How do you translate Cloud Computing?

I was reading a web page in español and saw the term "en la computación en la nube" (the translation for cloud computing) and that gave me pause. Is there a shorter version to communicate the concept of hosted/managed compute? How do you convey cloud computing in your primary language? I'm curious as my primary language is English and I'd never considered it before.

It would be great to know the words used and the approximate meaning of those words.

I think "en la computación en la nube" translates to "computing in the cloud" but it might actually have a different meaning contextually that I'm not aware of.

Thanks in advance!

Comments

[Vida Khoshpey]

Hi! This is such an interesting question — I’ve always loved seeing how technical terms translate across languages! 😊

In Persian (my native language), we usually say رایانش ابری (rāyānesh-e abri), which literally means “computing that happens in the cloud.”

It’s a pretty direct translation like the Spanish version, and used widely in tech contexts.

I agree, it's fascinating how different languages capture the same modern concepts — sometimes very poetically! ☁️✨

Thanks for starting this great discussion!

[Jennifer Davis]

thank you for sharing! I love seeing the different versions.

[nabbisen]

Interesting 😃 In Japanese, it's called "Cloud (クラウド)", while cloud in nature terms is called "Kumo (雲)".

[Emmanuel / Manny (eapl.me)]

Even when the "formal" way is "Computación en la nube" (Computing in the cloud), I've also heard of "Cómputo en la nube" (Compute in [the] cloud?) or also "Cómputo en nube" (I think this is closer to Cloud Computing)

Yeah, we use a lot of prepositions in romance languages!

For reference:
revista.seguridad.unam.mx/numero-0...
cloud.google.com/learn/what-is-clo... (Switch language to Mexican Spanish)
wikiwand.com/es/articles/Computaci...