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  • DecronymBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Setting Up OPNsense on Proxmox: Doubts regarding NIC setupEnglish
    2·
    14 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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    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
    ISP Internet Service Provider
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NAT Network Address Translation
    NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
    PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
    SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
    VPN Virtual Private Network
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

    [Thread #39 for this comm, first seen 3rd Jul 2026, 11:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • DecronymBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Hardware recommendations for running OpenSense as a Firewall?English
    1·
    24 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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    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
    IoT Internet of Things for device controllers
    NAT Network Address Translation
    NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
    SBC Single-Board Computer
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
    Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
    VPN Virtual Private Network

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

    [Thread #38 for this comm, first seen 3rd Jul 2026, 08:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • DecronymBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•I finally bought a domain! Now whatEnglish
    3·
    2 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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    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
    ISP Internet Service Provider
    NAT Network Address Translation
    SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
    TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
    VPN Virtual Private Network
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
    nginx Popular HTTP server

    [Thread #36 for this comm, first seen 2nd Jul 2026, 12:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • DecronymBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Addiction....English
    4·
    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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    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
    Plex Brand of media server package
    VPN Virtual Private Network
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

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

    [Thread #35 for this comm, first seen 1st Jul 2026, 05:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • DecronymBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Storage?! In this economy!?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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    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NVR Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV)
    RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
    SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
    SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage

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

    [Thread #32 for this comm, first seen 29th Jun 2026, 14:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • DecronymBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Recommended mini pc for a homelab?English
    6·
    5 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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    Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
    PSU Power Supply Unit
    Plex Brand of media server package
    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

    [Thread #31 for this comm, first seen 28th Jun 2026, 16:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • DecronymBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Getting started with NextCloud?English
    2·
    4 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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    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    LXC Linux Containers
    SSO Single Sign-On
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
    nginx Popular HTTP server

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

    [Thread #25 for this comm, first seen 23rd Jun 2026, 21:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • DecronymBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Rule 2 Clarifications and New Rule proposalEnglish
    1·
    9 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
    Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    Plex Brand of media server package
    VPN Virtual Private Network

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

    [Thread #24 for this comm, first seen 23rd Jun 2026, 05:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]