Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homelab

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: home-lab
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A server set up in one's home for the purpose of testing various configurations of hardware, operating systems, etc.

Example Sentences

"Building a homelab can be a fun way to entertain yourself while learning new concepts and experimenting with new technologies. Thanks to the popularity of single-board computers (SBCs), led by the Raspberry Pi, it is easier than ever to build a multi-computer lab right from the comfort of your home."
"In the case of this device, with its specifications, deploying it on a basic homelab environment where there isn’t a ton of traffic going on, the M90n IoT performs very well."
"A Cybersecurity Homelab is a small-scale environment meant to simulate different components of a business network."

Etymology

From home + lab.

Inflected Forms

homelabs (plural)

Questions

What does homelab mean?: A server set up in one's home for the purpose of testing various configurations of hardware, operating systems, etc.
Where does homelab come from?: From home + lab.

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