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elasticity

elasticity

4.9
Ability of a computer system to add or remove resources automatically when demand changes
  • noun
  • /ɪˌlæstəˈsɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : elasticidad
  • If the own system elasticity of MPG is Beta, then the household system elasticity will be.
  • system elasticity

Examples

  • If the own system elasticity of MPG is Beta, then the household system elasticity will be.

    Academic text (1999)
  • John pointed out the unique challenges of the cloud: elasticity, remote data centers, and diverse web services.

    Blog text (1)
  • This technology gives a supply function that does not exhibit constant elasticity of supply.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Once again, the indirect effects are relatively small, so the system elasticity is just a little smaller than the partial elasticity.

    Academic text (1999)
  • "A simple welded brace can actually do more damage than good, since it can reduce the platform's elasticity.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Rapid elasticity: Capabilities can be rapidly and elastically provisioned, in some cases automatically, to quickly scale out and rapidly released to quickly scale in.

    Blog text (20)
  • Inspection of equation (6) reveals that if b1 and b2 are both < 1, then the system elasticity of vehicle use with respect to vehicle efficiency will be very close to -a2.

    Academic text (1999)
  • NIST also identifies several essential characteristics of cloud computing, including on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Because voter turnout isn't very flexible in general, probably isn't very flexible with respect to one marginal issue, and almost certainly falls far short of "nearly infinite" elasticity.

    Blog text (34)
  • The cloud's elasticity allows businesses to adapt their computing resources based on real-time demands.

Compounds

skin elasticity
  • Specialized
1 4.1

How well the skin stretches and goes back to its normal shape

7.9

A number that shows how much a material changes shape when you push or pull it

elasticity of shear
  • Specialized
7.8

How well a material returns to its original shape after a sideways force

modulus of elasticity
  • Specialized
7.5

A number that shows how stiff a material is when force makes it stretch

How Scalable

elasticity
  • Specialized
4.9
scalability
  • Specialized
5 5.3
self-adapting program
  • Specialized
8.1
capacity
333 2.2

Surface Forms

elasticity singular
elasticities plural

Morphology

elasticity = elastic (semi-transparent) = elastic + ity

The form is transparently 'elastic' + '-ity'; the noun denotes the quality or state derived from the adjective.

Etymology

Elasticity in computing borrows the same idea from elastic ('able to be stretched'): imagine a service as an elastic band that can 'stretch' out more resources when needed and shrink back when demand falls, so it only uses what it needs.