cloud computing

American  

[kloud kuhm-pyoo-ting] / ˈklaʊd kəmˌpyu 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

Example Sentences

They include cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services, device manufacturers Apple, Microsoft and Google, and chip-makers Nvidia and Broadcom.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Those 1990s light-up sneakers were ahead of their time, and hyperscale cloud computing for model training and inference workloads would be the perfect follow-up.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

“It will get a lot easier to attack random pieces of infrastructure that no one was attacking before,” said Thomas Ptacek, a security researcher who is a principal at the cloud computing company Fly.io.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

His answer, that cloud computing “is not intrinsically privileged in any case,” is a non sequitur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Separately, two buildings in Dubai were hit by debris, including one housing the US cloud computing firm Oracle, authorities in the United Arab Emirates said.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026