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Nithila Posted 18 years ago
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what does "--" mean?

"Server farms" contain thousands of machines -- millions in all at data centers worldwide. And there is strong demand for more as a major change takes place in computing.

In here, what does "--" mean? and
what does this sentence "Server farms" contain thousands of machines -- millions in all at data centers worldwide" mean?
  

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When an expression is in quotes, it usually indicates that it's a rather special or new compound noun, such that looking the two words up individually in the dictionary wouldn't give you a clue as to the meaning. Web sites have "servers" which handle the incoming and outgoing traffic. As the traffic increases, more servers need to be added to handle it.

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  • When an expression is in quotes, it usually indicates that it's a rather special or new compound noun, such that looking the two words up individually in the dictionary wouldn't give you a clue as to the meaning.
  • Web sites have "servers" which handle the incoming and outgoing traffic.
  • As the traffic increases, more servers need to be added to handle it.
  • ) Some sites don't own their own servers, but buy the service from a farm such as is described in your sentence.
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When an expression is in quotes, it usually indicates that it's a rather special or new compound noun, such that looking the two words up individually in the dictionary wouldn't give you a clue as to the meaning.

Web sites have "servers" which handle the incoming and outgoing traffic. As the traffic increases, more servers need to be added to handle it. (They don't make single units bi
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