data center

noun

plural data centers

: a facility for housing computer systems and related equipment used for the storage and processing of large amounts of data

the construction of a new data center

The generators … ward against surges and power failures to ensure that the data center always runs smoothly.

—Tom Vanderbilt

Examples of data center in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

OpenAI plans to build a 10-gigawatt data center campus in Pike County, Ohio. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

ComEd, Chicago’s primary electric utility, is seeking a $234 million rate reconciliation for rising costs incurred, in large, from data centers. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

After its cloud storage provider went defunct, a PBS affiliate decided to sue a data center provider to regain access to 50TB of TV shows, videos, and other data dating back 70 years. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026

Since then, Flock has become a political piñata on both sides of the aisle, not unlike AI data centers. — Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for data center

• epicenter
• multicenter
• centre
• enter
• renter
• stentor
• dissenter
• frequenter
• indenter
• inventor
• precentor
• preventer