/koh' loh-kay`sh*n/ or /koh`loh-kay' sh*n/ (Or "colocation") Providing network connections such as Internetleased lines to several servers housed together in a server room. This is typically provided as a commercial service. The hyphenated form is correct and the most common on the web, followed by "colocation". "collocation" (/ko`loh-kay' sh*n/, not /koh' -/), is an old word with a similar meaning. It is common in dictionaries and follows the pattern of other Latin-derived words like collect, college, and collate, but is least common on the web. The verbal form is "to colocate" or "co-locate" (commonly /koh' loh`kayt/, also (US) /koh`loh' kayt/). (2000-10-03)
