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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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[–] MTK@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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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[–] Dultas@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Wait till you find out about quay

[–] diemartin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

En-eh hinks (with heavy Spanish accent)

[–] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

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

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[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wait, so this isn't a testosterone supplement?

[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

When this baby hits 200rps, you’re gonna get some hairs on your chest

[–] BlindFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Not En Jinnicks?

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