Decronym

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[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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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CF CloudFlare
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
NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #328 for this comm, first seen 2nd Jun 2026, 10:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Question: What are some alternatives to a Raspberry Pi good for a small home server? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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
ESXi VMWare virtual machine hypervisor
NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PoE Power over Ethernet
RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SBC Single-Board Computer
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

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

[Thread #327 for this comm, first seen 2nd Jun 2026, 07:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Internal network monitoring in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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
IoT Internet of Things for device controllers
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #326 for this comm, first seen 2nd Jun 2026, 05:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

CasaOS to ZimaOS migration - thoughts? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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
NAS Network-Attached Storage
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
nginx Popular HTTP server

[Thread #325 for this comm, first seen 1st Jun 2026, 20:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

PewDiePie releases Codex/ClaudeCode/Cursor killer, Odysseous (FOSS) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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

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CF CloudFlare
DNS Domain Name Service/System
HA Home Assistant automation software
~ High Availability
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS HTTP over SSL
IP Internet Protocol
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #324 for this comm, first seen 1st Jun 2026, 16:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

The first publicly open instance in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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
IoT Internet of Things for device controllers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #323 for this comm, first seen 31st May 2026, 19:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Going nuts with networking of VMs on Proxmox (SOLVED) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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
ARP Address Resolution Protocol, translates IPs to MAC addresses
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
DNS Domain Name Service/System
IP Internet Protocol
NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access

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

[Thread #322 for this comm, first seen 30th May 2026, 20:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Another reason to self host your own AI in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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

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ARP Address Resolution Protocol, translates IPs to MAC addresses
IP Internet Protocol
RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC Single-Board Computer

[Thread #321 for this comm, first seen 30th May 2026, 09:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Why are my VMs ignoring my DHCP server? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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

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ARP Address Resolution Protocol, translates IPs to MAC addresses
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
IP Internet Protocol
ISP Internet Service Provider

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

[Thread #320 for this comm, first seen 29th May 2026, 06:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How many and how much are your subscriptions? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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
HA Home Assistant automation software
~ High Availability
IP Internet Protocol
ISP Internet Service Provider
RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC Single-Board Computer
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #319 for this comm, first seen 27th May 2026, 20:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

I wanted Claude Code-style workflows without sending code to the cloud, so I built Coyote in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks 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
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 5 acronyms.

[Thread #318 for this comm, first seen 26th May 2026, 19:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Is Plex really Self Hosting? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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

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CA (SSL) Certificate Authority
DNS Domain Name Service/System
Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS HTTP over SSL
IP Internet Protocol
ISP Internet Service Provider
Plex Brand of media server package
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #317 for this comm, first seen 26th May 2026, 11:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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