Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network |
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| NAS | Network-Attached Storage |
| NUC | Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers |
| NVMe | Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage |
| NVR | Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV) |
| Plex | Brand of media server package |
| SSD | Solid State Drive mass storage |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
9 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 16 acronyms.
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