scale-up

noun

ˈskāl-ˌəp How to pronounce scale-up (audio)
: an increase according to a fixed ratio

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As renewable energy, electrification and AI transform the global economy, skills are emerging as one of the defining challenges to industrial scale-up. — Elena Bou, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Designing future reactors The experiment helps close a massive knowledge gap that has stalled reactor scale-up for years. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026 In 2025, the company introduced NVLink Fusion, a program that allows hyperscalers and cloud providers to build custom AI systems around Nvidia’s scale-up fabric. — IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2026 Copper remains the go-to material for scale-up connections. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for scale-up

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scale-up was in 1945

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“Scale-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scale-up. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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