Word of the Day – June 17, 2026
Infrastructure as a Service
Acronyms
- IaaS
Preferred Term
- None
Non-standard Terms
- None
Definitions
| Type | Definition | Sources |
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| Asset | The capability provided to the consumer is to provision processing, storage, networks, and other fundamental computing resources where the consumer is able to deploy and run arbitrary software, which can include operating systems and applications. The consumer does not manage or control the underlying cloud infrastructure but has control over operating systems, storage, deployed applications, and possibly limited control of select networking components (e.g., host firewalls). (used 82 times in citations and controls) |
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Other Forms
| Type | Other Form |
|---|---|
| Plural | Infrastructures as a Service |
| Plural Possessive | Infrastructures as a Service's |
| Possessive | Infrastructure as a Service's |
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