centrally
/ˈsɛntrəli
/adverb
1In or towards the middle of something: rounded petals blossom from a centrally placed flower...
- The riser card is placed in a connector arranged on the side of the motherboard rather than in a connector arranged centrally of the motherboard.
- The famous centrally located inertialess tracker-mouse in the middle of the keyboard is available for some models.
- The keyboard is centrally positioned, unlike the chassis that has a numeric pad squeezed in on the right.
1.1In a way that is accessible from a variety of places: the charming and centrally located village
2With the greatest importance or significance; essentially: a clear recognition of how centrally important the ports are to sustaining economic growth...
- So this is a centrally important part of the government's whole-of-government approach to protecting the environment.
- While the treat was not centrally concerned with development, it did recognize the "special and differential status" of the developing countries.
- This recognition brings women more centrally into the history of urban environmental activism.
2.1From or by a central organization or system: key business strategies are organized centrally...
- Users can store passwords for other applications centrally and securely, thus removing the need to remember countless passwords.
- The equipment would allow for clients to make phone calls from their rooms but be billed centrally at the front office desk.
- Only an IPS device can provide the any-to-any connectivity required to bring these diverse storage topologies together, so they can be managed centrally.