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How do you pronounce zsh? Sudo? Ssh? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by z00s@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Ok, going for full controversy here. zsh = "zoosh" ssh = "shoosh" sudo = sue-dough

Before you achktually me, I know it's supposed to be "sue-DO", because the acronym stands for "superuser do", but for the life of me, when I see those letters together it just seems wrong to pronounce it that way.

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[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm relative sure SQL is a backronym for Sequel, and Microsoft had to change the name and wanted to keep the pronunciation. But ess Quall is my favorite so far, that's amazing

The original name SEQUEL, which is widely regarded as a pun on QUEL, the query language of Ingres,[14] was later changed to SQL (dropping the vowels) because "SEQUEL" was a trademark of the UK-based Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Engineering Limited company.[15] The label SQL later became the acronym for Structured Query Language.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think you’re right about the SEQUEL to SQL backformation but why would Microsoft enter into it at all?

The naming and origin of SQL happened back in the 70s, long before Microsoft did its work on porting Sybase to OS/2 in the late 80s.

[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

Cuz I'm an idiot and hadn't yet had coffee :)