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Serverless

Meaning in cloud computing & devops, with examples

/ˈsɜrvərləs/adjectiveCommon term

In cloud computing & devops, serverless means: Describes a way of running code in which the provider starts and scales servers automatically for each request, and you pay only for the time your code actually runs.

In Turkish: sunucusuz, serverless

How it is used

Used as an adjective ('serverless function', 'serverless architecture') and as a noun ('we use serverless'). AWS Lambda and Azure Functions are well-known examples. A 'cold start' is the short delay when a function starts after being idle.

Example sentences

  1. The image resizing runs as a serverless function, so it costs almost nothing when nobody uploads.

  2. Serverless is great for spiky traffic, but cold starts can hurt latency.

Common collocations

  • serverless function
  • serverless architecture
  • go serverless
  • cold start
  • PaaSShort for platform as a service: a ready-made platform where you only upload your code, and the provider runs the servers, operating system and runtime for you.
  • managed serviceA cloud service where the provider handles setup, patching, backups and scaling, so you only use it and do not manage the servers underneath.
  • pay-as-you-goDescribes a pricing model in which you pay only for the resources you actually use, for example by the second, hour or gigabyte, with no long-term contract.
  • autoscalingAutomatically adding servers or containers when demand rises and removing them when it falls, based on rules such as CPU use or number of requests.

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