Decronym

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Question: Is there a Self Hosted Discord like app? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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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CSAM Child Sexual Abuse Material
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP Internet Protocol
PIA Private Internet Access brand of VPN
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN Virtual Private Network
XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging
nginx Popular HTTP server

6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 13 acronyms.

[Thread #79 for this comm, first seen 9th Feb 2026, 22:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How to Use Local IP for Services when at Home? 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:

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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
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation
PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC Single-Board Computer
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx Popular HTTP server

[Thread #78 for this comm, first seen 9th Feb 2026, 22:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Join forces to beat the evil: DDoS Russian servers! in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 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:

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IP Internet Protocol
RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC Single-Board Computer

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

[Thread #77 for this comm, first seen 9th Feb 2026, 07:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Looking for FOSS server monitoring UI 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:

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HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
LXC Linux Containers
MQTT Message Queue Telemetry Transport point-to-point networking

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

[Thread #76 for this comm, first seen 9th Feb 2026, 01:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

VLAN’s and Subnets For Home Networks in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 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
CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT
DNS Domain Name Service/System
IP Internet Protocol
NAT Network Address Translation
Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #75 for this comm, first seen 8th Feb 2026, 20:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

SSH Client for Linux Desktop and Android - Alternative to Termius in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 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:

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LXC Linux Containers
SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol for encrypted file transfer, over SSH
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access

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

[Thread #74 for this comm, first seen 8th Feb 2026, 07:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What's your opinion on Ubiquiti/Unifi gear? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 10 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:

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AP WiFi Access Point
DNS Domain Name Service/System
LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
NVR Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV)
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
Plex Brand of media server package
PoE Power over Ethernet
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
Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
VPN Virtual Private Network
ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

[Thread #73 for this comm, first seen 8th Feb 2026, 03:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Western Digital details 14-platter 3.5-inch HAMR HDD designs with 140 TB and beyond in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 12 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:

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NAS Network-Attached Storage
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
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 8 acronyms.

[Thread #72 for this comm, first seen 8th Feb 2026, 00:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Am I doing this (networking) safely? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 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:

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HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP Internet Protocol
TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
VPN Virtual Private Network
nginx Popular HTTP server

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 13 acronyms.

[Thread #71 for this comm, first seen 7th Feb 2026, 20:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Weird Internet Behavior Starting Selfhost Server & PC's 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:

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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
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.

[Thread #70 for this comm, first seen 7th Feb 2026, 18:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Nextcloud/OneDrive Files-only Replacement in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 4 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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SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol for encrypted file transfer, over SSH
SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access

[Thread #69 for this comm, first seen 7th Feb 2026, 09:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Syncthing Backup w Raspberry Pi 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:

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DNS Domain Name Service/System
NAS Network-Attached Storage
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC Single-Board Computer
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage

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

[Thread #68 for this comm, first seen 7th Feb 2026, 04:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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