Learn to say popular home network-attached storage brand and platform names correctly.
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How is Synology (Taiwanese manufacturer of network-attached storage devices popular with home users) correctly pronounced?
Synology is pronounced 'sih-NOL-uh-jee' — stress on the second syllable, echoing words like 'technology'. In a technical interview: "Synology's NAS ran a full suite of apps, from backup scheduling to a private photo gallery."
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How is QNAP (Taiwanese manufacturer of network-attached storage devices, a Synology rival) correctly pronounced?
QNAP is pronounced 'KYOO-nap' — the letter 'Q' said as 'kyoo', blended with 'nap', short for 'Quality Network Attached Storage'. In a technical interview: "QNAP's NAS transcoded the video on the fly, so any device on the network could stream it."
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How is TrueNAS (open-source network-attached storage operating system built on ZFS) correctly pronounced?
TrueNAS is pronounced 'TROO-nas' — 'true' plus 'NAS' said as one syllable, short for network-attached storage. In a technical interview: "TrueNAS's ZFS file system detected and repaired a corrupted block automatically during a scrub."
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How is Asustor (ASUS's subsidiary brand of network-attached storage devices) correctly pronounced?
Asustor is pronounced 'uh-SUS-tor' — 'ASUS' blended with 'storage', stress on the second syllable. In a technical interview: "Asustor's NAS came with an HDMI port, so it could double as a small home theater PC."
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How is Unraid (Linux-based operating system for building a home server and network-attached storage) correctly pronounced?
Unraid is pronounced 'un-RAYD' — 'un' as a prefix, plus 'RAID' the storage term, stress on the second syllable. In a technical interview: "Unraid mixed drives of different sizes into a single storage pool without wasting capacity."