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auto-tiering

auto-tiering noun: the automatic movement of data between storage locations based on how often it has been accessed, in order to optimize performance.

Noun

auto-tiering (uncountable)

  1. The automatic movement of data between storage locations based on how often it has been accessed, in order to optimize performance.

Origin of auto-tiering

From auto- + tiering.

Questions about auto-tiering

What does auto-tiering mean?
Auto-tiering means the automatic movement of data between storage locations based on how often it has been accessed, in order to optimize performance.
What part of speech is auto-tiering?
Auto-tiering is a noun.

Words near auto-tiering in the dictionary

  1. auto-skipping
  2. auto-skips
  3. auto-suggestion
  4. auto-suggestions
  5. auto-tagging
  6. auto-tiering
  7. auto-toxaemia
  8. auto-tune
  9. auto-tuned
  10. auto-tuner
  11. auto-tuners

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