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datacenter

American  
[dey-tuh-sen-ter] / ˈdeɪ təˌsɛn tər /
Or data center

noun

  1. a facility equipped with or connected to one or more computers, used for processing or transmitting data.


Etymology

Origin of datacenter

data + center

Example Sentences

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Demand may also need time to catch up with that extra datacenter horsepower, while macro cycles are still an important consideration.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

“Supermicro’s transformation into a total datacenter infrastructure provider is accelerating,” Liang said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

“We expect this uncertainty will remain an overhang on the stock, masking otherwise positive momentum in non-Mobile initiatives, including Auto, IoT, and longer term opportunities within the datacenter, and remain on the sidelines.”

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Meta’s willingness to commit capital years ahead of delivery also underscores the importance of nuclear as artificial intelligence and datacenter demand accelerate, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Citrini also looks at on-device AI — running AI models locally on a device rather than waiting for queries to come back from a datacenter — winners and losers.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025

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