provocation

n 1: unfriendly behavior that aggravates or irritates someone

[syn: {aggravation}, {irritation}]

2: a means of arousing or stirring to action [syn: {incitement}]

3: needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of

vigorous investigation" [syn: {incitement}]

colocation

/koh'loh-kay`sh▫n/ or /koh`loh-kay'sh▫n/ (Or

"co-location") 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.

This term is often confused with "collocation"

(/ko`loh-kay'sh▫n/, not /koh'-/), an obscure non-jargon term

for "placement" or "arrangement". This confusion exists

almost exclusively because certain {spellcheckers} reject

"colocation" and people accept the suggested but incorrect

replacement, "collocation" .

The verbal form is "to colocate" or "co-locate" (commonly

/koh'loh`kayt/, also (US) /koh`loh'kayt/).

(1998-07-07)