etcd
cloudDistributed, reliable key-value store used as the backing store for Kubernetes cluster data
Pronunciation
Correct
et-see-dee
/ɛt siː diː/
The name comes from the Unix '/etc' directory (where configuration is stored) plus 'd' for 'distributed'. The CoreOS team who created it spell it out: 'et-cee-dee'.
Source: etcd.io(creator statement)
Accepted Variants
Accepted Variant
et-sid
/ˈɛtsɪd/
Some developers pronounce it as a single word 'et-sid'. This is widely understood but not the pronunciation used by the core team.
Source: etcd.io(community consensus)