blade server
noun
: a computer server designed to be used as a modular part of a larger assembly
To minimize lag, CCP started using hundreds of blade servers—thin computers that sit vertically on special racks, like books on a shelf—and solid-state drives, which are much faster than the traditional spinning hard-disk drives.—
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Your blade server suddenly fails in the middle of payroll processing.
—Joe Finlinson, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
Joe Finlinson, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
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“Blade server.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blade%20server. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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