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migration

migration

6 4.1
Moving data or programs from one computer system to another
  • noun
  • /maɪˈɡreɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : migración de datos
  • We'll give you plenty of warning before we start assisted migration to the next generation.
  • data migration
  • system migration
  • design migration

This includes thinking about applications, selecting A distro, testing installation, and wider migration.

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Examples

  • Yes, you will probably have a data migration problem, but first you have a concept migration problem.

    Blog text (5)

  • He encountered several challenges during the migration of data from the old system to the new one.

  • Any company with a brain needs a good data migration manager, okay?

    Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)

  • The data migration boom is over.

    Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)

  • Another reason for delaying cleanup was pressure to complete the migration as quickly as possible.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Nick Brestoff: The lower cost of using the cloud is driving data migration beyond the firewall.

    Academic text (2011)

  • It is an enormous undertaking and we've always been clear we want the migration process to be as smooth as possible.

  • The staff requested that TLC send a copy of the BHU database in its final form before migration.

    Academic text (2014)

  • SSA-S2P is designed to facilitate the migration of existing firmware from a parallel SCSI-2 environment.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The company is planning a seamless migration of its applications to the cloud.

Synonyms

changeover
vsmigration
8 4.1

The process of moving from one system or state to another

focuses specifically on moving data and applications between computing environments
switchover
vsmigration
1 3.7

A change from one system to another

describes a planned, often multi-step move of data and workloads

Antonyms

stagnation
1 6.5

Still water that does not move in pipes or lakes, causing poor quality

Compounds

migration route
2 3.7

A path that birds or animals follow when they move between places each year

out-migration
  • Specialized
1 7.1

People leaving an area to live in another place

in-migration
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Movement of people into a place to live there for a long time

seasonal migration pattern
4.1

Regular movement of animals or people to different places when seasons change

How Complex

retargeting
  • Specialized
7.2
migration
  • Specialized
6 4.1
transfer
355 3.2
copy
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

migration singular
migrations plural

Morphology

migration = migrate (transparent) = migrate + ion

Standard nominalization from 'migrate'; applied metaphorically to data and systems as a process of moving from one environment to another.

Etymology

Migration comes from the Latin migrare 'to move', the same root as migrate. In computing, migration means moving data or programs from one system to another, like moving your things to a new home.