GIF or JIF? Bee-zos or Bay-zos? How Do You Pronounce These Tech Terms?
Published on: 2025-05-15 01:37:00
Not all of us are computer geniuses, but it's good to be able to sound like we know what we're talking about. Nvidia stock makes headlines on a regular basis, but do you know how to pronounce the company's name? Does Jeff Bezos pronounce his own name "Bee-zos," evoking worker bees in hexagonal warehouses, "Bay-zos" like Baywatch, or "Bezz-os" like the first part rhymes with PEZ candy? And what about Huawei?
Here's a starter list of a dozen tech terms and how they are pronounced.
iOS: The easiest of the bunch, right? It's simply saying the three characters separately, "Eye," "Oh" and "Ess." Apple backs this up every time people like CEO Tim Cook mention the operating system in every Apple Event. Still, some people persist in saying "Eye-Ohs" or "Eye-Oss" as if the O and S are not separate syllables.
Nvidia: This one seems simple but is easy to get wrong. Is it "EN-vi-dee-uh" or "IN-vid-ee-uh?" CEO Jensen Huang calls his company "In-vidia" when he says "God, I love Nvidia!" 15 minutes
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