Decronym
@Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz
- Comment on What apps do you use to listen music at work/on phone? 5 hours 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 SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #20 for this comm, first seen 20th Jun 2026, 06:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Remote Tech Support services? 1 day 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 NAT Network Address Translation VNC Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access
[Thread #19 for this comm, first seen 18th Jun 2026, 18:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Could somebody share a working Arr stack in docker with me? 1 day ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters Plex Brand of media server package VPN Virtual Private Network nginx Popular HTTP server
[Thread #18 for this comm, first seen 18th Jun 2026, 15:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Safely exposing services to the Internet 2 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 CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider LXC Linux Containers NAT Network Address Translation SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) nginx Popular HTTP server
[Thread #17 for this comm, first seen 18th Jun 2026, 11:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Hardware requirements 2 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 LXC Linux Containers NAS Network-Attached Storage NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
[Thread #16 for this comm, first seen 18th Jun 2026, 00:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Any self-hosted option for real time location sharing? 4 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 MQTT Message Queue Telemetry Transport point-to-point networking NAS Network-Attached Storage SSO Single Sign-On VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #15 for this comm, first seen 16th Jun 2026, 00:30] [[FAQ](http://decronym.xyz/)] [[Full list](http://decronym.xyz/acronyms/selfhosted@lemmy_world)] [[Contact](https://hachyderm.io/@Two9A)] [Source code]
- Comment on Wireguard easy and third party von service. 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 DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider NAT Network Address Translation SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #14 for this comm, first seen 15th Jun 2026, 11:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on How do you manage you DB in a docker environment? 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 LXC Linux Containers 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 SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
[Thread #13 for this comm, first seen 15th Jun 2026, 07:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Is there room for Windows selfhosters? 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 ESXi VMWare virtual machine hypervisor NAS Network-Attached Storage Plex Brand of media server package SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
[Thread #12 for this comm, first seen 14th Jun 2026, 12:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on What to do after getting a domain name? 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 TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #11 for this comm, first seen 14th Jun 2026, 08:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Security considerations about hosting Immich from home 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 NAT Network Address Translation TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #10 for this comm, first seen 12th Jun 2026, 13:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Doorbell Camera / NVR (post Unifi) 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 AP WiFi Access Point NAS Network-Attached Storage NVR Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV) PoE Power over Ethernet Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
[Thread #9 for this comm, first seen 11th Jun 2026, 05:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on I need a map... 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 AP WiFi Access Point DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider 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 PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 10 acronyms.
[Thread #8 for this comm, first seen 10th Jun 2026, 22:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on as a noob, should I connect jellyfin with tailscale using OIDC? 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 NAT Network Address Translation UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #7 for this comm, first seen 9th Jun 2026, 20:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on What's your contingency plan for the apocalypse? 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 CF CloudFlare CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT DNS Domain Name Service/System HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web HTTPS HTTP over SSL IP Internet Protocol LXC Linux Containers NAT Network Address Translation RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC SBC Single-Board Computer 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 #6 for this comm, first seen 9th Jun 2026, 12:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Why I moved my Plex library to Jellyfin after 14 years 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 Plex Brand of media server package VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 7 acronyms.
[Thread #5 for this comm, first seen 8th Jun 2026, 12:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Email ownership, I give up. 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 SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #4 for this comm, first seen 8th Jun 2026, 05:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Revisiting Rule #3 Hey everyone, as I previously mentioned the rules here are 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 RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC SBC Single-Board Computer VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #3 for this comm, first seen 7th Jun 2026, 20:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Continuwuity 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 SSD Solid State Drive mass storage TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP VPN Virtual Private Network nginx Popular HTTP server
5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 4 acronyms.
[Thread #2 for this comm, first seen 5th Jun 2026, 20:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on What are your self–hosted alternatives for inter device communication? 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 SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
[Thread #1 for this comm, first seen 5th Jun 2026, 07:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on This community isn't your personal adviser 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 DNS Domain Name Service/System SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #0 for this comm, first seen 5th Jun 2026, 05:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on This community isn't your personal adviser 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 HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption 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 14 acronyms.
[Thread #337 for this comm, first seen 4th Jun 2026, 18:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on [Meta] Removing definitions from Decronym? 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 AP WiFi Access Point CA (SSL) Certificate Authority CF CloudFlare 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 IoT Internet of Things for device controllers NAT Network Address Translation RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption a11y A(ccessibilit)y i18n I(nternationalizatio)n l10n L(ocalizatio)n
[Thread #336 for this comm, first seen 4th Jun 2026, 13:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on What are your self–hosted alternatives for inter device communication? 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 SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access VPN Virtual Private Network
3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 5 acronyms.
[Thread #335 for this comm, first seen 4th Jun 2026, 12:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on I think BorgBackup Is Trying To Tell Me Something 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 AP WiFi Access Point NAS Network-Attached Storage PoE Power over Ethernet Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
[Thread #334 for this comm, first seen 4th Jun 2026, 04:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Do you think my HDD is broken? 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 FCC Federal Communications Commission ~ (Iron/steel) Face-Centered Cubic crystalline structure ULA United Launch Alliance (Lockheed/Boeing joint venture) Jargon Definition Starlink SpaceX’s world-wide satellite broadband constellation
[Thread #333 for this comm, first seen 3rd Jun 2026, 21:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Strava just killed its free API, will require a subscription if you want to build on top of it 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 AP WiFi Access Point CA (SSL) Certificate Authority SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
2 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.
[Thread #332 for this comm, first seen 3rd Jun 2026, 14:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on anyone knows what's up with afraid.org? unavailable for a coupla days now 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 NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage SSD Solid State Drive mass storage UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.
[Thread #331 for this comm, first seen 3rd Jun 2026, 12:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Ideas for self hosted door bell 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 HA Home Assistant automation software ~ High Availability IP Internet Protocol NVR Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV) PoE Power over Ethernet Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 13 acronyms.
[Thread #330 for this comm, first seen 3rd Jun 2026, 11:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Replacing Ticktick with a Self-Hosted ToDo App 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 NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers NVR Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV) RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 11 acronyms.
[Thread #329 for this comm, first seen 2nd Jun 2026, 17:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]