bare metal server

[bɛr ˈmɛtəl ˈsɜrvər]
nounpl: bare metal servers
servidor bare metal
1. A physical server computer that is rented or leased to a single tenant without virtualization, providing direct hardware access and control
Our company deployed a bare metal server to handle high-performance computing tasks without virtualization overhead.
Nossa empresa implementou um servidor bare metal para lidar com tarefas de computação de alto desempenho sem a sobrecarga da virtualização.
2. Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering where customers get exclusive access to physical hardware without sharing resources with other users
We chose a bare metal server from the cloud provider for maximum performance and security.
Escolhemos um servidor bare metal do provedor de nuvem para desempenho máximo e segurança.
The term 'bare metal server' is primarily used in the technology and cloud computing sectors in both Brazil and the USA. In Brazil, while the English term is widely understood among IT professionals, some companies use the Portuguese translation 'servidor bare metal.' In the USA, the term is industry standard across all tech companies and service providers. The concept emerged in the 2000s with the rise of cloud computing and Infrastructure-as-a-Service offerings.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
dedicated serverphysical serverbare metal infrastructurenon-virtualized server
Antonyms / Antônimos
virtual servervirtual machineshared hostingcloud VM

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
servidor bare metal
Most common term used in Brazilian tech industry
São Paulo
servidor de metal puro
Literal translation sometimes used in formal contexts
Portugal
servidor bare metal
English term typically used in Portuguese tech sector as well
General English-speaking
bare metal server
Industry-standard term, often left untranslated even in Portuguese documentation

Related Words

virtualizationhypervisorcloud computingIaaSinfrastructureprovisioningdata center

Related Idioms & Phrases

bare metal deployment
bare metal provisioning
bare metal infrastructure
running on bare metal
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