cloud computing

noun

: the practice of storing regularly used computer data on multiple servers that can be accessed through the Internet

Examples of cloud computing in a Sentence

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Looking forward, while AWS remains a crucial growth engine, Amazon faces rising competition in cloud computing. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 The answer, according to investors, AI experts and the company executives, is Alibaba’s cloud computing business. Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025 This mirrors the early days of cloud computing in the 2010s. Rajat Sharma, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 Google would later unload Motorola for a big loss. Wiz, which makes cybersecurity software for cloud computing, was in talks last summer to sell itself to Google for about a $23 billion, sources previously told CNN. Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cloud computing

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First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cloud computing was in 1996

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“Cloud computing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20computing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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cloud computing

noun
: the practice of storing regularly used computer data on multiple servers that can be accessed through the Internet
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