cloud computing

form of Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices
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Cloud computing is a technology that enables on-demand access to shared computing resources over the internet. It has received recognition through the BigBrotherAwards [1]. [1]

cloud computing

Summary

cloud computing ranks in the top 0.37% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,538 views/month, #288 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • cloud computing received the BigBrotherAwards[2].
  • cloud is named after cloud computing[3].
  • cloud computing is a type of system resource[4].
  • cloud computing is a type of computing platform[5].
  • cloud computing is a type of service on Internet[6].
  • cloud computing's Commons category is recorded as Cloud computing[7].
  • cloud computing's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cloud computing[8].
  • cloud computing's topic has template is recorded as Template:Cloud computing[9].
  • cloud computing's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/cloud[10].
  • cloud computing's has characteristic is recorded as scalability[11].
  • cloud computing's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10003100[12].
  • cloud computing's uses is recorded as Internet[13].
  • cloud computing's uses is recorded as electricity[14].
  • cloud computing's exact match is recorded as http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/cloud-computing_res-4d54e944-8996-11e8-a7cb-00271042e8d9_%28Neologismi%29/[15].
  • cloud computing's exact match is recorded as http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/cloud-computing_%28Lessico-del-XXI-Secolo%29/[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include system resource[4], computing platform[5], and service on Internet[6].

Origins

cloud is named after cloud computing[3].

Recognition

cloud computing received the BigBrotherAwards[2].

Why It Matters

cloud computing ranks in the top 0.37% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,538 views/month, #288 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

What awards did cloud computing receive?

Honors received include BigBrotherAwards[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . bigbrotherawards.de. bigbrotherawards.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Treccani Vocabulary. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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