co-location

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/).

(2000-10-03)