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TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx" (self.programmer_humor)
submitted 1 day ago by Kalcifer to c/[email protected]
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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/.
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

My brain first interpreted SQL as 'squirrel' and that now refuses to relinquish its claim as default pronunciation in my mind.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

genius

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago

I still say it this way in my head...