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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Cost of technology revenue increased to $17.6 million from $15.2 million, primarily due to higher cloud computing and hosting costs. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024 Instead, Wall Street has been focused on the performance of Microsoft’s cloud computing business, Azure, for signs that its massive AI bets such as those in ChatGPT creator OpenAI are paying off. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 Scale The Project: Setting up cloud computing, databases and AI platforms makes sense. Oleksandr Sheremeta, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Now, 40 percent of all venture capital money in cloud computing goes to generative AI companies. Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cloud computing 

Word History

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 16 Nov. 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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