Messaging protocols underpin distributed systems. This quiz covers five protocols whose acronyms and abbreviations can cause confusion about whether to spell them out or say them as words.
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How is 'WebSocket' pronounced?
WebSocket is pronounced /ˈwɛbsɒkɪt/ — 'WEB-sok-it', combining 'web' and 'socket' with stress on the first syllable and a short 'o' vowel in 'sock'.
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How is 'MQTT' pronounced?
MQTT is pronounced /ɛm kjuː tiː tiː/ — 'em-cue-tee-tee', spelling out the four letters individually. It stands for Message Queuing Telemetry Transport.
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How is 'AMQP' pronounced?
AMQP is pronounced /eɪ ɛm kjuː piː/ — 'ay-em-cue-pee', spelling out each letter: A, M, Q, P. It stands for Advanced Message Queuing Protocol.
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How is 'NATS' (the messaging system) pronounced?
NATS is pronounced /næts/ — 'nats', as a single word rhyming with 'bats' and 'cats'. The team says it like the plural of 'nat'.
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How is 'STOMP' (the messaging protocol) pronounced?
STOMP is pronounced /stɒmp/ — 'stomp', as a single word like the action of stomping your feet. It stands for Simple Text Oriented Messaging Protocol.