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data center

noun \ˈdā-tə ˈsen-tər\

also AI data center

TopicChips & Infrastructure Senses1
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Definition of data center

  1. : a large building full of servers, chips, cooling, and power equipment; AI data centers can draw as much electricity as a small city

    • The new AI data center needs its own power plant.
    • Local residents are debating the water use of a planned data center.

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