data center

American  

[day-tuh sen-ter] / ˈdeɪ tə ˌsɛn tər /

Or datacenter

noun

• data centers
  plural

1. a building or facility used for processing, storing, or transmitting large amounts of computer data.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• data centers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of data center

data + center

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

data center

Related: ‘The prospectus looks impressive’: My financial adviser wants me to invest $350,000 in a UAE data center.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

In August he helped lock in a 10-gigawatt data center lease with SB Energy that came with a financial guarantee from Nvidia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

So if a community didn’t have a moratorium in place and its zoning laws allow a data center, “They’re done,” said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

A data center in Ohio did nothing on Oct.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The agency set up a third computer, a slightly smaller IBM 709, in a data center in Bermuda.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly