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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  • dan@upvote.au
    3·
    12 hours ago

    Am I missing something? I’ve always pronounced it “imager”. How else would you pronounce it?

    • pyre@lemmy.world
      7·
      11 hours ago

      as it’s spelled: im gur.

      It’s one thing to name it imgr, but putting a fucking u after the g makes it a hard g in literally every instance. the letter u is the reason the g is pronounced as a hard g in words that otherwise wouldn’t need a u: fragile / guile, digest / guest, etc.

      • tyler@programming.dev
        2·
        4 hours ago

        it’s spelled img - ur, as in img or the shortening of image in every context. You can’t shorten image any other way.

        • pyre@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 hours ago

          it’s spelled img - ur

          no, it’s spelled imgur. I know what img stands for which is why I said it would be one thing to call it imgr. the u doesn’t make sense and it hardens the g. it’s funny that you talk about how it’s customary that img stands for image but you act like ‘ur’ is also a thing by itself.

          well it is, just not in that way. if your img-ur breakup made any sense for pronouncing img as if it’s independent then why not consider what ur stands for? it’s a shortening of your or you’re. so why not pronounce it image your? because it’s bullshit and the spelling is ridiculous.