Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nerds

/nˈɝdz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: nerds
IPA: /nˈɝdz/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

A stack of technologies used to develop web applications.

Example Sentences

"I wanted to share an example of how to get NERDS (Node, Express, React, Database using SQL) stack up and running on Heroku."
"The app also offers data visualizations and a video chat platform for users to engage with each other. Built using: • NERDS stack (Node.js, Express, React/Redux, Sequelize/PostgreSQL) • News API […]"
"The two most common of all JavaScript stacks that utilize Express.js are MEAN stacks and NERD stacks. Remember, these are just acronyms—please don’t be mean to nerds! […] The NERD stack is very similar. It stands for Node.js (the runtime environment; yes they moved it to the front to make the acronym more fun), Express.js (the server), React (the front end framework), and Database (this can be any database really. This is because the industry is moving away from sticking to a specific database and it makes the acronym more fun)."

Etymology

Acronym of Node.js, Express.js, React, and databases using SQL, or a set of similar names. Attested from the late 2010s.

Inflected Forms

NERD (alternative)

Rhymes With

words birds thirds two-thirds kurds herds curds gerdes girds twothirds

Questions

How do you pronounce nerds?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɝdz/.
What does nerds mean?: plural of nerd
Where does nerds come from?: Acronym of Node.js, Express.js, React, and databases using SQL, or a set of similar names. Attested from the late 2010s.

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