How to pronounce Nagios
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Nagios is most commonly pronounced "nah ghee ose" (/ˈnɑːɡiːoʊs/). This pronunciation is documented by the project itself (see Nagios official FAQ F0003 (archived) — Ethan Galstad: "nah-ghee-ose").
Veteran open-source infrastructure monitoring system (NetSaint 1999, renamed 2002); creator Ethan Galstad's official FAQ spells it out as "nah-ghee-ose" — "Nah" plus the start of "geese" plus the end of "verbose" — so the g is hard, never "NAY-jee-os", and Wikipedia records the same /ˈnɑːɡiːoʊs/.
Source: Nagios official FAQ F0003 (archived) — Ethan Galstad: "nah-ghee-ose"
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How do you pronounce Nagios?
Nagios is pronounced "nah ghee ose" (/ˈnɑːɡiːoʊs/). Veteran open-source infrastructure monitoring system (NetSaint 1999, renamed 2002); creator Ethan Galstad's official FAQ spells it out as "nah-ghee-ose" — "Nah" plus the start of "geese" plus the end of "verbose" — so the g is hard, never "NAY-jee-os", and Wikipedia records the same /ˈnɑːɡiːoʊs/. Source: Nagios official FAQ F0003 (archived) — Ethan Galstad: "nah-ghee-ose".
What is the IPA for Nagios?
The IPA for Nagios is /ˈnɑːɡiːoʊs/, respelled "nah ghee ose".
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