What does "cloud computing" mean?

Computing services provided over the Internet (or the “cloud”), whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand.

Cloud computing

Q: What is a synonym for "cloud computing"?

Common synonyms include: cloud deployment options, cloud formats, cloud services, hosting models, internet computing, internet services.

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

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Noun

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Computing services provided over the Internet (or the “cloud”), whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand. informal, uncountable
"In the long run, full embrace of “cloud computing” will require some kind of convenient always/everywhere internet access different from what we have now. But this is an interesting step."

Synonyms

All synonyms

cloud deployment options cloud formats cloud services hosting models internet computing internet services

Antonyms

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local computing local data center local hardware offline storage

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"In the long run, full embrace of “cloud computing” will require some kind of convenient always/everywhere internet access different from what we have now. But this is an interesting step."

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