ハウジング
Meanings
1
Refers to residential housing or accommodation, often in contexts like real estate, urban planning, or company-provided living quarters.
There is a shortage of affordable housing in this area.
2
Used for protective or structural enclosures for machinery, electronics, or equipment.
The housing of this machine is made of stainless steel.
3
colocation; co-location
Computing term for placing servers or equipment in a shared data center facility.
We use a server colocation service.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉のハウジングthe housing/casing of a device
This motor's housing is made of metal.
- 〈物〉を〈場所〉にハウジングするto colocate equipment (e.g. servers) at a facility
We colocate our company's servers at a data center.
- 〈人〉にハウジングを提供するto provide someone with housing/accommodation
The company provides housing for employees who are transferred.