Practice the pronunciation of networking protocol names including HTTP, SSH, TCP/IP, DHCP, and QUIC.
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How is 'HTTP' pronounced?
HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is pronounced /eɪtʃ tiː tiː piː/ — 'AITCH TEE TEE PEE', spelling out the four letters. H = /eɪtʃ/ ('aitch'; some dialects say 'haitch'), T = /tiː/, T = /tiː/, P = /piː/. It is never said as a word. Non-native speakers sometimes add an /h/ onset to the letter H. HTTP is the foundational application-layer protocol for the World Wide Web: \'The API is served over AITCH TEE TEE PEE\'.
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How is 'SSH' pronounced?
SSH (Secure Shell) is pronounced /ɛs ɛs eɪtʃ/ — 'ESS ESS AITCH', spelling out the three letters. S = /ɛs/, S = /ɛs/, H = /eɪtʃ/. It is never said as a word or as a 'shush' sound. Non-native speakers sometimes try to blend it. SSH is a cryptographic network protocol for secure remote login and command execution over an unsecured network: \'Connect to the server over ESS ESS AITCH on port 22\'.
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How is 'TCP/IP' pronounced?
TCP/IP is pronounced /tiː siː piː aɪ piː/ — 'TEE SEE PEE EYE PEE', spelling out the letters; the slash is silent (not read as 'slash'). T = /tiː/, C = /siː/, P = /piː/, I = /aɪ/, P = /piː/. Five letters in sequence. Non-native speakers occasionally read the slash aloud. TCP/IP is the core suite of communication protocols (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) that underpins the internet: \'The two hosts communicate over TEE SEE PEE EYE PEE\'.
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How is 'DHCP' pronounced?
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is pronounced /diː eɪtʃ siː piː/ — 'DEE AITCH SEE PEE', spelling out the four letters. D = /diː/, H = /eɪtʃ/, C = /siː/, P = /piː/. It is never said as a word. DHCP automatically assigns IP addresses and network configuration to devices on a network: \'The router's DEE AITCH SEE PEE server leases addresses to clients\'.
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How is 'QUIC' pronounced?
QUIC is pronounced /kwɪk/ — 'QUICK', exactly like the English word (it is intentionally a play on 'quick', and is officially NOT an acronym, though it derived from 'Quick UDP Internet Connections'). Single syllable: KWIK. The /kw/ cluster + short /ɪ/ + /k/. Non-native speakers may try to spell it out or use a long 'ee'. QUIC is a transport-layer protocol built on UDP that underpins HTTP/3, reducing connection latency: \'HTTP/3 runs over KWIK instead of TCP\'.