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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=
http://www.reference.com/browse/cloud+computing |title=Cloud computing | publisher=Reference.com |date= 9 March 2011 |accessdate=28 February 2012}}</ref> and as an adjective it means ''pertaining to the Internet''.<ref name=Adjective>{{cite web|url= http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cloud |title=Cloud as an adjective |publisher= Dictionary.com |date= |accessdate=28 February 2012}}</ref> This usage derives from the cloud symbols that represent the Internet on diagrams.<ref name=Metaphor/><ref name=AllPM>{{cite web|url=  http://www.allpm.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2401/component/content/article/94-article/newsletter-article/132-whenprojectmanagementisfacetofacewithcloudcomputingbyandrescuevaspmp-132|title= When Project Management is Face to Face with Cloud Computing |publisher=allPM.com |date= 9 March 2011 |accessdate=28 Februar5 May 2012}}</ref>
* '''Computing''': Any [[Information technology |IT]] activity carried out:
** When using "a local server or a personal computer",<ref name=OUPCC>{{cite web|url= http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/cloud+computing|title=Cloud computing |publisher=Oxford University Press |date= |accessdate=28 February 2012}}</ref> which implies that the IT resources are under the ''exclusive control'' of the user.
(contracted; show full)*[[Platform as a service|Platform as a Service]]
*[[Software as a service|Software as a Service]]

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