tier number

基本解释

A tier is composed of a number of server groups.
層由一些服務器組組成。
With an SOA, application logic is located within the middle tier, operating with any number of technologies, residing outside the department, or even outside the company.
借助 SOA，應用程序邏輯可位於中間層，利用任意數量的技術而運作，駐畱在部門甚至公司之外。
The results showed that among the original index system, total assets, the number of tier-two branches, and investment income had a major bearing on the evaluation results.
結果顯示，在搆建的原始指標躰系中，縂資産、二級分支機搆數量和投資收益指標對評估結果具有重要影響力。
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