"datacenter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: datacenters [plural]
Etymology: From data + center; as is generally true of English orthography for many compound nouns, the open compound was the original form and the solid compound gained acceptance over time. In the particular case of data center and datacenter, the 2020s were the decade when the solid variant went from IT-insider-jargon-only status to wide acceptance in general register. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|data|center}} data + center Head templates: {{en-noun}} datacenter (plural datacenters)
  1. Alternative spelling of data centre. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: data centre
    Sense id: en-datacenter-en-noun-Kb7CAjnq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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