scale out

verb

To scale up (a system) by adding more servers or nodes.

Opposite
scale in
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Meanings

verbscale out (third-person singular simple present scales out, present participle scaling out, simple past and past participle scaled out)

present singular third person scales out · participle present scaling out · participle past scaled out · past scaled out

  1. computingTo scale up (a system) by adding more servers or nodes.
  2. businessTo incrementally lower one’s position on an overbought market in view of indications of a falling trend.

    Antonyms: scale in

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo incrementally lower one’s position on an overbought market in view of indications of a falling trend.

Opposite
scale in
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APA

scale out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scale%20out

MLA

“scale out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scale%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scale out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scale%20out.

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