tier number

基本解释

A tier is composed of a number of server groups.
层由一些服务器组组成。
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，应用程序逻辑可位于中间层，利用任意数量的技术而运作，驻留在部门甚至公司之外。
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.
结果显示，在构建的原始指标体系中，总资产、二级分支机构数量和投资收益指标对评估结果具有重要影响力。
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