A growing collection of words and their meanings. Updated regularly.



C

Commensurate

adjective
corresponding in size, importance, quality, etc.
Example: His salary would be commensurate with his experience


H

Heterogeneous

adjective
consisting of parts or elements that are different or diverse in character.
Example: A heterogeneous network connects devices with different operating systems and hardware types.


I

Intermittent

adjective
Stopping and Starting at intervals; periodic.
Example: In India, network connectivity remains intermittent in rural areas.


M

Manifest

verb
to show something or to be shown clearly
Example: Physical layer manifests the essential cloud characteristics


P

Paradigm

noun
one that serves as a pattern or model
Example: Cloud computing is a paradigm for enabling network access to computing resources.

Provisioned

verb
to supply a person (or thing) with provisions (necessary items) to replace those consumed.
Example: Resources are provisioned in cloud computing to meet demands of services.


U

Ubiquitous

adjective
seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time; very common
Example: Cloud computing enables ubiquitous computer resources.

Unilaterally

adverb
done by one person, group, or country involved in a situation without the agreement of others.
Example: The company unilaterally decided to terminate the contract without consulting stakeholders.