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scaling

 

[ หˆskeษชlษชล‹ ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

business

The action or process of increasing or decreasing something in size, amount, or extent.

Synonyms

adjustment, expansion, resizing

Examples of usage

  • Scaling up production to meet demand.
  • The company needs to consider scaling its operations.
  • Scaling down costs to improve profitability.
Context #2 | Verb

technology

Changing the size or scale of something, especially a digital application or website.

Synonyms

adjusting, expanding, resizing

Examples of usage

  • We are scaling our servers to handle more traffic.
  • The app needs to be scaled to accommodate a larger user base.

Translations

Translations of the word "scaling" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น escalamento

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคตเคฟเคธเฅเคคเคพเคฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Skalierung

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ skala

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะผะฐััˆั‚ะฐะฑัƒะฒะฐะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ skalowanie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒชใƒณใ‚ฐ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท mise ร  l'รฉchelle

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ escalado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท รถlรงekleme

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์Šค์ผ€์ผ๋ง

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ู‚ูŠุงุณ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ลกkรกlovรกnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ลกkรกlovanie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ผฉๆ”พ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ skaliranje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ mรถguleiki

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะผะฐััˆั‚ะฐะฑั‚ะฐัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒแƒกแƒจแƒขแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ miqyaslama

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ escalado

Etymology

The word 'scaling' originates from the Old Norse word 'skฤl' meaning 'bowl, drinking cup'. The term evolved over time to refer to adjusting the size or scale of something. In modern usage, 'scaling' is commonly associated with business growth and technology development.

See also: downscale, scalable, scale, scaled, scales, upscale.

Word Frequency Rank

Position #8,847 indicates this is an advanced-level word. While not essential for basic communication, it will enhance your ability to understand and create more nuanced content.