Decronym

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[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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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CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT
DNS Domain Name Service/System
IP Internet Protocol
NAT Network Address Translation
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #801 for this sub, first seen 13th Jun 2024, 22:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 5 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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LXC Linux Containers
NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage

[Thread #800 for this sub, first seen 12th Jun 2024, 06:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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
Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
Plex Brand of media server package
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SBC Single-Board Computer
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #799 for this sub, first seen 11th Jun 2024, 19:25] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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
IP Internet Protocol
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage

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

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[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 5 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
NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
Plex Brand of media server package
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SBC Single-Board Computer
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage

8 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 12 acronyms.

[Thread #797 for this sub, first seen 11th Jun 2024, 08:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 points 5 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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HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP Internet Protocol
TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
nginx Popular HTTP server

[Thread #796 for this sub, first seen 10th Jun 2024, 20:45] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS HTTP over SSL
IP Internet Protocol
NAT Network Address Translation
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx Popular HTTP server

[Thread #795 for this sub, first seen 10th Jun 2024, 17:25] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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

[Thread #794 for this sub, first seen 10th Jun 2024, 15:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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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HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS HTTP over SSL
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #793 for this sub, first seen 10th Jun 2024, 12:45] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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
SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol for encrypted file transfer, over SSH
SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access

[Thread #792 for this sub, first seen 9th Jun 2024, 05:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

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

[Thread #791 for this sub, first seen 8th Jun 2024, 16:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP Internet Protocol
VPN Virtual Private Network
nginx Popular HTTP server

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 3 acronyms.

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