@Decronym

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · 13 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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NAS	Network-Attached Storage
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
VPN	Virtual Private Network

[Thread #138 for this comm, first seen 17th Oct 2026, 20:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 23 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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NVMe	Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.

[Thread #137 for this comm, first seen 17th Oct 2026, 15:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 6 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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SSO	Single Sign-On
VPN	Virtual Private Network
nginx	Popular HTTP server

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.

[Thread #136 for this comm, first seen 17th Oct 2026, 14:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 13 minutes 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
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx	Popular HTTP server

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.

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Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 13 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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AP	WiFi Access Point
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
PiHole	Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
VPN	Virtual Private Network

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.

[Thread #134 for this comm, first seen 17th Oct 2026, 01:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 8 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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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
IoT	Internet of Things for device controllers
LXC	Linux Containers
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
PiHole	Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
VPN	Virtual Private Network

8 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.

[Thread #133 for this comm, first seen 17th Oct 2026, 00:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 8 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
SMB	Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN	Virtual Private Network

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.

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Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 4 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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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
ISP	Internet Service Provider
NAT	Network Address Translation
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx	Popular HTTP server

6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.

[Thread #131 for this comm, first seen 15th Oct 2026, 23:00] [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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AP	WiFi Access Point
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
ISP	Internet Service Provider
IoT	Internet of Things for device controllers
LXC	Linux Containers
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NAT	Network Address Translation
NVMe	Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
NVR	Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV)
PCIe	Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PiHole	Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
PoE	Power over Ethernet
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
Unifi	Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
VPN	Virtual Private Network

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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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AP	WiFi Access Point
CGNAT	Carrier-Grade NAT
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
ISP	Internet Service Provider
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NAT	Network Address Translation
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VNC	Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

10 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 8 acronyms.

[Thread #129 for this comm, first seen 15th Oct 2026, 09:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 14 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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AP	WiFi Access Point
ISP	Internet Service Provider
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NUC	Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
NVR	Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV)
Plex	Brand of media server package
PoE	Power over Ethernet
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
RPi	Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SBC	Single-Board Computer
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity
Zigbee	Wireless mesh network for low-power devices
nginx	Popular HTTP server

[Thread #128 for this comm, first seen 13th Oct 2026, 23:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 3 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
Plex	Brand of media server package
SMB	Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 13 acronyms.

[Thread #127 for this comm, first seen 13th Oct 2026, 19:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 2 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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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NAT	Network Address Translation
UDP	User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
VPN	Virtual Private Network
nginx	Popular HTTP server

6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.

[Thread #126 for this comm, first seen 12th Oct 2026, 07:30] [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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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

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

[Thread #125 for this comm, first seen 11th Oct 2026, 04:30] [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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Git	Popular version control system, primarily for code
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

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

[Thread #124 for this comm, first seen 10th Oct 2026, 08:50] [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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MQTT	Message Queue Telemetry Transport point-to-point networking
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NUC	Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
XMPP	Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (‘Jabber’) for open instant messaging
nginx	Popular HTTP server

[Thread #123 for this comm, first seen 9th Oct 2026, 18:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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

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

Fewer Letters	More Letters
AP	WiFi Access Point
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
ISP	Internet Service Provider
LXC	Linux Containers
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NFS	Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

10 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.

[Thread #122 for this comm, first seen 9th Oct 2026, 13:00] [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:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
AP	WiFi Access Point
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

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

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Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · edit-2 7 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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LTS	Long Term Support software version
LXC	Linux Containers
MQTT	Message Queue Telemetry Transport point-to-point networking
Plex	Brand of media server package
XMPP	Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (‘Jabber’) for open instant messaging

6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 10 acronyms.

[Thread #120 for this comm, first seen 7th Oct 2026, 22:30] [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:

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CA	(SSL) Certificate Authority
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN	Virtual Private Network

[Thread #119 for this comm, first seen 7th Oct 2026, 05:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]