@Decronym

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 16 minutes ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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LAMP	Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP stack for webhosting
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NFS	Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 9 acronyms.

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Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 16 minutes ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
ISP	Internet Service Provider
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NAT	Network Address Translation
NUC	Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
PCIe	Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
VPN	Virtual Private Network
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

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Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · 13 hours ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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AP	WiFi Access Point
ARP	Address Resolution Protocol, translates IPs to MAC addresses
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
NAT	Network Address Translation
NUC	Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
SBC	Single-Board Computer
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
Unifi	Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand

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Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 6 minutes ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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Plex	Brand of media server package
SMB	Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
VPN	Virtual Private Network

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 9 acronyms.

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Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 10 hours ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
Git	Popular version control system, primarily for code
ISP	Internet Service Provider
NAT	Network Address Translation
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx	Popular HTTP server

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Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 19 hours ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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NVMe	Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

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