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submitted 2 days ago by Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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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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Title (website): "nginx". Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
- §"nginx". ¶1.

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[–] Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not sure what the English pronunciation of "n-jinx" sounds like but I'm pronouncing it "engines" as in plural of engine.

[–] maxmalrichtig@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Um das mal phonetisch zu schreiben: Es würd sich ungefähr wie "en dschinks" auf Deutsch anhören.

[–] 7uWqKj@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

en-dschiniks

[–] maxmalrichtig@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago