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Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread: Fewer Letters More Letters LXC Linux Containers NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency NVR Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV) PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native nginx Popular HTTP server [Thread #104 for this comm, first seen 15th Sep 2026, 06:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [@Two9A@hachyderm.io] [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 DNS | Domain Name Service/System HA | Home Assistant automation software ~ | High Availability IoT | Internet of Things for device controllers NAS | Network-Attached Storage NFS | Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency NUC | Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers NVMe | Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage PSU | Power Supply Unit PiHole | Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole) PoE | Power over Ethernet RPi | Raspberry Pi brand of SBC SBC | Single-Board Computer SSD | Solid State Drive mass storage VPN | Virtual Private Network VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) Zigbee | Wireless mesh network for low-power devices

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17 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 15 acronyms.

[Thread #223 for this comm, first seen 8th Apr 2026, 20:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [@Two9A@hachyderm.io] [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 ---|--- Git | Popular version control system, primarily for code HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web IP | Internet Protocol VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) nginx | Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #195 for this comm, first seen 28th Mar 2026, 14:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [@Two9A@hachyderm.io] [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 ---|--- 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

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[Thread #273 for this comm, first seen 4th May 2026, 18:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [@Two9A@hachyderm.io] [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 ---|--- HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web NFS | Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency SMB | Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native VPN | Virtual Private Network nginx | Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #197 for this comm, first seen 29th Mar 2026, 00:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [@Two9A@hachyderm.io] [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 ---|--- HA | Home Assistant automation software ~ | High Availability NUC | Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers RPi | Raspberry Pi brand of SBC SBC | Single-Board Computer SSD | Solid State Drive mass storage Zigbee | Wireless mesh network for low-power devices

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

[Thread #196 for this comm, first seen 28th Mar 2026, 20:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [@Two9A@hachyderm.io] [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 ---|--- 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

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[Thread #271 for this comm, first seen 2nd May 2026, 12:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [@Two9A@hachyderm.io] [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 ---|--- 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 SSL | Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption UDP | User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications

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[Thread #270 for this comm, first seen 2nd May 2026, 08:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [@Two9A@hachyderm.io] [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 ESXi | VMWare virtual machine hypervisor IP | Internet Protocol LXC | Linux Containers NAS | Network-Attached Storage NVR | Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV) PiHole | Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole) Plex | Brand of media server package SSD | Solid State Drive mass storage Unifi | Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand VPN | Virtual Private Network VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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[Thread #292 for this sub, first seen 21st Nov 2023, 13:45] [FAQ] [Full list] [@Two9A@hachyderm.io] [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 Git Popular version control system, primarily for code LXC Linux Containers SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) nginx Popular HTTP server [Thread #105 for this comm, first seen 16th Sep 2026, 06:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [@Two9A@hachyderm.io] [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 IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol for email LXC Linux Containers NAS Network-Attached Storage Plex Brand of media server package PoE Power over Ethernet SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPN Virtual Private Network nginx Popular HTTP server [Thread #108 for this comm, first seen 21st Sep 2026, 05:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [@Two9A@hachyderm.io] [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 CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider NAT Network Address Translation Plex Brand of media server package SSO Single Sign-On VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) [Thread #103 for this comm, first seen 13th Sep 2026, 06:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [@Two9A@hachyderm.io] [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 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network DNS Domain Name Service/System NAS Network-Attached Storage VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) [Thread #109 for this comm, first seen 21st Sep 2026, 07:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [@Two9A@hachyderm.io] [Source code]