Decronym

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Bringing playlists into lidarr - how and what tool? 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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IP Internet Protocol
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 13 acronyms.

[Thread #67 for this comm, first seen 7th Feb 2026, 04:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

I made a way to remotely control my homelab without any internet access required 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
LTS Long Term Support software version
MQTT Message Queue Telemetry Transport point-to-point networking
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access

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

[Thread #66 for this comm, first seen 6th Feb 2026, 22:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Is Home Assistant the recommended default for smart homes? 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
HA Home Assistant automation software
~ High Availability
IoT Internet of Things for device controllers
MQTT Message Queue Telemetry Transport point-to-point networking
NAS Network-Attached Storage
PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
PoE Power over Ethernet
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
VPN Virtual Private Network
Zigbee Wireless mesh network for low-power devices

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

[Thread #65 for this comm, first seen 6th Feb 2026, 21:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Geo-distributed Jellyfin 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
IP Internet Protocol
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #64 for this comm, first seen 6th Feb 2026, 17:01] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

*Permanently Deleted* 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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Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
k8s Kubernetes container management package

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

[Thread #63 for this comm, first seen 5th Feb 2026, 17:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

*Permanently Deleted* 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:

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HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP Internet Protocol
NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #62 for this comm, first seen 5th Feb 2026, 16:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Should I be using Debian? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 5 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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LTS Long Term Support software version
LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
k8s Kubernetes container management package

[Thread #61 for this comm, first seen 4th Feb 2026, 21:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Exploring Options to add NVR 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:

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LXC Linux Containers
NVR Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV)
PoE Power over Ethernet

[Thread #60 for this comm, first seen 4th Feb 2026, 14:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Alternatives to Mattermost 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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IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol for email
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SSO Single Sign-On
XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging

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

[Thread #59 for this comm, first seen 4th Feb 2026, 08:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

what is good remote desktop software? 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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NAT Network Address Translation
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VNC Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #58 for this comm, first seen 4th Feb 2026, 01:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Can you help me adapt the Signal TLS Proxy to be used behind Nginx Proxy Manager? 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:

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HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
nginx Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #57 for this comm, first seen 3rd Feb 2026, 08:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Self-hosting paradox: Windows for specifically MS word 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
Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
NAS Network-Attached Storage
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #56 for this comm, first seen 2nd Feb 2026, 21:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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