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submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] 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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Title (website): "nginx". Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
- §"nginx". ¶1.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I just kind of knew that, but not sure how.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Wow, I pronounced it N-G-X. Don't know why.

[–] motor_spirit 7 points 2 days ago

Getting into documentation is dangerous territory.. Try not to make a habit of it!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

you mean its not En Gee Nix?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 day ago

Omg really was someone pronouncing like "njinks"??? Wtf is wrong with you lol

[–] BlindFrog 2 points 1 day ago

Not En Jinnicks?

[–] lowleveldata 4 points 2 days ago

It's short enough I just spell it out