

[Thread #853 for this sub, first seen 6th Jul 2024, 21:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
DNS Domain Name Service/System
IP Internet Protocol
IoT Internet of Things for device controllers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

10 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 8 acronyms.

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[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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ESXi VMWare virtual machine hypervisor
LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SBC Single-Board Computer
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage

7 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 10 acronyms.

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[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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IP Internet Protocol
SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
VPN Virtual Private Network

[Thread #850 for this sub, first seen 4th Jul 2024, 14:45] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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