cloudware

[ kloud-wair ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. software that runs and is accessed on remote internet servers rather than on local servers or personal computers; web-based applications and services.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloudware¹

First recorded in 2010–15; cloud ( def 7 ) (in the sense of “internet”) + ware ¹, on the model of software ( def )

Example Sentences

Solomon:  You mentioned that your cloudware is designed to be appropriate for a new generation of digital natives. 

From Forbes

If you find someone who is passionate and engaged — on his or her own time – in online forums and communities that are fanatic about, for example, games or digital infrastructure or cloudware, you have uncovered some very important predictive data.

From Forbes

Attendees come to network and hear experts opine on Voldemort, Hadoop, Puppet, Chef, and other playfully named types of cloudware.

From BusinessWeek