Ceph

infrastructure

An open-source, distributed storage system providing object, block, and file storage

Pronunciation

Correct

sef

/sɛf/

Named after the cuttlefish genus Sepia (from Greek 'kēphos'). The Ceph project documentation and community consistently use 'sef', with a soft 'c' and a single syllable.

Source: docs.ceph.com(official spec)

Common Mistakes

Common Mistake

kef

/kɛf/

Pronouncing 'Ceph' with a hard 'k' sound is incorrect. The initial 'C' is soft, producing an 's' sound.

Common Mistake

sep

/sɛp/

Dropping the 'f' is a common written shortcut but not the correct spoken form.

Pronunciation

Common Mistakes

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