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.—

Erico Guizzo

Examples of blade server in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Your blade server suddenly fails in the middle of payroll processing. —

Joe Finlinson, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021

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