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TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx" (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 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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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And JSON is pronounced “javascripton“

[–] catharso@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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