Lemp

name

name ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.
  2. 2
    Initialism of Linux, Nginx, MySQL, and PHP/Python/Perl: a combination of software for use as a web server. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Lemp.

Etymology 2

The E stands for engine, since Nginx is pronounced "engine X".

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