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'''Cloud computing''' is "a paradigm for enabling network access to a scalable and elastic pool of shareable physical or virtual resources with self-service provisioning and administration on-demand," according to [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023 |title=ISO/IEC 22123-1:2023(E) - Information technology - Cloud computing - Part 1: Vocabulary |work=International Organization for Standardization}}</ref>
==Essential
In 2011, the [[National Institute of Standards and Technology]] (NIST) identified five "essential characteristics" for cloud systems.<ref name="nist">{{cite tech report|title=The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing|number=Special publication 800-145|institution=National Institute of Standards and Technology: U.S. Department of Commerce|date=September 2011|author1=Mell, Peter|author2=Timothy Grance|doi=10.6028/NIST.SP.800-145}}</ref> Below are the exact definitions according to NIST:<ref name="nist" />
* On-demand self-service: "A consumer can unilaterally provision computing capabilities, such as server time and network storage, as needed automatically without requiring human interaction with each service provider."
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