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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In addition to using Nvidia hardware, cloud computing giants such as Alphabet’s Google and Amazon build their own in-house processors. Reuters, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025 But major cloud computing players, including Microsoft, have also designed their own custom chips for specifically for data centers. Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025 Nashville and Amazon are teaming up in a push to better prepare tech workers for careers in artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025 Those solutions failed to take advantage of the enormous resources cloud computing offered. Chris Degnan, Fortune, 29 Sep. 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 14 Oct. 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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