blade server
noun
: a computer server designed to be used as a modular part of a larger assembly
To minimize lag, CCP started using hundreds of blade servers—thin computers that sit vertically on special racks, like books on a shelf—and solid-state drives, which are much faster than the traditional spinning hard-disk drives.—
Erico Guizzo
Erico GuizzoExamples of blade server in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The power supply is not of the same format used in blade servers.
—PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
Your blade server suddenly fails in the middle of payroll processing.
—Joe Finlinson, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
Cars tricked out with state-of-the-art sensors, positioning systems, and in one case, 14 blade servers, were utterly undone by obstacles as common as a breadbox-size rock.
—Massimiliano Versace, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Nov. 2010
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
Your blade server suddenly fails in the middle of payroll processing.
—Joe Finlinson, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
Cars tricked out with state-of-the-art sensors, positioning systems, and in one case, 14 blade servers, were utterly undone by obstacles as common as a breadbox-size rock.
—Massimiliano Versace, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Nov. 2010
Cite this Entry
“Blade server.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blade%20server. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share