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TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx" (sh.itjust.works)

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/.
- §"nginx". ¶1.

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[-] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago

you mean its not En Gee Nix?

[-] androidul@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

similar problem with kubectl

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[-] 000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago

Now you'll tell me it's not pronounced Hap Roxy!

[-] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I've always pronounced it "In-jen-iks". I blame Jurassic Park and it's fictional biotech company InGen, but it does kinda also sound like "eugenics". But I dunno man, if you want everyone to pronounce your software a specific way maybe spell it in a manner where the pronunciation is more obvious? Just a thought.

[-] lowleveldata@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

It's short enough I just spell it out

[-] Opisek@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

My lead dev used to pronounce it njinx and I always needed some time to realize what he's talking about.

[-] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

I like to pronounce it as nginks like fucking inks. Yes, with a ng sound in the beginning.

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[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago

I just kind of knew that, but not sure how.

[-] MTK@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I really dislike the trend of made up pronunciations. I can accept that gnome is with an audible g since that makes more sense than a silent g, but nginx can be at best similar to engine-x, but even then it's more like the n in dnd rather than en.

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