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

Lake is against new data center construction in Jackson County and supports further limits on future zoning approvals for the sites on a county level. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

The new model also challenges an industry belief that leading-edge AI requires heavy spending on data centers and the advanced chips that the US has restricted access to. — John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

More than 220 state governors, utilities, electric cooperatives, data center operators and other entities have signed on, according to the White House. — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 24 July 2026

Supply of data center CPUs can't keep up with demand as agentic workloads increase the number of CPUs needed relative to AI accelerators (like Nvidia's GPUs and Google's in-house TPUs). — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 July 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