data migration

UK: /ˈdeɪtə maɪˈɡreɪʃən/

Definition

Definition of data migration - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

process of transferring digital information between different systems or storage locations

TECH.

The team scheduled data migration to the new server over the weekend.
Data migration caused minimal downtime for our online store.
Proper planning made the legacy system’s data migration much smoother.

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Expressions with data

massage the data

change numbers or information to make results look better

They tried to massage the data before the report was published.

a flood of data

overwhelming amount of information to process

The researchers faced a flood of data from the new study.

torture the data

manipulate data to get desired results

The scientist decided to torture the data to support his hypothesis.

basic data

essential simple facts or figures needed to describe or understand something

The form asks for basic data like your name and address.

customer data

information collected about buyers such as identities purchases and contact details

The company uses customer data to improve its marketing campaigns.

data collector

person whose job is to gather information for some purpose

The company hired a data collector to interview customers after each visit.

Expressions with migration

mass migration

movement of very many people from one area to another place

Climate change may increase mass migration across national borders.

migration policy

rules and plans guiding how authorities handle people moving between places

The new migration policy focuses on attracting skilled workers to the country.

forced migration

movement of people who must leave home because of powerful pressures

The war led to massive forced migration across the border.

internal migration

movement of people to live in another place inside one country

Internal migration increased as many families moved from rural villages to cities.

out-migration

movement of people from one place to another

Out-migration has increased due to economic challenges.

labour migration

movement of people to another place mainly to find paid work

Labour migration increased as more workers moved abroad for construction jobs.

cloud migration

process of transferring digital assets to cloud

Cloud migration can improve system performance and scalability.

international migration

movement of people between different countries to live work or stay long-term

International migration has changed the cultural makeup of many cities.

net migration

difference between number entering and number leaving a place over time

Net migration increased last year as more workers arrived than left.

urban migration

movement of people into towns or cities to live or work

Urban migration increased rapidly during the industrial boom of the twentieth century.

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migration of data center resources to the cloud

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French:migration de données, ...
German:Datenmigration, ...
Italian:migrazione dei dati, ...
Spanish:migración de datos, ...
Portuguese:migração de dados, ...
Chinese:数据迁移, ...
Japanese:データ移行, ...
Arabic:تَرْحيل البَيانات, ...
Hebrew:הֲגִירַת נְתוּנִים, ...
Russian:миграция данных, ...
Ukrainian:міграція даних, ...
Hindi:डेटा माइग्रेशन, ...
Bengali:ডেটা স্থানান্তর, ...
Catalan:migració de dades, ...
Czech:migrace dat, ...
Danish:datamigrering, ...
Dutch:datamigratie, ...
Greek:μεταφορά δεδομένων, ...
Hungarian:adatmigráció, ...
Khmer:ការផ្ទេរទិន្នន័យ, ...
Korean:데이터 이전, ...
Persian:انتقال داده, ...
Polish:migracja danych, ...
Portuguese (BR):migração de dados, ...
Romanian:migrare de date, ...
Swedish:datamigrering, ...
Thai:การย้ายข้อมูล, ...
Turkish:veri taşıma, ...
Vietnamese:di trú dữ liệu, ...

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