Decronym

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A song of praise for mergerFS and SnapRAID in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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
ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

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

[Thread #269 for this comm, first seen 1st May 2026, 23:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Self-hosting Upgrade: planning my first 3-node cluster for deployment in a data center in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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
IP Internet Protocol
NAS Network-Attached Storage
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
k8s Kubernetes container management package

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

[Thread #268 for this comm, first seen 1st May 2026, 16:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Serious Linux vulnerability affecting nearly every system. Patch your systems. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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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Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
LTS Long Term Support software version
NAS Network-Attached Storage
nginx Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #267 for this comm, first seen 1st May 2026, 10:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What Is A Good Sub $300 Computer I Can Use For A Server? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
PSU Power Supply Unit
RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SBC Single-Board Computer
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

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

[Thread #266 for this comm, first seen 1st May 2026, 03:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Cloudflare or Tailscale? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #265 for this comm, first seen 30th Apr 2026, 19:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

I still rely on cloudflare and I hate it. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
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 10 acronyms.

[Thread #264 for this comm, first seen 30th Apr 2026, 18:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Having a little trouble deciding on which path to go in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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
SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
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 6 acronyms.

[Thread #263 for this comm, first seen 29th Apr 2026, 17:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Opencloud is reachable from external internet but not by local IP in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 1 month 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
IP Internet Protocol
NAT Network Address Translation
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPN Virtual Private Network

[Thread #262 for this comm, first seen 29th Apr 2026, 13:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

*Permanently Deleted* in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
NAS Network-Attached Storage
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #261 for this comm, first seen 29th Apr 2026, 12:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Cliparr v0.2 - Jellyfin support in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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
Plex Brand of media server package
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption

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

[Thread #260 for this comm, first seen 29th Apr 2026, 06:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

TravStats – self-hosted flight tracker with 3D globe, heatmap & email parser in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

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

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MECO Main Engine Cut-Off
~ MainEngineCutOff podcast
RP-1 Rocket Propellant 1 (enhanced kerosene)
SECO Second-stage Engine Cut-Off
SES Formerly Société Européenne des Satellites, comsat operator
~ Second-stage Engine Start

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

[Thread #259 for this comm, first seen 28th Apr 2026, 19:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Floating IP challenge in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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
IP Internet Protocol
NAT Network Address Translation
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #258 for this comm, first seen 27th Apr 2026, 09:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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