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'''Utility computing''' is a [[business model]] whereby a service provider makes available [[computer]] resources to their clients and charges them for the usage rather than the [[hardware]]. Like you pay the [[natural gas|gas]] company or the [[electric]] company for its service based on usage, computing resources are metered and the user charged on that basis. AUtility related termcomputing is [[also sometimes called '''On Demand Computing]]''', or less andcommonly [[grid computing]].

== History ==