Decronym

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What us the best way to add remote access to my servers? 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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CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT
DNS Domain Name Service/System
IP Internet Protocol
NAT Network Address Translation
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
SSO Single Sign-On
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
VNC Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #127 for this comm, first seen 2nd Mar 2026, 10:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How "heavy" is self-hosting matrix really? 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
PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 10 acronyms.

[Thread #126 for this comm, first seen 2nd Mar 2026, 07:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

I Spent a Year Replacing My Subscriptions by Self Hosting. Here’s How. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 9 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:

Fewer Letters More Letters
CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT
DNS Domain Name Service/System
IP Internet Protocol
NAT Network Address Translation

[Thread #125 for this comm, first seen 1st Mar 2026, 22:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Presenting ilias, yet another dashboard because obviously the world needed one more 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
PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC Single-Board Computer

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

[Thread #124 for this comm, first seen 1st Mar 2026, 20:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Simple inexpensive cloud backup? 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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IP Internet Protocol
NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC Single-Board Computer
SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

7 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 10 acronyms.

[Thread #123 for this comm, first seen 1st Mar 2026, 17:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Best reverse proxy with ACME to run in docker 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
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
k8s Kubernetes container management package
nginx Popular HTTP server

[Thread #122 for this comm, first seen 28th Feb 2026, 06:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Self-Host Weekly (27 February 2026) 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:

Fewer Letters More Letters
DNS Domain Name Service/System
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP Internet Protocol
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
SSO Single Sign-On
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #121 for this comm, first seen 27th Feb 2026, 18:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

(XMPP Setup Guide) Discord Was Never the End Game - TonyBTW in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 13 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:

Fewer Letters More Letters
DNS Domain Name Service/System
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP Internet Protocol
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging
nginx Popular HTTP server

8 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 15 acronyms.

[Thread #120 for this comm, first seen 26th Feb 2026, 20:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How do you effectively backup your high capacity (20+ TB) local NAS? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 5 points 4 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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Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS HTTP over SSL
NAS Network-Attached Storage
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VNC Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access
VPN Virtual Private Network
ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

[Thread #119 for this comm, first seen 26th Feb 2026, 15:51] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Raid Z2 help in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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

Fewer Letters More Letters
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]

Three Docker related questions in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 4 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:

Fewer Letters More Letters
DNS Domain Name Service/System
NAT Network Address Translation
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #117 for this comm, first seen 25th Feb 2026, 20:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Network Security Audit in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months 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
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]

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