... ugh, they actually made an `o11[a-z]` abbreviation? When I picked this nick,...

lelandfe · 2025-11-15T05:03:30 1763183010

K8s (Kubernetes), a11y (accessibility)...

The kicker for me recently was hearing someone say "ally"

echelon · 2025-11-15T05:35:00 1763184900

a16z, l10n, s11n,

Or without numbers,

authC/authN, authZ...

scott_w · 2025-11-15T06:38:30 1763188710

I work in this area and even I don’t know what AuthC is!

echelon · 2025-11-15T15:28:20 1763220500

AuthN is supposed to mean authentication.

The problem is that authorization also has an "n" in the word.

Enter authC.

tgv · 2025-11-15T07:17:28 1763191048

They are absurd abbreviations. The first distinguishing letter comes right after auth, so ... let's hide it?

lelandfe · 2025-11-19T04:50:24 1763527824

The other fun thing is that authC and authZ sound identical for certain accents

floren · 2025-11-15T08:30:21 1763195421

i d2t s1e t1e p5m...