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[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

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
HA Home Assistant automation software
~ High Availability
IP Internet Protocol
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation
Plex Brand of media server package
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

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[–] LSNLDN@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 month ago

Good bot :)

And first I’ve seen on lemmy!

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 points 1 month ago

Very good bot. Having an easy on ramp for new people is so important.