Decronym

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Rate limiting in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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
IP Internet Protocol
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #139 for this comm, first seen 6th Mar 2026, 20:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

OPNsense Mini PC Suggestion + Switch + AP? (And running cables) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PoE Power over Ethernet
Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #138 for this comm, first seen 6th Mar 2026, 11:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

It might be a good thing for the Internet to get intrinsic resistance to DDoS attacks in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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
IP Internet Protocol
NAT Network Address Translation
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #137 for this comm, first seen 6th Mar 2026, 10:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Opnsense, tailscale and headscale in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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
LXC Linux Containers
NAT Network Address Translation
Plex Brand of media server package
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

7 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 19 acronyms.

[Thread #136 for this comm, first seen 6th Mar 2026, 09:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

*Permanently Deleted* in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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
HTTPS HTTP over SSL
PSU Power Supply Unit
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #135 for this comm, first seen 6th Mar 2026, 08:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

They Said Self-Hosting Was Hard! - arthurpizza in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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
Plex Brand of media server package
nginx Popular HTTP server

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 19 acronyms.

[Thread #134 for this comm, first seen 5th Mar 2026, 16:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

LXC Jellyfin Container and Tailscale in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL

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

[Thread #133 for this comm, first seen 4th Mar 2026, 10:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How to access home network (eg, VPN) without port forwarding? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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
IP Internet Protocol
NAT Network Address Translation
PSU Power Supply Unit
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
VNC Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
k8s Kubernetes container management package

[Thread #132 for this comm, first seen 4th Mar 2026, 02:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

*Permanently Deleted* in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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
HTTPS HTTP over SSL
NAT Network Address Translation
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #131 for this comm, first seen 3rd Mar 2026, 00:01] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Using VPS for remote access of my server - some questions in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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
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
TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx Popular HTTP server

[Thread #130 for this comm, first seen 2nd Mar 2026, 21:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Introducing Habitat - A Social Platform for Local Communities in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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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AP WiFi Access Point
DNS Domain Name Service/System
XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging

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

[Thread #129 for this comm, first seen 2nd Mar 2026, 17:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

New OS on ugreen DH4300 in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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
SBC Single-Board Computer
SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage

[Thread #128 for this comm, first seen 2nd Mar 2026, 12:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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