Opinion The 10 Most Mispronounced Terms in IT (And How to Say Them Right) Max Jahn, June 29, 2025June 29, 2025 Ever wondered if it’s “LIE-nucks” or “LIN-ucks”? Or why your colleague insists NGINX is pronounced “engine-X”? From PostgreSQL to Kubernetes, developers routinely mispronounce common tech terms because we learn them through reading, not speaking. Here are the correct pronunciations for IT’s most butchered names—and the stories behind them. Continue Reading