co-location
[koh-loh-KAY-shun]
nounfemininepl: co-locations / co-localizações
colocação conjunta / colocalização
1. The act or process of locating or placing two or more things in the same physical space or facility
The co-location of the server and storage systems reduced latency significantly.
A colocalização do servidor e dos sistemas de armazenamento reduziu significativamente a latência.
2. In linguistics, the habitual or frequent occurrence of two or more words together in speech or writing
The co-location of 'strong' and 'coffee' is common in English.
A colocação de 'café' e 'forte' é frequente em português.
3. In business, the sharing of a facility or office space by multiple organizations or departments
The co-location of our marketing and sales teams improved collaboration.
A colocalização das equipes de marketing e vendas melhorou a colaboração.
4. A data center facility that rents space and bandwidth to multiple clients
We moved our equipment to a co-location facility to save on maintenance costs.
Transferimos nosso equipamento para uma instalação de colocalização para economizar custos de manutenção.
In Brazilian technology and business sectors, 'colocalização' has become standard terminology, especially regarding data centers and server facilities. The term reflects Brazil's growing tech industry and the importance of data center infrastructure. In Portugal, while the term is recognized, 'colocação' is more traditionally used in linguistic contexts. In the USA, 'co-location' or 'colocation' is widely used in the tech industry without hyphenation in modern usage.
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