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submitted 3 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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Title (website): "nginx". Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
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[-] androidul@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

similar problem with kubectl

[-] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Hm, my guess would be either "cube control" or "cube C-T-L".

EDIT (2025-02-28T09:02Z): Hm, actually, given that it's for Kubernetes ^[1]^, maybe it's "koob control" or "koob C-T-L"… ^[2]^?

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Type: Documentation. Title: "Command line tool (kubectl)". Publisher: Kubernetes. Published: 2024-01-01T21:15-08:00. Accessed: 2025-02-28T11:01Z. URI: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/.
Type: Article. Title: "How to pronounce Kubernetes so you don’t get laughed at". Author: "Blue Matador". Publisher: "Blue Matador, Inc.". Published: 2020-06-03. Accessed: 2025-02-28T11:07Z. URI: https://www.bluematador.com/blog/how-to-pronounce-kubernetes.
- §"So, how do you pronounce Kubernetes?".
  
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