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TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx" (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 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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  1. Title (website): "nginx". Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
    • §"nginx". ¶1.
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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

suddenly it all makes sense.

[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 days ago

Wow, I pronounced it N-G-X. Don't know why.

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

am i the only one who thought it was nyuh-inks

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[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Getting into documentation is dangerous territory.. Try not to make a habit of it!

[–] MTK@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days 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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[–] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago

you mean its not En Gee Nix?

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago

I just kind of knew that, but not sure how.

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