internetcomputing
nounUK /ˈɪntənet kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
US /ˈɪntərnet kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
Using computers that are connected to the internet to do work and share things.
Our school uses internet computing to let students work on the same project from different classrooms.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The study of how computers connect and communicate over the internet.
She took a class in internet computing to learn how websites talk to each other.
3. Software and services that run on internet-connected servers instead of one local machine.
The company moved its email to internet computing so employees could check it anywhere.
4. The combined use of the internet and computers to solve problems or process data.
Weather scientists rely on internet computing to crunch huge amounts of climate data.