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scaling

scaling

5 4.0
Making a business or service larger to handle more users
  • noun
  • /ˈskeɪlɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : escalado
  • Faced with scaling requirements, HPC developers require new techniques to limit the scope of their debugging efforts.
  • scaling relationship
  • scaling factor
  • power scaling

One question we could ask is whether blitz scaling is counter cyclical.

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Examples

  • Yeah, well, I see some obvious scaling issues, but-- I think it's pretty damn good.

    Land of the Lost (2009)

  • In this article, I discuss three roles of allometries and scaling relationships: the explanatory, the predictive, and the heuristic.

    Academic text (2013)

  • And now the company is scaling, right?

  • Popular projections were based on optimistic scaling and learning curve assumptions.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The company is focusing on effective scaling to meet the increasing market demand.

  • Investors are excited about the startup's potential for scaling its operations quickly.

  • Successful scaling requires careful planning and additional resources to support growth.

Synonyms

growth
vsscaling
∞ 1.6

An increase in size, number, or importance of something

means increasing capacity and performance to handle more demand
expansion
vsscaling
241 3.3

An increase in size, amount, or range

aims to increase capacity specifically to meet greater demand
enlargement
vsscaling
11 3.3

An increase in size or amount

focuses on raising capacity and system ability not just size

Antonyms

downsizing
  • Jargon
23 4.5

Cutting jobs and costs in a company to save money

shrinking
7 3.2

A decrease in size, amount, or value

Compounds

scaling ladder
7.0

A portable tool that has steps to climb over high walls during an attack

How Extensive

scaling
  • Specialized
5 4.0
expansion
241 3.3
growth
∞ 1.6
rollout
27 4.4
pilot
  • Jargon
110 4.6

Surface Forms

scaling singular
scalings plural

Morphology

scaling = scale (semi-transparent) = scale + ing

Built from the verb 'scale' but the business/technical sense ('to scale a system') is somewhat specialized and may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Scaling comes from the Latin word scala meaning 'ladder', so picture a business 'climbing' the ladder to bigger size and reach. That image explains why scaling a company means increasing its capacity or scope to handle more demand.