Pronouncing Cloud Security Tool Names

Snyk is pronounced 'SNIK' — rhymes with 'sink' and 'link'. Single syllable. Don't spell it out. In a technical interview: "We run SNIK in our CI pipeline to scan for known vulnerabilities in npm and Python dependencies before every merge to main."

Semgrep is pronounced 'SEM-grep' — 'Sem' (SEM, short E as in 'sem-antic'), then 'grep' as the Unix tool (GREP). Stress on SEM. Don't say 'sem-GREP'. In a technical interview: "We use SEM-grep for static analysis — its pattern syntax mirrors the code structure, so writing custom security rules is much more intuitive than regex."

Trivy is pronounced 'TRIV-ee' — 'Triv' with a short I (TRIV, like 'trivial' shortened), then 'ee'. Stress on TRIV. Don't say 'TRY-vee'. In a technical interview: "We run TRIV-ee to scan our Docker images for OS and library vulnerabilities in under 30 seconds as part of our CI security gate."

OPA is pronounced 'OH-puh' — said as a word (not spelled out): OH (long O), then 'puh' (schwa). Stress on OH. Don't spell it out as O-P-A. In a technical interview: "We use OH-puh — the Open Policy Agent — to centralize authorization policy across our Kubernetes clusters and microservices using Rego rules."

Checkov is pronounced 'CHEK-ov' — like the playwright Chekhov but spelled differently: CHEK (short E, rhymes with 'beck'), then 'ov' (OV). Stress on CHEK. In a technical interview: "We run CHEK-ov against our Terraform and CloudFormation templates to detect misconfigurations like overly permissive IAM roles before deployment."