server farm
noun[C]
computingspecializeduk/ˈsɜː.və ˌfɑːm/us/ˈsɝː.vɚ ˌfɑːrm/abuildingcontainingmanypowerfulcomputersand thesystemsneededtokeepthemrunning, so thatlargeamountsofcomputerinformationcan bedealtwitheffectivelyand withoutinterruption:
服务器集群Thissingleserverfarmishome, amongothers, to theplatformsof the American Stock Exchange and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.这一服务器集群是美国证券交易所和费城证券交易所等平台的数据中心。
Serverfarmstypicallyrequirelargeamountsofelectricitytopowerthecomputersandwatertokeepthemcool.服务器集群通常需要大量的电力来驱动这些计算机，并需要大量的水来给它们降温。
Synonyms
data centre
data farm
- Serverfarmsarehugeusers, using 30 to 40megawattsofpowereach.
- The company'sserverfarmnearSanDiegoprocessedmore than 1 millionreturnsonTuesday.
- Serverfarmsare alsobecomingmorecommonwith thegrowthofcloudcomputing.
Computer hardware
- 3-D printer
- beamer
- blackberry
- brick
- bubblejet
- card reader
- data projector
- gamepad
- graphics card
- hard drive
- optical reader
- optically
- palmtop
- parallel port
- patch
- patch intosomething
- pen drive
- plug and play
- printer
- whiteboard
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