# npm/npm-expansions

Send us a pull request by editing expansions.txt

Repository: https://github.com/npm/npm-expansions
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/npm-expansions
Homepage: http://npm.im/npm-expansions
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Topics: expansion, javascript, npm, acronyms, registry
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-06-12T17:40:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4368, "days_push": 812, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2308, forks 3291 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:35.914518+00:00)

## What it is
A community-curated list of humorous three-word expansions of the acronym 'npm', used on the npmjs.com website header and published as an npm package. Contributions are made by editing expansions.txt and submitting pull requests.

## Use cases
- generate a random funny expansion of npm
- find creative names for a project
- get a random tagline for a JavaScript tool
- contribute a witty npm acronym expansion
- use a word list for naming-is-hard situations

## When to choose
- you need a playful npm acronym expansion or random project name inspiration
- you want to contribute a humorous expansion to npm's website header

## When to avoid
- you need serious or professional naming tools
- you need a general-purpose acronym dictionary beyond 'npm'
- you require a maintained library with a clear license for production use

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: maintenance
- function: data-generation, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, programming-languages
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: npm, acronyms, word-list, naming, fun, community-contributed, automation, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- npm/npm-expansions (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:35.914518+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:39:37.936113+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/npm/npm-expansions (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:35.914518+00:00, sha 5ecd60105699)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-expansions (fetched 2026-08-29T10:20:10.776902+00:00, sha 1671b0c4b678)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.