cloud computing

[ kloud kuhm-pyoo-ting ]

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.

cloud computing

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloud computing¹

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

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From Search Engine Watch

The web service business ushered in the era of cloud computing and now accounts for more than half of Amazon’s operating profit.

From Quartz

That developed into a new market for the company, Amazon Web Services, a giant, profit-driving cloud computing operation that now powers websites around the world.

From Washington Post

Google’s founders expanded their idea of free access to the world’s information, pioneered in 1998, into Google Maps, Gmail and YouTube, and transitioned into devices and cloud computing.

From Washington Post

Google invented search but bought YouTube and was a late-comer to cloud computing.

From Fortune

That new cloud-computing technology will irrevocably change the community banking system.

From The Daily Beast

Tablets and cloud computing have reshaped the information industry.

From The Daily Beast

When his clients discuss cloud computing, he says, the question has shifted from “why would you do that?”

From The Daily Beast

"Cloud computing" really captured the imagination and became the common name before the technology was even all that common.

From The Daily Beast

Cloud computing makes it more difficult for a forensic investigation.

From The Daily Beast