@Decronym

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 10 minutes ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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CGNAT	Carrier-Grade NAT
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
Git	Popular version control system, primarily for code
LXC	Linux Containers
NAT	Network Address Translation
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx	Popular HTTP server

[Thread #105 for this comm, first seen 16th Sep 2026, 06:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 17 hours ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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LXC	Linux Containers
NFS	Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
NVR	Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV)
PCIe	Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
SMB	Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
nginx	Popular HTTP server

[Thread #104 for this comm, first seen 15th Sep 2026, 06:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 1 day ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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CGNAT	Carrier-Grade NAT
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
ISP	Internet Service Provider
NAT	Network Address Translation
Plex	Brand of media server package
SSO	Single Sign-On
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #103 for this comm, first seen 13th Sep 2026, 06:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 4 days ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
ISP	Internet Service Provider
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN	Virtual Private Network

[Thread #102 for this comm, first seen 11th Sep 2026, 19:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 5 days ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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HASS	Home Assistant automation software
NVR	Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV)
PoE	Power over Ethernet

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 7 acronyms.

[Thread #101 for this comm, first seen 11th Sep 2026, 15:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 1 day ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
NVMe	Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
PCIe	Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
VNC	Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #100 for this comm, first seen 9th Sep 2026, 20:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 6 days ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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CGNAT	Carrier-Grade NAT
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
ISP	Internet Service Provider
NAT	Network Address Translation
UDP	User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #99 for this comm, first seen 8th Sep 2026, 20:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 6 days ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
Plex	Brand of media server package
SSO	Single Sign-On
VPN	Virtual Private Network
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

[Thread #98 for this comm, first seen 8th Sep 2026, 17:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 8 days ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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CA	(SSL) Certificate Authority
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
Git	Popular version control system, primarily for code
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #97 for this comm, first seen 7th Sep 2026, 20:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 1 day ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
NUC	Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
PiHole	Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
Plex	Brand of media server package
RPi	Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC	Single-Board Computer
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
VPN	Virtual Private Network

[Thread #96 for this comm, first seen 7th Sep 2026, 18:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 11 days ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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NAS	Network-Attached Storage
PSU	Power Supply Unit
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage

[Thread #95 for this comm, first seen 3rd Sep 2026, 15:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 9 days ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
CGNAT	Carrier-Grade NAT
ISP	Internet Service Provider
NAT	Network Address Translation

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 6 acronyms.

[Thread #94 for this comm, first seen 2nd Sep 2026, 22:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 9 days ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
SMB	Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #93 for this comm, first seen 2nd Sep 2026, 15:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 17 days ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
ISP	Internet Service Provider
NAT	Network Address Translation
PiHole	Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN	Virtual Private Network

[Thread #92 for this comm, first seen 31st Aug 2026, 01:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 12 days ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
Git	Popular version control system, primarily for code
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access

6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 4 acronyms.

[Thread #91 for this comm, first seen 29th Aug 2026, 14:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 18 days ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
RPi	Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC	Single-Board Computer
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 3 acronyms.

[Thread #90 for this comm, first seen 28th Aug 2026, 12:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 18 days ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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AP	WiFi Access Point
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
HASS	Home Assistant automation software
ISP	Internet Service Provider
IoT	Internet of Things for device controllers
NAT	Network Address Translation
NUC	Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
PCIe	Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PoE	Power over Ethernet
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
VPN	Virtual Private Network

11 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 3 acronyms.

[Thread #89 for this comm, first seen 27th Aug 2026, 15:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 21 days ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #88 for this comm, first seen 26th Aug 2026, 14:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 21 days ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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IMAP	Internet Message Access Protocol for email
LTT	Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel
LXC	Linux Containers
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN	Virtual Private Network
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity
nginx	Popular HTTP server

9 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 9 acronyms.

[Thread #87 for this comm, first seen 26th Aug 2026, 08:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · 22 days ago

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
LXC	Linux Containers
NVMe	Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
SBC	Single-Board Computer
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
VPN	Virtual Private Network
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

[Thread #86 for this comm, first seen 25th Aug 2026, 14:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]