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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 DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network DNS | Domain Name Service/System IP | Internet Protocol NAT | Network Address Translation NFS | Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency SSH | Secure Shell for remote terminal access VPN | Virtual Private Network VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) ---------------- [Thread #284 for this comm, first seen 11th May 2026, 19:20] [[FAQ](http://decronym.xyz/)] [[Full list](http://decronym.xyz/acronyms/selfhosted@lemmy_world)] [[Contact](https://hachyderm.io/@Two9A)] [[Source code](https://gist.github.com/Two9A/1d976f9b7441694162c8)]