high-density

American  

[hahy-den-si-tee] / ˈhaɪˈdɛn sɪ ti /

adjective

1. having a high concentration.

   entering a high-density market with a new product; high-density lipoprotein.

2. Computers. (of a disk) having a large capacity for data storage.

   high-density DVDs.

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high-density British  

adjective

1. computing (of a floppy disk) having a relatively high storage capacity, usually of 1.44 megabytes

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Etymology

Origin of high-density

First recorded in 1950–55

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high-density

“Altadena has not been without apartment buildings, condos,” he added, but he said residents worried about high-density development on narrow streets that lack sidewalks and parking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

LOS ANGELES—Jason Grant thought he had found a gem: two adjacent parcels zoned for high-density housing in an amenity-rich neighborhood 3 miles from Venice Beach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

“To enable this, we provide critical hardware components that provide high-density optical interconnects while meeting aggressive power and performance targets,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

Arista said its first-quarter highlights included XPO high-density liquid-cooled pluggable optics for next-generation artificial intelligence data centers.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

But then he wrote that Sakubva, the town where I was sending his letters, was a high-density suburb and filled with poor people and crime, like LA.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda