Decronym
@Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz
- Comment on Netbird The GOAT 3 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 HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web HTTPS HTTP over SSL SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption SSO Single Sign-On
[Thread #194 for this comm, first seen 27th Mar 2026, 13:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on swapping out the router maybe? 5 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 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network DNS Domain Name Service/System PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
[Thread #193 for this comm, first seen 25th Mar 2026, 23:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on [deleted] 5 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 AP WiFi Access Point SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
[Thread #192 for this comm, first seen 25th Mar 2026, 15:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on How to get a phone notification if my VPS goes offline? 6 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 ESXi VMWare virtual machine hypervisor HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #191 for this comm, first seen 24th Mar 2026, 21:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on What can I do with no job and no VPS? 6 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 CSAM Child Sexual Abuse Material IP Internet Protocol VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #190 for this comm, first seen 24th Mar 2026, 21:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on How do you capture things quickly across devices in a self-hosted setup? 6 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 DNS Domain Name Service/System HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web IP Internet Protocol TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #189 for this comm, first seen 24th Mar 2026, 20:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on self-hosted KeePass database in the cloud, what are some good options? 6 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 RP-1 Rocket Propellant 1 (enhanced kerosene) RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC SBC Single-Board Computer SRB Solid Rocket Booster VPN Virtual Private Network Jargon Definition Starlink SpaceX’s world-wide satellite broadband constellation
[Thread #188 for this comm, first seen 24th Mar 2026, 16:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on AFFORDABLE selfhosted nocode relational databases? (à la Baserow/NocoDB, etc.) 6 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 IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol for email IP Internet Protocol SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #187 for this comm, first seen 24th Mar 2026, 15:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Hosting Dockerized website on VPS with Apache 1 week ago:
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 SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #186 for this comm, first seen 23rd Mar 2026, 21:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Help for jbod 1 week ago:
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 SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
[Thread #185 for this comm, first seen 23rd Mar 2026, 14:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Stupid question, but are there free VPS/VM instances for a jobless girl who wants to run her own instance? 1 week ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters PSU Power Supply Unit VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #183 for this comm, first seen 22nd Mar 2026, 20:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on What are your favorite low-footprint self-hosted services? 1 week ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol for encrypted file transfer, over SSH SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (‘Jabber’) for open instant messaging
[Thread #182 for this comm, first seen 21st Mar 2026, 16:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Is it possible to have a usable domain without a VPS or a static IP address? 1 week ago:
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 VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #181 for this comm, first seen 18th Mar 2026, 09:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Portabase v1.7.1 - Open source database backup/restore tool 1 week ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters CA (SSL) Certificate Authority SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
[Thread #180 for this comm, first seen 18th Mar 2026, 08:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on How do you manage messages across multiple apps? 1 week ago:
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 SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #179 for this comm, first seen 17th Mar 2026, 09:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on RIP Discord: Self-Hosted Discord Alternatives Tested (TeamSpeak, Stoat, Fluxer, Matrix, & More) 1 week ago:
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 VPN Virtual Private Network XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (‘Jabber’) for open instant messaging
[Thread #178 for this comm, first seen 17th Mar 2026, 08:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on I vibe coded a driver to monitor and control the temperatures and fans in my Aoostar WTR PRO. 1 week ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters FTS Flight Termination System LOX Liquid Oxygen SECO Second-stage Engine Cut-Off SES Formerly Société Européenne des Satellites, comsat operator ~ Second-stage Engine Start USSF United States Space Force
[Thread #177 for this comm, first seen 17th Mar 2026, 06:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on SSL certificates for things inside the lab 2 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters CA (SSL) Certificate Authority DNS Domain Name Service/System HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption nginx Popular HTTP server
[Thread #176 for this comm, first seen 16th Mar 2026, 23:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Booklore is officially dead 2 weeks ago:
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 HTTPS HTTP over SSL SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
[Thread #175 for this comm, first seen 16th Mar 2026, 22:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Openwrt how to block countries but allow a specific path using BanIp 2 weeks ago:
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 IP Internet Protocol nginx Popular HTTP server
[Thread #174 for this comm, first seen 16th Mar 2026, 21:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Any good selfhosted instant messaging? 2 weeks ago:
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 PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole) XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (‘Jabber’) for open instant messaging
[Thread #173 for this comm, first seen 16th Mar 2026, 21:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Self Hosting for Privacy - Importance of Owning your own Modem/Router? 2 weeks ago:
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 HA Home Assistant automation software ~ High Availability HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web HTTPS HTTP over SSL IP Internet Protocol NAS Network-Attached Storage NAT Network Address Translation PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole) RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC SBC Single-Board Computer SSD Solid State Drive mass storage SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #172 for this comm, first seen 16th Mar 2026, 17:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on a VPN that is easily self-hostable and resistant to blocking? 2 weeks ago:
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 SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #171 for this comm, first seen 16th Mar 2026, 17:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Harmony - Yet Another Discord Alternative 2 weeks ago:
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 SSO Single Sign-On XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (‘Jabber’) for open instant messaging
[Thread #170 for this comm, first seen 16th Mar 2026, 13:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Tailscale serve and sharing devices 2 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #169 for this comm, first seen 16th Mar 2026, 00:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on noob questions seeking non-noob answers 2 weeks ago:
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 Plex Brand of media server package RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage SSD Solid State Drive mass storage ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity
[Thread #168 for this comm, first seen 15th Mar 2026, 22:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Password manager woes. How have you solved syncing on Android? 2 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters CF CloudFlare Git Popular version control system, primarily for code SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
[Thread #167 for this comm, first seen 15th Mar 2026, 17:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Goodbye Google - I self-host everything now on 4 tiny PCs in a 3D printed rack (CaptainRedsLab) 2 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
[Thread #166 for this comm, first seen 15th Mar 2026, 12:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on 2 weeks 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 SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption SSO Single Sign-On
[Thread #165 for this comm, first seen 15th Mar 2026, 00:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on How to check if Proton VPN has switched locations? 2 weeks ago:
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
[Thread #164 for this comm, first seen 14th Mar 2026, 15:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]