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cloud computing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَوْسَبَة سَحَابِيَّة (ḥawsaba saḥābiyya) — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Basque: hodei konputazio — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Catalan: informàtica en núvol — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雲端運算 /云端运算 (yúnduān yùnsuàn) — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雲計算 /云计算 (yúnjìsuàn) — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Danish: cloudcomputing — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Estonian: pilvandmetöötlus — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Finnish: pilvipalvelu — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Finnish: pilvilaskenta — computing services provided over the Internet
  • French: infonuagique — computing services provided over the Internet
  • French: informatique en nuage — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Galician: computación na nube — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Georgian: ღრუბლოვანი გამოთვლები (ɣrublovani gamotvlebi) — computing services provided over the Internet
  • German: Cloud-Computing — computing services provided over the Internet
  • German: Rechnerwolke — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Greek: υπολογιστικό νέφος (ypologistikó néfos) — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Hindi: क्लाउड कम्प्यूटिंग (klāuḍ kampyūṭiṅg) — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Hungarian: felhőalapú számítástechnika — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Icelandic: tölvuský — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Irish: néalríomhaireacht — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Italian: cloud computing — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Italian: cloud — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Italian: nuvola informatica — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Italian: nuvola digitale — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Japanese: クラウドコンピューティング (kuraudo konpyūtingu) — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Kazakh: бұлттық есептеу (būlttyq esepteu) — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Korean: 클라우드 컴퓨팅 (keullaudeu keompyuting) — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Nepali: क्लाउड कम्प्यूटिंग (klāuḍ kampyūṭiṅga) — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Persian: رایانش ابری (râyâneše abri) — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Portuguese: computação em nuvem — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Russian: о́блачные вычисле́ния (óblačnyje vyčislénija) — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Serbo-Croatian: računarstvo u oblaku — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Spanish: computación en la nube — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Swedish: datormoln — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Tamil: மேகக் கணிமை (mēkak kaṇimai) — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Thai: การประมวลผลแบบกลุ่มเมฆ — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Turkish: bulut bilişim — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Ukrainian: хмари́нні обчи́слення (xmarýnni občýslennja) — computing services provided over the Internet
  • Vietnamese: điện toán đám mây — computing services provided over the Internet