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  • 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
    HTTPS HTTP over SSL
    IP Internet Protocol
    LXC Linux Containers
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
    SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
    nginx Popular HTTP server

    [Thread #854 for this sub, first seen 6th Jul 2024, 22:45] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]


  • 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
    IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol for email
    SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
    SSO Single Sign-On

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

    [Thread #853 for this sub, first seen 6th Jul 2024, 21:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]


  • 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
    IoT Internet of Things for device controllers
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NAT Network Address Translation
    SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
    Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
    VPN Virtual Private Network
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

    [Thread #852 for this sub, first seen 6th Jul 2024, 07:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]


  • 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
    LXC Linux Containers
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
    SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
    SBC Single-Board Computer
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage

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

    [Thread #851 for this sub, first seen 6th Jul 2024, 02:25] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]






  • 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
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
    Plex Brand of media server package
    SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
    SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native

    6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 12 acronyms.

    [Thread #846 for this sub, first seen 3rd Jul 2024, 15:25] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]


  • 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
    Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
    HA Home Assistant automation software
    ~ High Availability
    HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
    IP Internet Protocol
    SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
    SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
    nginx Popular HTTP server

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

    [Thread #845 for this sub, first seen 2nd Jul 2024, 16:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]



  • 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
    IP Internet Protocol
    IoT Internet of Things for device controllers
    NAT Network Address Translation
    PoE Power over Ethernet
    TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
    UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
    VPN Virtual Private Network
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
    nginx Popular HTTP server

    11 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 12 acronyms.

    [Thread #843 for this sub, first seen 2nd Jul 2024, 12:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]


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

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    NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
    Plex Brand of media server package
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
    VPN Virtual Private Network

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

    [Thread #842 for this sub, first seen 2nd Jul 2024, 01:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]



  • 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
    DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
    IP Internet Protocol
    PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
    SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
    VPN Virtual Private Network
    nginx Popular HTTP server

    [Thread #840 for this sub, first seen 29th Jun 2024, 17:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]


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

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    HA Home Assistant automation software
    ~ High Availability
    IP Internet Protocol
    LTS Long Term Support software version
    LXC Linux Containers
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

    [Thread #839 for this sub, first seen 29th Jun 2024, 15:25] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]




  • 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
    HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
    IP Internet Protocol
    SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
    VPN Virtual Private Network
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
    nginx Popular HTTP server

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

    [Thread #836 for this sub, first seen 29th Jun 2024, 07:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]