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

Recent Examples on the Web

Democrats are driving much of the increase in environmental concern, but the poll also reveals broader worries about the local effects of data centers, which power AI and cloud computing. — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Democrats are driving much of the increase in environmental concern, but the poll also reveals broader worries about the local impact of data centers, which power AI and cloud computing. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Shares of Microsoft have come under pressure as the company has seen capital expenditures balloon due to infrastructure demands for its cloud computing platform Azure and its investments into AI assistant Copilot. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Microsoft reported in July 2026 that its cloud computing platform Azure had achieved a new milestone of $100 billion in annual revenue. — Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cloud computing

• constituting
• executing
• instituting
• overshooting
• parachuting
• persecuting
• prosecuting
• substituting
• troubleshooting
• booting
• fluting
• fruiting

Kids Definition

cloud computing

noun

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