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TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx" (sh.itjust.works)
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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/.
    • §"nginx". ¶1.
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[-] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago

I think software name pronunciation discussions are so hilariously absurd that I sometimes purposefully vocalise nginx as “Nuhh Ginks” just to put a hat on it

[-] drmoose@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

I pronounce k8s as k-eights sometimes on purpose to gauge the reactions

[-] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 1 points 9 hours ago

Wait do you mean “kates” or “Kay-Eights”? I think either makes sense and I wouldn’t raise an eyebrow

If you said it like “Kuhh-Eights” I would probably laugh

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

En Guh Inks

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