cloud-native

adjective

Able to take full advantage of running on public, private, or hybrid cloud computing environments.

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Meanings

adjectivecloud-native (not comparable)

alternative cloud native

  1. not comparablecomputingAble to take full advantage of running on public, private, or hybrid cloud computing environments.

    Automation: Cloud-native applications and their life cycles should be automated as much as possible.

    2018, Onur Yılmaz, Cloud-Native Continuous Integration and Delivery […] , Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 11
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    Therefore, at its most basic form, cloud native means to embrace cloud computing services to design the solution; however, that only covers part of what is required to become cloud native.

    2018, Tom Laszewski, Kamal Arora, Erik Farr, Piyum Zonooz, Cloud Native Architectures […] , Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 7

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 雲原生 /云原生
  • 雲原生 /云原生 (yún yuánshēng)Translations
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cloud-native. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud-native

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