"cloudlet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cloudlets [plural]
Etymology: cloud + -let Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cloud|let}} cloud + -let Head templates: {{en-noun}} cloudlet (plural cloudlets)
  1. A little cloud. Synonyms: cloudling Translations (a small cloud): nubeto (Esperanto), pilvenhattara (Finnish), Wölkchen [neuter] (German), Wülchli [Alemannic-German, neuter] (German), felhőcske (Hungarian), debesėlis (Lithuanian), облаче (oblače) [neuter] (Macedonian), о́блачко (óblačko) [neuter] (Russian), хмари́нка (xmarýnka) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-cloudlet-en-noun-OCwASo5d Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -let Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -let: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'a small cloud': 56 44
  2. (computing) A small-scale cloud data center deployed at the edge. Categories (topical): Computing, Clouds
    Sense id: en-cloudlet-en-noun-RpgwzP7K Disambiguation of Clouds: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -let Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -let: 45 55 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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