on-premises
|on/prem/is/es|
/ɒn ˈprɛmɪsɪz/
local installation
Etymology
'on-premises' originates from the English words 'on' and 'premises,' where 'premises' refers to a building or land owned by someone.
The term 'on-premises' evolved from the use of 'premises' in legal and property contexts to describe software and hardware located within a company's own facilities.
Initially, 'premises' referred to property or land, but in the context of IT, it evolved to mean the location where technology is physically housed.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
referring to software or hardware that is installed and run on computers on the premises of the person or organization using the software, rather than at a remote facility such as a server farm or cloud.
The company decided to keep their data on-premises for security reasons.
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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:42