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serverless

serverless adjective: based on a cloud computing execution model in which the cloud provider allocates machine resources on demand.

Adjective

serverless (not comparable)

  1. Based on a cloud computing execution model in which the cloud provider allocates machine resources on demand.
    • Generally, when people think of serverless computing, they tend to think of applications with back-ends that run on third-party services, also described as code running on ephemeral containers. In my experience, many businesses and people who are new to serverless computing will consider serverless...2017, Maddie Stigler, Beginning Serverless Computing, Apress, →ISBN, page 1
  2. (literally) Not involving a server; composed only of clients.
    • serverless architecture
    • A group at the University of California, Berkeley, proposed a serverless network file system architecture and developed a prototype implementation.2005, Coulouris et al, Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design

serverless meaning in Bengali

serverless in Bengali

সার্ভার জড়িত নয়, শুধুমাত্র ক্লায়েন্ট নিয়ে গঠিত

Origin of serverless

From server + -less.

Questions about serverless

What does serverless mean?
Serverless means based on a cloud computing execution model in which the cloud provider allocates machine resources on demand.
What is serverless in Bengali?
Serverless in Bengali is সার্ভার জড়িত নয়, শুধুমাত্র ক্লায়েন্ট নিয়ে গঠিত. See Serverless meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is serverless?
Serverless is an adjective.

Words near serverless in the dictionary

  1. server-side renderings
  2. server-side storage
  3. server-side storages
  4. serverie
  5. serveries
  6. serverless
  7. serverlet
  8. serverlets
  9. servermate
  10. servermates
  11. servers

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