TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx"
TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx"
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.
References
- Title (website): "nginx". Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
- §"nginx". ¶1.
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And GIF is pronounced GIF
PNG is pronounced "PING!"
CMYK is pronounced smück.
Schmuck.
The fuck?!
Lo and behold,
P[i]NG
Pi
P- iNG
They can pry my /ɡɪf/ from my cold dead hands.
/dʒɪf/ heretics can burn
careful there buddy
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