Practice the pronunciation of hardware component terms including cache, GPU, SSD, RAID, and NVMe.
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How is 'cache' pronounced?
cache is pronounced /kæʃ/ — 'CASH', exactly like the word for money, rhyming with 'dash' and 'flash'. Single syllable: CASH. The short /æ/ + /ʃ/ ('sh'). A very common error is 'CASH-ay' (/ˈkæʃeɪ/), which is actually the separate word 'cachet' (prestige). Non-native speakers also say 'KAYSH'. A cache is a fast hardware or software store of frequently accessed data (CPU cache, browser cache): \'The CPU L2 CASH reduces memory latency\'.
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How is 'GPU' pronounced?
GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is pronounced /dʒiː piː juː/ — 'JEE PEE YOO', spelling out the three letters. G = /dʒiː/ (the letter 'gee', a soft /dʒ/, NOT a hard /ɡ/), P = /piː/, U = /juː/. It is never said as a word. Non-native speakers sometimes use a hard /ɡ/ for the G. A GPU is a specialised processor for parallel computation, originally for graphics and now central to ML training: \'The model trains on eight JEE PEE YOO cards\'.
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How is 'SSD' pronounced?
SSD (Solid-State Drive) is pronounced /ɛs ɛs diː/ — 'ESS ESS DEE', spelling out the three letters. S = /ɛs/, S = /ɛs/, D = /diː/. It is never said as a word. An SSD is a storage device using flash memory with no moving parts, far faster than a traditional hard disk drive: \'Boot times dropped after we switched to an ESS ESS DEE\'.
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How is 'RAID' pronounced?
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is pronounced /reɪd/ — 'RAID', exactly like the English word for a sudden attack, rhyming with 'made' and 'paid'. Single syllable: RAID. The diphthong /eɪ/ + /d/. It is spoken as a word, not spelled out. RAID combines multiple physical drives into one logical unit for redundancy or performance (RAID 0, 1, 5, 10): \'The database server uses RAID 10 for both speed and redundancy\'.
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How is 'NVMe' pronounced?
NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory express) is pronounced /ɛn viː ɛm iː/ — 'EN VEE EM EE', spelling out the letters; the final lowercase 'e' is said as the letter /iː/ ('ee'). N = /ɛn/, V = /viː/, M = /ɛm/, e = /iː/. It is not said as a word. NVMe is a high-speed storage protocol for SSDs connected over PCIe, much faster than the older SATA/AHCI interface: \'The EN VEE EM EE drive delivers gigabytes per second\'.