How is NAT pronounced?

NAT is most commonly pronounced "nat" (/næt/). "nat" the word common; "N-A-T" also heard. Network Address Translation.

Is NAT sometimes pronounced "N A T"?

Yes — "N A T" (/ˌɛn eɪ ˈtiː/) is one of the alternate readings in active use.

How to pronounce NAT (and the alternate readings)

How to pronounce NAT

acronym contested

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or: N A T /ˌɛn eɪ ˈtiː/

NAT is most commonly pronounced "nat" (/næt/). This is one of several readings in active use; the developer community hasn't converged on a single answer.

"nat" the word common; "N-A-T" also heard. Network Address Translation.

Alternate readings you might hear:

"N A T" /ˌɛn eɪ ˈtiː/

Source: Wikipedia

Pronouncing project and product names correctly avoids the small but persistent friction of being gently corrected during standups, conference Q&As, and team calls. Hearing the word a few times locks in the right reading better than reading IPA ever will. Pronounce is a community-maintained dictionary — every entry tagged with a confidence level and (where possible) a citable source.

Hear it from the command line

$ say-it NAT # primary × 3 + audible "or: …" for each alternate

$ say-it --alt NAT # focus on the first alternate

$ say-it --all NAT # primary AND every alternate, each repeated

$ say-it --solo NAT # primary only, no "or: …" tail

$ say-it --why NAT # print the dict entry with source URL

Install the CLI: git clone https://github.com/anzy-renlab-ai/pronounce.git && cd pronounce && ./install.sh

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