Submit a Cloud Definition

Do NOT copy/paste a definition from somewhere else. Read about the word you want to define and come up with your own definition. Copy/Paste submissions will be closed and not added.

Fill out the JSON with your submission:

    {
    "word": "Amazon Machine Images",
    "content": "AMIs are pre-configured virtual machine images used to create Amazon EC2 instances. They contain necessary information to launch an instance including operating system, application software, and other configuration settings.",
    "learn_more_URL":"https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AMIs.html",
    "tag":"compute",
    "abbreviation": "AMI",
    "author_name":"Ella Adeka",
    "author_link": "https://github.com/ella-adeka/"
    }

Fill out the JSON below with the following.

Word (REQUIRED)

The word you are defining. Check this URL for all words we currently have.

Content (REQUIRED)

The definition. No more than 3 sentences.

learn more URL (REQUIRED)

Website where people can visit to learn more about the word.

tag (REQUIRED and select one)

Tech category the word fits in. Options:

compute
security
service
general
analytics
developer tool
web
networking
database
storage
devops
ai/ml
identity
iot
monitoring
cost management
disaster recovery

abbreviation (OPTIONAL)

If the word is commonly abbreviated, please provide it. For example, command line interface is often abbreviated as CLI.

author name (REQUIRED)

Your name.

author link (REQUIRED)

The URL you want your name to link to.

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