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How to pronounce database names and data terms — SQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, GraphQL, and more.

15 terms
SQL ˈsiːkwəl
/ˈsiːkwəl/ (sequel) or /ˌɛsˌkjuːˈɛl/ (S-Q-L)
squeal
PostgreSQL ˈpoʊstɡrɛsˌkjuːˈɛl
/ˈpoʊstɡrɛsˌkjuːˈɛl/ — POST-gres-Q-L or just 'Postgres'
post-gree-sequel
MySQL maɪˌɛsˌkjuːˈɛl
/maɪˌɛsˌkjuːˈɛl/ — My-S-Q-L
my-sequel
Redis ˈrɛdɪs
/ˈredɪs/ — stress on RED
ree-dissred-iss
NoSQL ˌnoʊˌɛsˌkjuːˈɛl
/ˌnoʊˌɛsˌkjuːˈɛl/ — No-S-Q-L
no-sequel
Supabase ˈsuːpəbeɪs
/ˈsuːpəbeɪs/ — SOOP-uh-base
super-basesu-pa-base
GraphQL ˈɡræfˌkjuːˈɛl
/ˈɡræfkjuːɛl/ — GRAF-Q-L
graph-quel
gRPC ˌdʒiːˌɑːrˌpiːˈsiː
/dʒiː ɑːr piː siː/ — G-R-P-C (spell it out)
gurp-see
Elasticsearch ɪˈlæstɪkˌsɜːrtʃ
/ɪˈlæstɪk sɜːrtʃ/ — elastic-search
ee-lastic-search
Mongoose ˈmɒŋɡuːs
/ˈmɒŋɡuːs/ — MONG-goose
mon-goose
Sequelize ˈsiːkwəˌlaɪz
/ˈsiːkwəlaɪz/ — SEE-kwuh-lize
sequel-ize
Prisma ˈprɪzmə
/ˈprɪzmə/ — PRIZ-muh
pris-ma
Drizzle ˈdrɪzəl
/ˈdrɪzəl/ — DRIZ-ul
dry-zel
Algolia ælˈɡoʊliə
al-GOH-lee-uh → /ælˈɡoʊliə/
AL-go-lee-uhal-GO-lya
Confluent ˈkɒnfluənt
KON-floo-ent → /ˈkɒnfluənt/
con-FLOO-ent

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