Etymology

serverless

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Today it means: Based on a cloud computing execution model in which the cloud provider allocates machine resources on demand. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English server
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  1. Middle Englishservere
  2. Englishserver
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  5. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  6. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  7. English todayserverless

From server + -less.

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