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  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Server vs miniPC dilemma for homelabEnglish
    2·
    8 hours ago

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

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    ESXi VMWare virtual machine hypervisor
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass 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 7 acronyms.

    [Thread #281 for this comm, first seen 9th May 2026, 22:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•VPN TradeoffsEnglish
    1·
    1 hour 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
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    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 8 acronyms.

    [Thread #280 for this comm, first seen 9th May 2026, 18:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•First VPS — Is 54 SSH bans in 12 hours normal?English
    42·
    6 hours 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
    IP Internet Protocol
    SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
    SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
    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 7 acronyms.

    [Thread #278 for this comm, first seen 7th May 2026, 12:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Rolling my First Self-Made RouterEnglish
    4·
    1 day 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
    DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
    IP Internet Protocol
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
    PoE Power over Ethernet
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
    Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
    Zigbee Wireless mesh network for low-power devices

    [Thread #277 for this comm, first seen 6th May 2026, 21:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Technitium DNS v15.1.0 released with OpenID Connect integrationEnglish
    1·
    2 days 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
    PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
    SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
    TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

    [Thread #274 for this comm, first seen 6th May 2026, 01:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•How to not loose important documents?English
    2·
    3 days 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
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
    NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity
    nginx Popular HTTP server

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

    [Thread #273 for this comm, first seen 4th May 2026, 18:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Need some pointers for hardwareEnglish
    1·
    7 days 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
    IP Internet Protocol
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
    PSU Power Supply Unit
    Plex Brand of media server package
    SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
    SBC Single-Board Computer
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

    [Thread #271 for this comm, first seen 2nd May 2026, 12:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•my homeserver mappedEnglish
    21·
    3 days 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
    NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
    Plex Brand of media server package
    RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
    SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
    SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
    UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications

    [Thread #270 for this comm, first seen 2nd May 2026, 08:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•What Is A Good Sub $300 Computer I Can Use For A Server?English
    3·
    6 days ago

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

    Fewer Letters More Letters
    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]