horizontal scaling
[hor-i-zon-tul skey-ling]
noun
escalabilidade horizontal
1. A method of increasing system capacity by adding more machines or nodes to a distributed system, rather than upgrading existing hardware
The company implemented horizontal scaling to handle increased traffic by adding more servers to their cluster.
A empresa implementou escalabilidade horizontal para lidar com o aumento de tráfego adicionando mais servidores ao seu cluster.
2. In cloud computing and infrastructure, the practice of expanding computational resources by distributing the load across multiple instances
Horizontal scaling allows the application to maintain performance during peak usage periods.
A escalabilidade horizontal permite que a aplicação mantenha o desempenho durante períodos de pico de uso.
This is specialized technical terminology primarily used in software development, cloud computing, and IT operations. The term is used identically in Brazil and Portugal within technical contexts. English terms like 'horizontal scaling' and 'scale-out' are frequently used even by Portuguese-speaking tech professionals, reflecting the global nature of software development culture.
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