pue

present singular third person pues · participle present puing · participle past pued · past pued · alternative pew

1. datedintransitiveTo make a low whistling sound; to chirp, as birds.

   The birds likewise with chirps and puing could / Cackling and chattering that of Jove beseech.

   The New Arcadia

   a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Puebla: a state of Mexico.

plural PUEs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of power usage effectiveness

   Starting around 2006, power-usage effectiveness (PUE) has been the metric of choice for the data-center industry. PUE is a ratio created by the Green Grid Association, a consortia of IT industry professionals dedicated to “accountable, effective, resource-efficient, end-to-end ICT ecosystems.”

   2015 December 16, Ingrid Burrington, “The Environmental Toll of a Netflix Binge”, in The Atlantic

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   But China has big time ambitions around driving down the energy use of its data centers. According to one report, the power usage effectiveness (PUE) for data centers globally has fallen to about 1.56 on average and essentially plateaued. A press release on a Chinese government website last year stated that by the end of 2025, China will drive down its own average PUE to 1.5.

   2025 October 29, Mike Pearl, “China Submerges a Data Center in the Ocean to Conserve Water. Is That Even a Good Idea? Data centers are water and power hogs, but does putting them in the ocean help?”, in Gizmodo