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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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Advertisement The protesters, who call themselves No Tech for Genocide, have been demanding that Google end its cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, known as Project Nimbus.
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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 28 May. 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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