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

submitted 2 days 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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[–] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Like the Vietnamese name? So... "Wininks" ?

[–] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 1 points 17 minutes ago

Yes, like the Vietnamese name "Nguyen", but not like "wininks". The best I could describe it is as a hybrid between "ninks" and "ginks". Pronounce the first consonant with the back of your tongue while keeping the image of pronouncing an "n" sound in your head.