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co-location

Co-lo·ca·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koh-loh-keyt]
    • /koʊˈloʊ keɪt/
    • /kəʊ-ləʊˈkeɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koh-loh-keyt]
    • /koʊˈloʊ keɪt/

Definitions of co-location word

  • noun Technical meaning of co-location (networking)   /koh'loh-kay`sh*n/ or /koh`loh-kay'sh*n/ (Or "colocation") Providing network connections such as Internet leased lines to several servers housed together in a server room. This is typically provided as a commercial service. The hyphenated form is correct and the most common on the web, followed by "colocation". "collocation" (/ko`loh-kay'sh*n/, not /koh'-/), is an old word with a similar meaning. It is common in dictionaries and follows the pattern of other Latin-derived words like collect, college, and collate, but is least common on the web. The verbal form is "to colocate" or "co-locate" (commonly /koh'loh`kayt/, also (US) /koh`loh'kayt/). 1
  • noun co-location An instance of co-locating. 0

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Origin of co-location

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; co- + locate

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Co-location

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

co-location popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Top questions with co-location

  • what is co-location?
  • what is a co-location?

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