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How do you pronounce JWT?

jot/dʒɒt/

Commonly said as: always spelling out "jay-double-you-tee"

Correct readingwith the dictionary applied

jot

Raw machine readingno correction at all

JWT

What it is

JWT is a JSON Web Token, a self-contained token format used to carry sessions.

Why it gets said wrong

RFC 7519 gives a "suggested pronunciation": the English word "jot". Spelling it out is equally common in speech, and the spec does not rule it out.

Hear it in a sentence

Example sentence

The user claims go inside the JWT.

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