"PaaS" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pæːs/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-PaaS.oga
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  1. (computing) Acronym of platform as a service. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: platform as a service Hypernyms: platform, ;, service Translations (Platform as a Service): PaaS [feminine] (German), PaaS [common-gender] (Swedish)
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