cloud computing

American  

[kloud kuhm-pyoo-ting] / ˈklaʊd kəmˌpju tɪŋ /

noun

Digital Technology.

1. internet-based computing in which large groups of remote servers are networked so as to allow sharing of data-processing tasks, centralized data storage, and online access to computer services or resources.

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cloud computing British  

noun

1. a model of computer use in which services stored on the internet are provided to users on a temporary basis

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Etymology

Origin of cloud computing

First recorded in 1995–2000

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cloud computing

Perhaps even more promising, the company is vaulting forward in cloud computing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Through nine agreements on reciprocal trade and a growing number of preliminary framework agreements with key partners, the administration is modernizing international trade rules for an economy driven by data, software, cloud computing and AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

IBM has reinvented itself many times, transitioning from tabulators and time clocks in its earliest days to personal computers, mainframes and supercomputers and later AI and hybrid cloud computing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

At the conference, AWS, the world's largest cloud computing provider, announced a $1 billion credit program for US intelligence agencies and a classified cloud service for American defense contractors.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Oracle -- one of the biggest names in software and cloud computing -- just had its worst week since the dot-com bust of the early 2000s, with shares down 19 percent in five days.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026