the use of computer programs that are on the internet rather than on your own computer
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cloud computing
noun uncountable computing
US /ˈklaʊdˌkəmpjutɪŋ/
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the use of computer programs that are on the internet rather than on your own computer
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Processes in computing
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The term cloud computing first appeared in 2007, though the underlying concept dates as far back as the early 1960s, when American computer scientist John McCarthy was the first to suggest that computing resources might one day be sold as a utility like water or electricity.