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Literal: Facility to store and process data.
A large group of networked computer servers
typically used by organizations for the remote
storage, processing, or distribution of large
amounts of data (Google Def).
A datacenter is a (centralized) facility, either physical or virtual, for
the storage, management, and dissemination of data and
information organized around a particular body of knowledge or
pertaining to a particular business (techtarget.com).
A data center is a facility that centralizes an organization's IT
operations and equipment, and where it stores, manages, and
disseminates its data. Data centers house a network's most critical
systems and are vital to the continuity of daily operations
(paloaltonetworks.com).
Major Functional Components
Compute (Servers)
Storage
Network