The target location could be either a centralized location, such as data warehouse, or another distributed place on the network.

目标位置可以是集中的位置，例如数据仓库，也可以是网络上另一个分布式位置。

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Its basic use is to achieve centralized authentication over a distributed network.

其基本用途是实现分布式网络之上的集中式身份验证。

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SSO reduces the network traffic to the centralized server.

SSO可以减少集中的服务器的网络通信量。

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QNAP's new TS-x12 models are easy to attach to existing networks and provides easy file sharing within the network, centralized backup of all networked computers, website hosting, printer sharing, even recording of surveillance video from IP cameras.

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Or imagine databases from many different sources, private and public, coming together in a centralized network that would look for patterns and try to translate them into new ideas for anticipating and preventing health problems.

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Decentralizing those connections by expanding Gatwick would undermine the "network effects" of having a centralized hub.

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