Serverless
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Based on a cloud computing execution model in which the cloud provider allocates machine resources on demand. not-comparable
"Generally, when people think of serverless computing, they tend to think of applications with back-ends that run on third-party services, also described as code running on ephemeral containers. In my experience, many businesses and people who are new to serverless computing will consider serverless applications to be simply “in the cloud.”"
- 2 Not involving a server; composed only of clients. literally, not-comparable
"serverless architecture"
Example
More examples"Generally, when people think of serverless computing, they tend to think of applications with back-ends that run on third-party services, also described as code running on ephemeral containers. In my experience, many businesses and people who are new to serverless computing will consider serverless applications to be simply “in the cloud.”"
Etymology
From server + -less.
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