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🧪 A volume measure 💾 A resource quota
capacity unit

capacity unit

4.2
An amount of resources a plan gives for services like storage or computer power
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : unidad de capacidad
  • Our subscription includes ten capacity units of storage available per month for backups.

Examples

  • You can purchase additional capacity units of compute through the cloud provider's billing portal.

  • When load spikes the service automatically consumed an extra capacity unit to maintain performance.

  • The cloud service offers a capacity unit for data storage.

  • Each capacity unit represents a specific amount of bandwidth.

  • Our subscription includes ten capacity units of storage available per month for backups.

  • You can purchase additional capacity units of compute through the cloud provider's billing portal.

  • Each capacity unit represents a specific amount of bandwidth allocated for your cloud services.

How Much

capacity unit
  • Specialized
4.2
allocation
52 4.3

Surface Forms

capacity unit singular
capacity units plural

Morphology

capacity + unit

The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'capacity' (maximum amount) + 'unit' (a defined quantity) yields the understandable concept 'a unit/measure of capacity' or an allocated quota. The computing context is specialized but does not change the transparent combination, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Capacity unit in online services borrows the same measuring idea: capacity is how much something can hold and unit is one standard piece. So, a capacity unit is a 'set amount' of space or computer power you buy or are given.