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
  1. Title (website): “nginx”. Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
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    • warm@kbin.earth
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      2 days ago

      I always thought the G stood for graphics, but now I know it stands for giraffics.

      • JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca
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        2 days ago

        It doesn’t matter what it stands for. That’s not how acronyms work.

        You don’t say “yolwa” for “YOLO”
        You don’t say “Ah-ih-dees” for “AIDS”
        You don’t say “britches” for “BRICS”
        You don’t say “sue-knee” for “CUNY” (City University of New York) Etc.

        And if you want to argue specifically about G:
        You don’t say “Jad” for “GAD” (generalized anxiety disorder)
        You don’t say “joes” for “GOES” (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

        It’s not a hill I’m going to die on, I use both pronunciations, but the only argument I’ve ever believed for the proper one is that the creator pronounced it “jif”. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF#Pronunciation

        Now let’s talk about “gibs” you heathens.