colocation
[ˌkoʊ.loʊˈkeɪ.ʃən]
nounfemininepl: colocations
colocação
1. The habitual juxtaposition of two or more words; a sequence of words that commonly occur together
The words 'strong tea' form a common colocation in English.
As palavras 'chá forte' formam uma colocação comum em inglês.
2. In computing and data centers, the practice of housing multiple servers or IT equipment in a shared facility
The company moved its servers to a colocation facility to reduce infrastructure costs.
A empresa mudou seus servidores para um centro de colocação para reduzir custos de infraestrutura.
3. The act of locating or placing things together in the same space
The colocation of the two departments improved communication.
A colocação dos dois departamentos no mesmo espaço melhorou a comunicação.
In Brazil and Portugal, 'colocação' is the standard linguistic term taught in English language courses. In the tech industry, both countries increasingly use the English term 'colocation' directly, especially when referring to data center services, reflecting the globalized nature of cloud computing and hosting discussions.
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