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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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Like its cloud computing peers, however, Amazon called out capacity constraints as a gating factor to faster revenue growth.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
The company already operates cloud computing services in Japan and, in August 2024, announced a collaboration with Singtel to build data centers across the country.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
Microsoft topped second-quarter earnings estimates but sales growth of Azure cloud computing services was slower than analysts' forecasts.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Amid this, Google was punishing employees for protesting Project Nimbus, Israel’s $1.2 billion contract for Google and Amazon’s cloud computing services.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1996, in the meaning defined above
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“Cloud computing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20computing. Accessed 18 Feb. 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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