Okuzeka
Cloud Computing & DevOps vocabulary · Cloud Networking and Storage

Bucket

Meaning in cloud computing & devops, with examples

/ˈbʌkɪt/nounCore term

In cloud computing & devops, bucket means: A named container in object storage, such as Amazon S3 or Google Cloud Storage, that holds files and has its own access and storage settings.

In Turkish: bucket, kova, depolama alanı

How it is used

You create a bucket, upload objects to it and set a bucket policy. Bucket names in S3 must be unique across all customers. A 'public bucket' that should be private is a common cause of data leaks.

Example sentences

  1. The logs are archived to an S3 bucket and deleted after ninety days.

  2. Someone made the bucket public by mistake, so we blocked public access and checked the access logs.

Common collocations

  • S3 bucket
  • create a bucket
  • bucket policy
  • public bucket
  • storage bucket
  • object storageA type of cloud storage that keeps files as objects, each with a unique key and metadata, and lets you read and write them over an HTTP API.
  • IAMShort for identity and access management: the system that controls who or what can sign in to a cloud account and what they are allowed to do there.
  • encryptionTurning data into an unreadable form that can only be turned back with the right key, so that people without the key cannot read it.
  • backupA copy of data kept separately so it can be restored if the original is lost, damaged, deleted by mistake or encrypted by an attacker.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

More terms: Cloud Networking and Storage

Practise with graded reading

Reading at the right level is the fastest way to make new words stick. Pick free English books by level: