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cloud computing  

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  • Cloud computing is a term that describes the use of a network of remote servers to perform functions that were traditionally run from localized computers. Rather than using one's own computing hardware and software to run programs, store information, or develop content, these files and services are held elsewhere and accessed via the Internet from massive off-site data servers. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics; Cloud Computing]

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