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TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx" (sh.itjust.works)
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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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[–] DavidGA@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (18 children)

And postgresql is pronounced post-gres-Q-L, even though it probably should be post-gre-SQL

[–] GenderNeutralBro 8 points 1 month ago (7 children)

SQL is not traditionally pronounced like "sequel". Sequel was a whole different language.

Official pronunciation for MySQL, SQLite, and PostgreSQL all pronounce each letter.

But "sequel" is probably more common at this point and some of them include it as an alternate pronunciation now.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“S-Q-L ‘aight” for SQLite?

[–] GenderNeutralBro 1 points 1 month ago

Something like that, yes. More info at https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/431329/what-is-the-correct-pronunciation-of-sqlite with links to videos of Richard Hipp (creator of SQLite) pronouncing it.

I actually couldn't find a section on pronunciation in the official FAQ, though I think it was there in the past. Still, they do use phrases such as "an SQLite database", indicating that "SQLite" starts with a vowel sound.

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