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.

References
  1. Title (website): “nginx”. Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
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  • rishado@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    Didn’t realize I was buddies with 99% of everyone that’s interacted with JSON!

    Also didn’t know people used the term ‘plebs’ unironically, you sound like an absolute joy to be around

    • lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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      13 days ago

      You seem in irrational need for validation of your pronunciation despite clear justification against it. Cool ad populum. Fly that insecurity flag high.

      • rishado@lemmy.world
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        13 days ago

        Buddy. The inventor’s intention is not clear justification. Language becomes what is most colloquially used. You’ll be dying on this hill 20 years from now. You argue like a redditor, insufferable