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  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Raid Z2 helpEnglish
    1·
    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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    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
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

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

    [Thread #118 for this comm, first seen 26th Feb 2026, 06:01] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Network Security AuditEnglish
    2·
    23 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
    IP Internet Protocol
    NAT Network Address Translation
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
    TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
    VPN Virtual Private Network

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

    [Thread #116 for this comm, first seen 24th Feb 2026, 20:31] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Matrix hostingEnglish
    3·
    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
    IP Internet Protocol
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

    3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 12 acronyms.

    [Thread #115 for this comm, first seen 24th Feb 2026, 11:21] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•A sneaky demonstration of the dangers of curl bashEnglish
    66·
    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
    HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
    PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
    SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
    TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

    5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 12 acronyms.

    [Thread #111 for this comm, first seen 23rd Feb 2026, 04:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•How do I access my services from outside?English
    7·
    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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    CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT
    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
    IP Internet Protocol
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NAT Network Address Translation
    PIA Private Internet Access brand of VPN
    PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
    SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
    SSO Single Sign-On
    VPN Virtual Private Network
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
    nginx Popular HTTP server

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

    [Thread #110 for this comm, first seen 22nd Feb 2026, 16:31] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•[Solved] OpenWrt & fail2banEnglish
    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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    ARP Address Resolution Protocol, translates IPs to MAC addresses
    DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    IP Internet Protocol
    NAT Network Address Translation
    SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
    TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
    UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
    VPN Virtual Private Network
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

    [Thread #107 for this comm, first seen 20th Feb 2026, 20:01] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Availability issuesEnglish
    1·
    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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    IP Internet Protocol
    NAT Network Address Translation
    NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

    4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 9 acronyms.

    [Thread #105 for this comm, first seen 19th Feb 2026, 18:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Caddy reverse proxy fails with a login pageEnglish
    1·
    7 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
    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
    HTTPS HTTP over SSL
    IP Internet Protocol
    SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
    TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
    nginx Popular HTTP server

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

    [Thread #102 for this comm, first seen 18th Feb 2026, 14:11] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Thoughts about my (potential) first server?English
    1·
    8 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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    CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT
    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    NAT Network Address Translation
    NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
    PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
    PSU Power Supply Unit
    Plex Brand of media server package
    RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
    SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
    UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

    [Thread #101 for this comm, first seen 17th Feb 2026, 20:41] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•You NEED To SelfhostEnglish
    11·
    8 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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    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
    SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

    5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 12 acronyms.

    [Thread #100 for this comm, first seen 17th Feb 2026, 19:51] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]