It’s a protocol named NTP. If you want to say “the ___ protocol”, you can say “the network time protocol” or “the NTP protocol”. Both are correct, even if the latter is technically redundant. You would sound really weird if you insisted on saying “the NTP”. Let’s not bring the worst parts of reddit to the fediverse. Needlessly pedantic is something we can move beyond.
I mean, this is obviously written for a layperson. It’s worded this way because most people don’t know what “NTP” means but they have a vague idea of what a “protocol” is for computer networking.
I mean, I would assume this is pretty common for less-well-known acronyms.
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What does the p stand for? Surely not protocol that is in the title.
I give you PIN number and ATM machine
“LED diode”
nobody says those that way in real life. I only hear people say “I went to the ATM” “I forgot my PIN”
PIN number is pretty ubiquitous
Only people who no longer pin stuff to a pin board would say just pin for a PIN number… and if those are already majority, then RIP Pinterest.
No, that’s him. Arguably the father of modern computer time.
I expected a longer beard.
It’s a protocol named NTP. If you want to say “the ___ protocol”, you can say “the network time protocol” or “the NTP protocol”. Both are correct, even if the latter is technically redundant. You would sound really weird if you insisted on saying “the NTP”. Let’s not bring the worst parts of reddit to the fediverse. Needlessly pedantic is something we can move beyond.
Thank you!
I mean, this is obviously written for a layperson. It’s worded this way because most people don’t know what “NTP” means but they have a vague idea of what a “protocol” is for computer networking.
I mean, I would assume this is pretty common for less-well-known acronyms.
Network Time Protocol