A more recent technology enhancement is thin provisioning, which although promising remains a somewhat niche technology because of current application and operating system constraints.

更为新颖一项技术是自动精简配置（thin provisioning）。 由于目前应用程序和操作系统的限制，这一技术虽然具有潜力，但多多少少仍然属于小众化的利基技术（niche technology）。

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Gentamicin concentration was determined in sequential apical samples that were taken after up to 3 hours of local application to the round window niche.

在圆窗龛局部应用庆大霉素三小时后，从耳蜗顶部获取的连续样本结果决定庆大霉素的浓度。

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The first application the firm has in mind is a niche in this market, but it is an important one: stabilising the grid in order to prevent power failures.

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Meanwhile, MPC Data is going after much more of a niche, but doing it well: its SwiftBoot tech can get Linux up and running an actual application on an embedded device-ready Renesas SuperH SH7724 processor in under a second (0.982 seconds, to be precise).

ENGADGET: Lineo's Warp 2 boots to Fedora on Atom in 4 seconds, MPC Data's SwiftBoot warms up embedded Linux in an instant