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How to pronounce...
term IPA respelling notes
ASIC /ˈeɪsɪk/ source
Bash /bæʃ/ bash source
CAPTCHA /kæp.tʃə/ kap-TCHA source
cout see-out source
char /tʃɑr/ tchar source
deque /:dek/ deck
etcd /ˈɛtsiːdiː/ ET-see-dee source
fsck fisk source, alt
Git /gɪt/ source
glob /ɡlɑːb/ source
gnats gnats source
GNOME guh-NOME source, source
GNU 🔉 guh-NEW source
GUI /ˌdʒiːjuːˈaɪ/
/ˈɡuːi/
JEE-yoo-EYE
GOO-ee
source
source
IIFE /ˈɪf.i/ EEF-ee source
JSON 📽️ /ˈdʒeɪsən/ JAY-sun source (page 5), source
JWT /dʒɒt/ jot source
KLOC /ˈkeɪlɒk/ source
Linux 📽️ /'lɪ.nəks/ LIH-nuux
mutex /ˈmjuːtɛks/ source
NGINX en-juhn-EKS source
POSIX /ˈpɒz.ɪks/ source
PyPI pie-pea-eye source
Qt 🔉 /'kjuːt/ kyoot source, source
quine /kwaɪn/
regex /ˈɹɛ.ɡɛks/ source
Unix /ˈjuːnɪks/ source
SciPy SIGH-pie source
Sudo 📽️ SOO-doo source
TeX /tɛx/ source
trie /triː/ source
twigil /ˈtwɪdʒəl/
Ubuntu 🔉 /ʊˈbʊntuː/ uu-BUUN-too source
vi /ˌviːˈaɪ/ vee-EYE
Vue /vjuː/ view source
Wi-Fi /waɪfaɪ/

✓ means an authoritative source

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