Decronym

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Getting started with NextCloud? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 hour 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
LXC Linux Containers
SSO Single Sign-On
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx Popular HTTP server

[Thread #25 for this comm, first seen 23rd Jun 2026, 21:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Rule 2 Clarifications and New Rule proposal in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 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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Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
NAS Network-Attached Storage
Plex Brand of media server package
VPN Virtual Private Network

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 16 acronyms.

[Thread #24 for this comm, first seen 23rd Jun 2026, 05:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Are ISPs responsible for bots having residential IPs or is this a user problem? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 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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CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT
CSAM Child Sexual Abuse Material
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
ISP Internet Service Provider
IoT Internet of Things for device controllers
NAT Network Address Translation
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #23 for this comm, first seen 22nd Jun 2026, 20:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Self-Host Weekly (19 June 2026) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 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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LXC Linux Containers
VNC Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access
XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging

[Thread #22 for this comm, first seen 21st Jun 2026, 05:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

PRISM - a self-hosted OSINT platform with a real-time dashboard in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 4 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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AP WiFi Access Point
DNS Domain Name Service/System
ISP Internet Service Provider

[Thread #21 for this comm, first seen 20th Jun 2026, 21:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What apps do you use to listen music at work/on phone? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 4 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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DNS Domain Name Service/System
NAS Network-Attached Storage
SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
VPN Virtual Private Network

[Thread #20 for this comm, first seen 20th Jun 2026, 06:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Remote Tech Support services? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 6 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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CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT
NAT Network Address Translation
VNC Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

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

Could somebody share a working Arr stack in docker with me? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 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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Plex Brand of media server package
VPN Virtual Private Network
nginx Popular HTTP server

[Thread #18 for this comm, first seen 18th Jun 2026, 15:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Safely exposing services to the Internet in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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
ISP Internet Service Provider
LXC Linux Containers
NAT Network Address Translation
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

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

[Thread #17 for this comm, first seen 18th Jun 2026, 11:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Hardware requirements in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

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

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LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage

[Thread #16 for this comm, first seen 18th Jun 2026, 00:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Any self-hosted option for real time location sharing? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 1 week 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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Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
MQTT Message Queue Telemetry Transport point-to-point networking
NAS Network-Attached Storage
SSO Single Sign-On
VPN Virtual Private Network
XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging

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

[Thread #15 for this comm, first seen 16th Jun 2026, 00:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Wireguard easy and third party vpn service. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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
ISP Internet Service Provider
NAT Network Address Translation
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #14 for this comm, first seen 15th Jun 2026, 11:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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