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availability zone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A subset of computing infrastructure that shares no service-critical components (including power, cooling and access) with any other availability zone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: cloud computing

Examples

  • Availability zones are typically geographically separated from one another, to prevent local disasters from affecting more than one of them.

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