Edge computing is a distributed computing approach that delivers hosted cloud services, storage resources and other data processing capacities closer to the data’s source. Although its origins began in the late 1990s, edge computing has become more prevalent in recent years as a way to increase the efficiency in data processing.

Megan Crouse, writing for TechRepublic Premium, presents this glossary of the significant terms pertaining to edge computing and its related concepts.

• Featured definition from the glossary:

  Computational offloading

  This is a function of edge computing in which tasks are moved from an edge device to the infrastructure edge. This remote processing can enable faster performance of edge devices by minimizing task execution latency, for example. It can also increase a device’s computational power and storage capacity beyond what could be handled on the physical device without making it impractically large, heavy or hot. Another possible use would be to reduce device energy consumption.

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