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[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 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
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 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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DNS Domain Name Service/System
Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
IP Internet Protocol
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
VPN Virtual Private Network
k8s Kubernetes container management package

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

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 3 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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JSC Johnson Space Center, Houston
LEO Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km)
~ Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations)
RCS Reaction Control System

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 20 acronyms.

[Thread #47 for this sub, first seen 26th Jun 2024, 23:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

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

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NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
PSU Power Supply Unit
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

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
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS HTTP over SSL
IP Internet Protocol
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation
NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
Plex Brand of media server package
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx Popular HTTP server

[Thread #832 for this sub, first seen 26th Jun 2024, 10:25] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 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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HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
NAS Network-Attached Storage
nginx Popular HTTP server

[Thread #831 for this sub, first seen 26th Jun 2024, 05:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 41 minutes ago) (1 children)

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

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CF CloudFlare
CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT
DNS Domain Name Service/System
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS HTTP over SSL
IP Internet Protocol
NAT Network Address Translation
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
SSO Single Sign-On
TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 20 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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IP Internet Protocol
NAT Network Address Translation
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #829 for this sub, first seen 26th Jun 2024, 02:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 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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BECO Booster Engine Cut-Off
GEO Geostationary Earth Orbit (35786km)
LOX Liquid Oxygen
MECO Main Engine Cut-Off
~ MainEngineCutOff podcast
RP-1 Rocket Propellant 1 (enhanced kerosene)
SECO Second-stage Engine Cut-Off
SES Formerly Société Européenne des Satellites, comsat operator
~ Second-stage Engine Start

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 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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CA (SSL) Certificate Authority
IP Internet Protocol
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #828 for this sub, first seen 25th Jun 2024, 16:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 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
IP Internet Protocol
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access

[Thread #827 for this sub, first seen 23rd Jun 2024, 10:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 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
Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
k8s Kubernetes container management package

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 15 acronyms.

[Thread #826 for this sub, first seen 23rd Jun 2024, 09:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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