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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
Examples of cloud computing in a Sentence
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The company’s cloud computing platform also grew as customers relied on the networks to handle the shift to remote work.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
There’s data centers, some of which are foundational cloud computing data centers, but increasingly a lot of data centers are from AI.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024
In the event your AI task needs more processing power, Apple Intelligence will send your query and data to a cloud computing platform controlled by Apple, where a more capable AI model will fulfill the request.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 13 June 2024
Amazon, Google and other cloud computing platforms are planning to bring another 500 hyperscale data centers online over the next five years or so, largely to handle the explosion in demand for AI applications.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 8 June 2024
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Word History
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 4 Jul. 2024.
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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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