nginx (“engine x”) is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer, TCP/UDP proxy server, and mail proxy server. […] [1]

I still pronounce it as “n-jinx” in my head.

References
  1. Title (website): “nginx”. Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
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  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    311·
    2 days ago

    I look forward to the day when all these lame-ass, insider naming conventions are looked down upon as the stupid things they are.

    Wtf does “en jinx” or “engine X” have to do with it’s functionality?

    I hate looking for an app on my phone that does a particular thing but hell if I can recall what the idiot developed called it.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      2 days ago

      Things like that are called “jargon” and are perfectly normal and acceptable in a given field, always been that way.

      If you don’t know how to pronounce, or even spell, NGINX, you probably have no use for it.