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The definitions can be found on the accompanying web page: [Cloud Computing Glossary](https://cloudstudy.net/glossary). Here, only the terms and their short 3-word descriptions are listed, and they are sorted in alphabetical order.\n\n## Contribute\n\nTo add a new term: submit it via a pull request.\n\nTo request a new term: create a [new issue](https://github.com/cloudcommunity/Cloud-Computing-Glossary/issues/new).\n\n## Show Your Support\n\n⭐️ **If you find this Cloud Computing Glossary helpful, please consider starring this repository (★) to help others discover this resource!** ⭐️\n\n## Terms\n\n- **API Gateway**: Manages API requests\n- **Auto Scaling**: Adjusts resources automatically\n- **Backup as a Service (BaaS)**: Cloud-based data backups\n- **Big Data**: Large-scale data analysis\n- **Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)**: Enforces cloud security\n- **Cloud Automation**: Automates cloud tasks\n- **Cloud Computing**: Internet-based computing services\n- **Cloud Governance**: Cloud usage management\n- **Cloud Migration**: Moving to cloud\n- **Cloud Native**: Optimized for cloud\n- **Cloud Orchestration**: Coordinates cloud resources\n- **Cloud Storage**: Online data storage\n- **Compliance as a Service (CaaS)**: Ensures regulatory compliance\n- **Containerization**: Package applications consistently\n- **Content Delivery Network (CDN)**: Speeds content delivery\n- **Data Encryption**: Secures data access\n- **Data Lake**: Raw data storage\n- **DevOps**: Development-operations integration\n- **Disaster Recovery**: Recovers from disasters\n- **Edge Computing**: Localized data processing\n- **Elasticity**: Scales resources dynamically\n- **Function as a Service (FaaS)**: Runs event-based functions\n- **Hybrid Cloud**: Mixed cloud environment\n- **IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)**: Virtualized computing resources\n- **Identity and Access Management (IAM)**: Controls user access\n- **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)**: Automates infrastructure provisioning\n- **Kubernetes**: Manages containerized applications\n- **Latency**: Data transfer delay\n- **Load Balancing**: Distributes traffic evenly\n- **Machine Learning as a Service (MLaaS)**: Cloud-based machine learning\n- **Microservices**: Modular service architecture\n- **Multi-Cloud**: Multiple cloud providers\n- **Observability**: Monitors system performance\n- **PaaS (Platform as a Service)**: Cloud development platform\n- **Private Cloud**: Dedicated cloud environment\n- **Public Cloud**: Shared cloud environment\n- **SaaS (Software as a Service)**: Subscription-based software\n- **Serverless Computing**: No infrastructure management\n- **Service Level Agreement (SLA)**: Guarantees service performance\n- **Virtual Machine (VM)**: Simulated physical computer\n- **Zero Trust**: Assumes no trust\n","funding_links":[],"categories":[],"sub_categories":[],"project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fcloudcommunity%2Fcloud-computing-glossary","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fcloudcommunity%2Fcloud-computing-glossary","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fcloudcommunity%2Fcloud-computing-glossary/lists"}