data centre
noun
data centre is a noun meaning “A facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled D-A-T-A-C-E-N-T-R-E. The plural of data centre is data centres.
What does data centre mean?
noun
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A facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of data centre
- data centres plural
- datacentre
- data center
- datacenter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with data centre
Also written: data center, datacenter.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Data centre in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | centre de données, data center |
| German | Rechenzentrum, Datenzentrum |
| Portuguese | centro de dados |
| Spanish | centro de datos, centro de procesamiento de datos |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.