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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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Title (website): "nginx". Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
- §"nginx". ¶1.

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[-] gnu@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 day ago

My brain first interpreted SQL as 'squirrel' and that now refuses to relinquish its claim as default pronunciation in my mind.

[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

genius

[-] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 day ago

I still say it this way in my head...

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