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From the official FAQ[1]: > How do you pronounce “NGINX”? > Correct: en-juhn-eks, Engine-X > Incorrect: en-jingks I wouldn't be surprised if it's actually a
by jolmg 7y ago
From the official FAQ[1]:
> How do you pronounce “NGINX”?
> Correct: en-juhn-eks, Engine-X
> Incorrect: en-jingks
I wouldn't be surprised if it's actually an abbreviation of "engine-x", but I can't find any better source that explains how they came up with the name. Still, this source pretty much implies it.
[1] https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/community/faq/#how-do-you-pronounce-nginx https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/community/faq/#how-do-y...
- alvelcom 7y agohttp://nginx.org/en/ http://nginx.org/en/ > nginx [engine x] is an HTTP and reverse proxy server, a mail proxy server, and a generic TCP/UDP proxy server, originally written by Igor Sysoev.