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 |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 6 acronyms.
[Thread #1014 for this comm, first seen 21st Jan 2026, 14:15] [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 |
|---|---|
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| NAS | Network-Attached Storage |
| NFS | Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency |
3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 6 acronyms.
[Thread #1013 for this comm, first seen 21st Jan 2026, 05:05] [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:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web |
| HTTPS | HTTP over SSL |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| PiHole | Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole) |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption |
| VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) |
5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 6 acronyms.
[Thread #1012 for this comm, first seen 21st Jan 2026, 02:55] [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 |
|---|---|
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| NAS | Network-Attached Storage |
| NFS | Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency |
| RAID | Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage |
| SSH | Secure Shell for remote terminal access |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) |
[Thread #1011 for this comm, first seen 20th Jan 2026, 22:55] [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 |
|---|---|
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption |
| nginx | Popular HTTP server |
| Jargon | Definition |
|---|---|
| Raptor | Methane-fueled rocket engine under development by SpaceX |
[Thread #1010 for this comm, first seen 19th Jan 2026, 15:05] [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:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| CGNAT | Carrier-Grade NAT |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| NAT | Network Address Translation |
| RPi | Raspberry Pi brand of SBC |
| SBC | Single-Board Computer |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 8 acronyms.
[Thread #1009 for this comm, first seen 19th Jan 2026, 12:35] [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:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| Git | Popular version control system, primarily for code |
| NAS | Network-Attached Storage |
| ZFS | Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity |
3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 10 acronyms.
[Thread #1008 for this comm, first seen 19th Jan 2026, 08:25] [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 |
|---|---|
| CSAM | Child Sexual Abuse Material |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web |
| SSD | Solid State Drive mass storage |
| nginx | Popular HTTP server |
3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 9 acronyms.
[Thread #1007 for this comm, first seen 19th Jan 2026, 02:05] [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:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| HA | Home Assistant automation software |
| ~ | High Availability |
| LXC | Linux Containers |
| SSH | Secure Shell for remote terminal access |
| VNC | Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access |
[Thread #1006 for this comm, first seen 18th Jan 2026, 08:35] [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:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| IMAP | Internet Message Access Protocol for email |
| LTS | Long Term Support software version |
| SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
[Thread #1005 for this comm, first seen 17th Jan 2026, 22:05] [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:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| LTT | Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel |
| NAS | Network-Attached Storage |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 10 acronyms.
[Thread #1004 for this comm, first seen 17th Jan 2026, 13:05] [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:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| NAS | Network-Attached Storage |
| SBC | Single-Board Computer |
| VNC | Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 10 acronyms.
[Thread #1003 for this comm, first seen 17th Jan 2026, 02:35] [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:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| AP | WiFi Access Point |
| CGNAT | Carrier-Grade NAT |
| CST | (Boeing) Crew Space Transportation capsules |
| ~ | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| HA | Home Assistant automation software |
| ~ | High Availability |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IoT | Internet of Things for device controllers |
| PCIe | Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
| Roscosmos | State Corporation for Space Activities, Russia |
| SSD | Solid State Drive mass storage |
| VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) |
| Jargon | Definition |
|---|---|
| Starliner | Boeing commercial crew capsule CST-100 |
[Thread #55 for this comm, first seen 15th Jan 2026, 21:20] [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 |
| CGNAT | Carrier-Grade NAT |
| CST | (Boeing) Crew Space Transportation capsules |
| ~ | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| HA | Home Assistant automation software |
| ~ | High Availability |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IoT | Internet of Things for device controllers |
| PCIe | Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
| Roscosmos | State Corporation for Space Activities, Russia |
| SSD | Solid State Drive mass storage |
| VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) |
| Jargon | Definition |
|---|---|
| Starliner | Boeing commercial crew capsule CST-100 |
[Thread #55 for this comm, first seen 15th Jan 2026, 09:40] [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 |
| CGNAT | Carrier-Grade NAT |
| CST | (Boeing) Crew Space Transportation capsules |
| ~ | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| HA | Home Assistant automation software |
| ~ | High Availability |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IoT | Internet of Things for device controllers |
| PCIe | Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
| Roscosmos | State Corporation for Space Activities, Russia |
| SSD | Solid State Drive mass storage |
| VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) |
| Jargon | Definition |
|---|---|
| Starliner | Boeing commercial crew capsule CST-100 |
[Thread #55 for this comm, first seen 15th Jan 2026, 09:30] [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 |
| CGNAT | Carrier-Grade NAT |
| CST | (Boeing) Crew Space Transportation capsules |
| ~ | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| HA | Home Assistant automation software |
| ~ | High Availability |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IoT | Internet of Things for device controllers |
| PCIe | Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
| Roscosmos | State Corporation for Space Activities, Russia |
| SSD | Solid State Drive mass storage |
| VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) |
| Jargon | Definition |
|---|---|
| Starliner | Boeing commercial crew capsule CST-100 |
[Thread #55 for this comm, first seen 15th Jan 2026, 09:20] [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 |
| CGNAT | Carrier-Grade NAT |
| CST | (Boeing) Crew Space Transportation capsules |
| ~ | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| HA | Home Assistant automation software |
| ~ | High Availability |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IoT | Internet of Things for device controllers |
| PCIe | Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
| Roscosmos | State Corporation for Space Activities, Russia |
| SSD | Solid State Drive mass storage |
| VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) |
| Jargon | Definition |
|---|---|
| Starliner | Boeing commercial crew capsule CST-100 |
[Thread #55 for this comm, first seen 15th Jan 2026, 08:50] [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 |
| CGNAT | Carrier-Grade NAT |
| CST | (Boeing) Crew Space Transportation capsules |
| ~ | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| HA | Home Assistant automation software |
| ~ | High Availability |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IoT | Internet of Things for device controllers |
| PCIe | Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
| Roscosmos | State Corporation for Space Activities, Russia |
| SSD | Solid State Drive mass storage |
| VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) |
| Jargon | Definition |
|---|---|
| Starliner | Boeing commercial crew capsule CST-100 |
[Thread #55 for this comm, first seen 15th Jan 2026, 08:30] [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 |
| CGNAT | Carrier-Grade NAT |
| CST | (Boeing) Crew Space Transportation capsules |
| ~ | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| HA | Home Assistant automation software |
| ~ | High Availability |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IoT | Internet of Things for device controllers |
| PCIe | Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
| Roscosmos | State Corporation for Space Activities, Russia |
| SSD | Solid State Drive mass storage |
| VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) |
| Jargon | Definition |
|---|---|
| Starliner | Boeing commercial crew capsule CST-100 |
[Thread #55 for this comm, first seen 15th Jan 2026, 08:10] [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:
4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 8 acronyms.
[Thread #1015 for this comm, first seen 23rd Jan 2026, 17:25] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]