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DefinitionA colocation service (ハウジングサービス) lets users place their own servers and other equipment in a provider's facility, renting the space and the facility environment.
ExplanationWhat the provider offers is the building plus an environment for running equipment safely, such as power, cooling, communication lines and earthquake protection. Users pay to buy and replace the equipment, but they can keep using their own servers as they are. How much of the day-to-day operation of the installed equipment the provider takes on varies by contract.
AnalogyIt is like storing your own instrument in a rented unit where temperature and humidity are controlled. The instrument is yours; from the storage company you rent the space and the conditions.
Memory hookTo house something is to give it a home. Lending a home (a place to sit) to the user's equipment is housing.