cloud computing

noun

Computing services provided over the Internet (or the “cloud”), whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand.

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Meanings

nouncloud computing (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountablecomputingComputing services provided over the Internet (or the “cloud”), whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand.

    In the long run, full embrace of “cloud computing” will require some kind of convenient always/everywhere internet access different from what we have now. But this is an interesting step.

    2008 March 18, James Fallows, “Another step toward the online “cloud computing” life”, in The Atlantic

Translations

Arabic حَوْسَبَة سَحَابِيَّة
  • حَوْسَبَة سَحَابِيَّة (ḥawsaba saḥābiyya)computing services provided over the Internet
Basque hodei konputazio
  • hodei konputaziocomputing services provided over the Internet
Catalan informàtica en núvol
  • informàtica en núvolcomputing services provided over the Internet
Chinese Mandarin 雲端運算 /云端运算, 雲計算 /云计算
  • 雲端運算 /云端运算 (yúnduān yùnsuàn)computing services provided over the Internet
  • 雲計算 /云计算 (yúnjìsuàn)computing services provided over the Internet
Danish cloudcomputing
  • cloudcomputingcomputing services provided over the Internet
Estonian pilvandmetöötlus
  • pilvandmetöötluscomputing services provided over the Internet
Finnish pilvipalvelu, pilvilaskenta
  • pilvipalvelucomputing services provided over the Internet
  • pilvilaskentacomputing services provided over the Internet
French infonuagique, informatique en nuage
  • infonuagiquecomputing services provided over the Internet
  • informatique en nuagecomputing services provided over the Internet
German Cloud-Computing, Rechnerwolke
  • Cloud-Computingcomputing services provided over the Internet
  • Rechnerwolkecomputing services provided over the Internet
Greek υπολογιστικό νέφος
  • υπολογιστικό νέφος (ypologistikó néfos)computing services provided over the Internet
Hindi क्लाउड कम्प्यूटिंग
  • क्लाउड कम्प्यूटिंग (klāuḍ kampyūṭiṅg)computing services provided over the Internet
Hungarian felhőalapú számítástechnika
  • felhőalapú számítástechnikacomputing services provided over the Internet
Icelandic tölvuský
  • tölvuskýcomputing services provided over the Internet
Irish néalríomhaireacht
  • néalríomhaireachtcomputing services provided over the Internet
Italian cloud computing, cloud
  • cloud computingcomputing services provided over the Internet
  • cloudcomputing services provided over the Internet
  • nuvola informaticacomputing services provided over the Internet
  • nuvola digitalecomputing services provided over the Internet
Japanese クラウドコンピューティング
  • クラウドコンピューティング (kuraudo konpyūtingu)computing services provided over the Internet
Korean 클라우드 컴퓨팅
  • 클라우드 컴퓨팅 (keullaudeu keompyuting)computing services provided over the Internet
Persian رایانش ابری
  • رایانش ابری (râyâneše abri)computing services provided over the Internet
Portuguese computação em nuvem
  • computação em nuvemcomputing services provided over the Internet
Russian о́блачные вычисле́ния
  • о́блачные вычисле́ния (óblačnyje vyčislénija)computing services provided over the Internet
Spanish computación en la nube
  • computación en la nubecomputing services provided over the Internet
Swedish datormoln
  • datormolncomputing services provided over the Internet
Tamil மேகக் கணிமை
  • மேகக் கணிமை (mēkak kaṇimai)computing services provided over the Internet
Thai การประมวลผลแบบกลุ่มเมฆ
  • การประมวลผลแบบกลุ่มเมฆcomputing services provided over the Internet
Turkish bulut bilişim
  • bulut bilişimcomputing services provided over the Internet
Ukrainian хмари́нні обчи́слення
  • хмари́нні обчи́слення (xmarýnni občýslennja)computing services provided over the Internet
Vietnamese điện toán đám mây
  • điện toán đám mâycomputing services provided over the Internet
Cite this entry
APA

cloud computing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20computing

MLA

“cloud computing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20computing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloud computing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20computing.

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