PostgreSQL is officially pronounced 'post-GRES-Q-L' ('post-gres-cue-ell'), and is very commonly shortened to 'POST-gres', /ˈpoʊst.ɡrɛs/. The 'SQL' part may be spelled out as 'Q-L' or said as 'sequel'. Many developers simply say 'Postgres' to avoid the awkward full form. Stress the first syllable 'POST'. Avoid 'post-gree-skool', a frequent mispronunciation. When in doubt, 'Postgres' is universally understood and easy to say, so most teams default to it in conversation while writing the full name.
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How is "MongoDB" pronounced?
MongoDB is pronounced 'MON-go-D-B', /ˈmɒŋ.ɡoʊ ˌdiː ˈbiː/. The 'Mongo' part (from 'humongous') is stressed on the first syllable with a hard /ɡ/, and 'DB' is spelled out as the letters 'D-B' for database. Do not blend it into 'mango' or 'moon-go'. Keep the first vowel like the 'o' in 'on'. So you say 'MON-go, D, B'. The two letters at the end are always pronounced separately, never as a word. This is one of the most popular NoSQL databases, so the name comes up often.
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How is "Redis" pronounced?
Redis is pronounced 'RED-iss', /ˈrɛd.ɪs/, stressed on the first syllable with the short /ɛ/ vowel as in 'bed'. The name comes from 'REmote DIctionary Server'. The creator has confirmed 'RED-iss' as the intended pronunciation. Avoid 'REE-dis' with a long /iː/ vowel, a common mistake. Keep the first syllable short and clear, and let '-dis' be quiet with a schwa-like /ɪ/. Redis is a widely used in-memory data store, so saying its name correctly helps you sound fluent in caching and queue discussions.
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How is "Cassandra" pronounced?
Cassandra is pronounced 'ca-SAN-dra', /kəˈsæn.drə/, stressed on the second syllable with the short /æ/ vowel as in 'cat'. The first syllable 'ca-' reduces to a schwa, and the ending '-dra' is quiet. It is named after the Greek mythological figure, and the pronunciation matches the common name 'Cassandra'. Keep the loud beat in the middle, not the front. This distributed database appears in big-data architectures, so a confident, correct pronunciation signals comfort with large-scale systems.
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Which pronunciations of "SQLite" and "MariaDB" are correct?
SQLite is pronounced either 'S-Q-L-ite' ('ess-cue-ell-ite') or 'sequel-ite', with '-ite' rhyming with 'light'. Both forms are widely accepted. MariaDB is 'ma-REE-a-D-B', /məˈriː.ə ˌdiː ˈbiː/, with the name 'Maria' stressed on 'REE' and 'DB' spelled out. MariaDB is a community fork of MySQL named after the founder's daughter. Keep 'Maria' as three clear syllables with the loud beat in the middle, then say the letters 'D-B' separately at the end.