ALL meanings of collocation
col·lo·ca·tion
C c - variable noun collocation In linguistics, collocation is the way that some words occur regularly whenever another word is used. 3
- noun collocation a grouping together of things in a certain order, as of the words in a sentence 3
- noun collocation a collocating or being collocated; specif., an arrangement, as of words in a sentence 3
- abbreviation Definition of COLLOCATION in Technology co-location 3
- noun collocation linguistics: set phrase 1
- noun collocation the act of collocating. 1
- noun collocation the state or manner of being collocated. 1
- noun collocation the arrangement, especially of words in a sentence. 1
- noun collocation Linguistics. a co-occurrence of lexical items, as perform with operation or commit with crime. 1
- noun collocation The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance. 1
- noun Technical meaning of collocation (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 collocation (Uncountable Noun) The grouping or juxtaposition of things, especially words or sounds. 0
- noun collocation (Countable Noun) Such a specific grouping. 0
- noun collocation (linguistics, translation studies) A sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance (i.e., the statistically significant placement of particular words in a language). 0
- noun collocation (mathematics) A method of determining coefficients in an expansion so as to nullify the values of an ordinary differential equation at prescribed points. 0
- noun collocation (computing) A service allowing multiple customers to locate network, server, and storage gear, connect them to a variety of telecommunications and network service providers, with a minimum of cost and complexity. 0