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to migrate

to migrate

17 4.3
To move data or apps from one computer system to another, for example to the cloud
  • verb
  • /maɪˈɡreɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : migrar a
  • Many organizations are planning to migrate their data to a more secure cloud environment in the near future.
  • migrated to cloud technologies
  • migrate through the disk

I knew that I could take this open source platform and if I wanted to migrate my blog and my content, I could do that.

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Examples

  • This means that existing applications can be migrated from a company data centre in order to reduce IT costs.

  • So companies that want or need to reduce their carbon footprint have a second good reason to migrate to the cloud now.

  • You can imagine that you could migrate the program itself.

  • So if you want to migrate your thinking about teaching, we will let you migrate your course onto the platform.

  • I knew that I could take this open source platform and if I wanted to migrate my blog and my content, I could do that.

    Tim Ferriss

  • Sensitive to that liability trap, managed care organizations have migrated away from the staff model.

    Academic text (2000)

  • During the past year, analysis has migrated from the host to the workstation platform.

    Academic text (1996)

  • To our knowledge, this is the first astronomy archive that has migrated to cloud technologies.

    Academic text (2011)

  • However, I/O circuits do not migrate well because of limitations imposed by technology reliability and supply voltage issues.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Many companies are upgrading or migrating to their second- or third-generation PLM solution.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

to transfer
vsto migrate
528 2.7

To move a person or thing to another place

is used for planned computing shifts of data and applications between systems
to transplant
vsto migrate
14 4.2

To move someone, a plant, or an idea to a new place

is specific to digital moves of data and workloads during system upgrades
to offload
vsto migrate
  • Specialized
1 5.1

To move data or work from one device to another

moves whole data or applications between environments for planned technical transitions

How Complex

retargeting
  • Specialized
7.2
to migrate
  • Specialized
17 4.3
transfer
355 3.2
copy
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

migrate infinitive
migrated past
migrated past participle
migrating present participle
migrates third person singular

Morphology

migrate = migr + ate

Formed from the Latin combining form 'migr-' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ate'; the root 'migr' is not a standalone English word, so learners cannot transparently derive 'move (data/applications)' from the parts.

Etymology

Migrate comes from the old Latin verb migrare, which means 'to move' or 'change place'. A helpful image is 'moving house': when a company moves its data or apps to a new system, it is 'migrating' them to a new 'home', so the word fits computing too.