"midscale" meaning in English

See midscale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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  1. (business) Neither downscale nor upscale. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-midscale-en-adj-khxNnMgD Categories (other): Business, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms prefixed with mid- Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mid-: 52 48 Topics: business
  2. (computing) Of middling size. Tags: not-comparable
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