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

SpaceX is also building a cloud computing business and aims to someday build orbital data centers. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Microsoft aims to own the enterprise side of AI workflows and cloud computing. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

According to a blog post on Friday by Matt Garman, Amazon’s CEO of its cloud computing arm, Amazon has already spent more than $1 billion in communities with a large data center presence over the past three years. — Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

The company plans to spend $518 billion on cloud computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, and said that nearly a quarter of its revenue last year came from two customers. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 29 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