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serverless

adj

Etymology

From server + -less.

  1. inherited from servere
  2. suffixed as serverless — “server + less”

Definitions

  1. Based on a cloud computing execution model in which the cloud provider allocates machine…

    Based on a cloud computing execution model in which the cloud provider allocates machine resources on demand.

  2. Not involving a server

    Not involving a server; composed only of clients.

    • serverless architecture
    • 2005, Coulouris et al, Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design A group at the University of California, Berkeley, proposed a serverless network file system architecture and developed a prototype implementation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for serverless. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA