Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web |
| SSO | Single Sign-On |
| nginx | Popular HTTP server |
2 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 11 acronyms.
[Thread #956 for this sub, first seen 8th Sep 2024, 13:25] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network |
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| PoE | Power over Ethernet |
| Unifi | Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand |
[Thread #955 for this sub, first seen 7th Sep 2024, 10:25] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web |
| VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) |
| nginx | Popular HTTP server |
2 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 18 acronyms.
[Thread #954 for this sub, first seen 6th Sep 2024, 05:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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 |
| ZFS | Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity |
3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 9 acronyms.
[Thread #953 for this sub, first seen 5th Sep 2024, 23:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| CA | (SSL) Certificate Authority |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 6 acronyms.
[Thread #952 for this sub, first seen 5th Sep 2024, 21:45] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| NAT | Network Address Translation |
| 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 |
| UDP | User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications |
| 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 18 acronyms.
[Thread #951 for this sub, first seen 5th Sep 2024, 10:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| CGNAT | Carrier-Grade NAT |
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| NAS | Network-Attached Storage |
| NAT | Network Address Translation |
5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 6 acronyms.
[Thread #950 for this sub, first seen 4th Sep 2024, 05:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| NAT | Network Address Translation |
| SSH | Secure Shell for remote terminal access |
| VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) |
[Thread #949 for this sub, first seen 3rd Sep 2024, 14:45] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| SSD | Solid State Drive mass storage |
| SSH | Secure Shell for remote terminal access |
| VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) |
| ZFS | Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity |
4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 6 acronyms.
[Thread #948 for this sub, first seen 2nd Sep 2024, 19:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) |
3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 7 acronyms.
[Thread #947 for this sub, first seen 2nd Sep 2024, 12:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| LOX | Liquid Oxygen |
| MECO | Main Engine Cut-Off |
| ~ | MainEngineCutOff podcast |
| Jargon | Definition |
|---|---|
| Raptor | Methane-fueled rocket engine under development by SpaceX |
| autogenous | (Of a propellant tank) Pressurising the tank using boil-off of the contents, instead of a separate gas like helium |
| cryogenic | Very low temperature fluid; materials that would be gaseous at room temperature/pressure |
| ~ | (In re: rocket fuel) Often synonymous with hydrolox |
| hydrolox | Portmanteau: liquid hydrogen fuel, liquid oxygen oxidizer |
| iron waffle | Compact "waffle-iron" aerodynamic control surface, acts as a wing without needing to be as large; also, "grid fin" |
| regenerative | A method for cooling a rocket engine, by passing the cryogenic fuel through channels in the bell or chamber wall |
[Thread #54 for this sub, first seen 2nd Sep 2024, 07:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
[Thread #957 for this sub, first seen 8th Sep 2024, 14:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]