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cloudware

American  
[kloud-wair] / ˈklaʊdˌwɛər /

noun

Digital Technology.

  1. software that runs and is accessed on remote internet servers rather than on local servers or personal computers; web-based applications and services.

Etymology

Origin of cloudware

First recorded in 2010–15; cloud ( def. 7 ) (in the sense of “internet”) + ware 1, on the model of software ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Attendees come to network and hear experts opine on Voldemort, Hadoop, Puppet, Chef, and other playfully named types of cloudware.

From BusinessWeek • Mar. 3, 2011

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