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A new PNG spec

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616 points bluedel | 2 comments | 24 Jun 25 13:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.406s | source
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369548684892826 ◴[25 Jun 25 12:06 UTC] No.44376322[source]▶
A fun fact about PNG, the correct pronunciation is defined in the specification

> PNG is pronounced “ping”

See the end of Section 1 [0]

0: https://www.w3.org/TR/REC-png.pdf

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1. yuters ◴[25 Jun 25 13:09 UTC] No.44376907[source]▶
Pronouncing it like that would invite confusion as the word ping is often used in messaging.
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2. nashashmi ◴[26 Jun 25 00:06 UTC] No.44383002[source]▶
let's propose PENJ to avoid the confusion.