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{{Introductory article|Cloud computing}}
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The two words in the phrase ''cloud computing'' have the following interpretations:

* '''Cloud''': As a noun, this is a metaphor for the [[Internet]],<ref name=Metaphor>{{cite web|url=
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** To "store, manage, and process data",<ref name=OUPCC/> which implies that the data is ''private'' to the entity, in the sense that it is determined by them, even if it is accessible by others.

This means that '''cloud computing''' is a type of Internet-based computing, and it consists of every situation where the use of IT resources by an entity has 
all of the following characteristics:<ref name=Metaphor/><ref name=Adjective/><ref name=AllPM/><ref name=OUPCC/><ref name=CloudSystems>{{cite web|url= http://www.cloudcomputingworld.org/cloud-computing-platforms/cloud-systems-definition-and-explanation.html|title=Cloud Systems: Definition and Explanation |publisher= Cloud Computing World |date= |accessdate=28 February 2012}}</ref><ref name=DictionaryCC>{{cite web|url= http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cloud+computing|(contracted; show full)[[Category:Cloud computing]]
[[Category:Cloud applications]]
[[Category:Cloud infrastructure]]
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[[Category:Cloud storage]]
[[Category:Free software for cloud computing]]
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