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Wget

tools

GNU command-line utility for retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols

Pronunciation

Correct

dub-yoo-get

/ˈdʌbəljuː ɡɛt/

Stands for 'World Wide Web' + 'get'. The 'W' is said as the letter name 'double-u', making it 'double-you-get'. GNU documentation refers to it this way.

Source: www.gnu.org(official spec)

Accepted Variants

Accepted Variant

wuh-get

/ˈwʌɡɛt/

Some users pronounce it as a single word 'wuh-get'. This is a common informal variant but the formal pronunciation spells out the 'W'.

Source: www.gnu.org(community consensus)

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