IT terms that are hard to read at first sight

Hello,
from the Brute Force
System Solutions Department.

In this industry, new technologies and services pop up every day like bamboo shoots (I'm a bamboo shoot lover, but I have no intention of going to war with the mushroom people). Some of them are hard to remember because you don't know how to read them, so ordering a caramel macchiato is no wonder

This time, I would like to summarize some of the ways to read these tricky IT terms with pride and prejudice.
(However, personally, I think it's okay as long as it's understandable, so it's entirely up to the individual to decide what is correct.)

Terms that are hard to read at first sight

◆ awk (oak)

It's a well-known Unix/Linux command.
You might think it's an English word, but it's actually an acronym of the three creators.

Alfred A ho,
Peter W einberger,
Brian K ernighan
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/mastering-linux-shell/9781788990554/5f871e36-5ac8-4805-b5f5-28ab3f2957f3.xhtml

(I'm curious about Alfred's last name...)

◆ cron (kuron, koulomb, clone)
The familiar clock daemon
. Personally, I would recommend "cron" for this one.
Clone can be interpreted in a different way, and for reasons explained later, I feel that coulomb is a bit different (but for some reason, "kulon" is a huge influence in Japan).

There are various theories about the origin of the word, but originallyGreek god of timeThere is a theory that it comes from cronous (Greek: Κρόνος Kronos), and since there are traces of this word in Latin and English, this seems the most likely (although the original concept is difficult to understand)
It is often used with time-related words like synchronicity and chronicleChrono Trigger is a masterpiece (I like the robot episode)

I almost lost my mind when I heard that
null "Nul" means "0" in French, and apparently it comes from "nullus," which means "nothing" in Latin ( see reference ).
"Null" would also be understood (though I'm not sure).

◆ There are various types of Lambda
, but the ones I often use are AWS Lambda or Python Lambda's
etymology comes from the Greek alphabet lambda (Λ, λ)
the lambda calculus invented by Alonzo Church in the 1930s .

No Japanese person knows how to pronounce
Kubernetes or K8s (kubernetisu, kubernetisu, kubernetisu, etc.) the English is coo- ber -net-ees. Take your pick.
K8s has eight letters between the initial K and the final s. It has a sk8er vibe.
IDCF's article on the etymology was very detailed ⇩

The name Kubernetes comes from the Greek word κυβερνήτης (kivermitis), which means helmsman or pilot, and the logo is designed to resemble a ship's rudder

◆ varchar (Varchar)
This is something you often see in DB. It means that any text is OK.
"var"iable "char"acter

It is used differently from CHAR, so please refer to the official website.

I might write again if I feel like it

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