--- optiview_delivery: edge_optimized content_type: semantic_markdown source_url: https://learnings.org/term/cloud-native brand_content: none publication_version: "3.0" published_at: 2026-10-05T14:06:11Z composition_version: composition-v2.1.0 presentation_version: presentation-v1.2.0 --- # Cloud-native [Skip to content](https://learnings.org/term/cloud-native#main-content) - [All](https://learnings.org/terms) - [2](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=2) - [3](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=3) - [8](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=8) - [A](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=A) - [B](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=B) - [C](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=C) - [D](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=D) - [E](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=E) - [F](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=F) - [G](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=G) - [H](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=H) - [I](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=I) - [J](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=J) - [K](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=K) - [L](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=L) - [M](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=M) - [N](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=N) - [O](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=O) - [P](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=P) - [Q](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=Q) - [R](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=R) - [S](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=S) - [T](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=T) - [U](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=U) - [V](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=V) - [W](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=W) - [Y](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=Y) - [Z](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=Z) Applications designed specifically for cloud environments, taking advantage of cloud scalability and services. ### Examples Our cloud-native app scales automatically, which is great until the bill arrives and we realize we've been charged for 47 million API calls. ### Tags cloudscalabilityapplicationsservicesexpensive 782 views • Created 12/2/2020 📢 Share Learnings ### Related Terms [ #### Citizen developer Non-technical employees who create applications using low-code or no-code platforms, like DIY... 4731 views• non-technical, employees ](https://learnings.org/term/citizen-developer)[ #### Financial inclusion Efforts to provide financial services to underserved populations who lack access to... 1718 views• financial, services ](https://learnings.org/term/financial-inclusion)[ #### Microservices An architecture where applications are built as a collection of small, independent... 1601 views• architecture, services ](https://learnings.org/term/microservices)[ #### Scale A corporate buzzword for "grow bigger" that promises exponential results while usually... 935 views• grow, bigger ](https://learnings.org/term/scale)[ #### Strategic plan A document that outlines what a company plans to do, usually written... 819 views• document, consultants ](https://learnings.org/term/strategic-plan) Keep exploring the corporate jargon dictionary ## 🌍 In the Wild \+ Add Example No examples yet. Be the first to add one! ### 🤖 AI Tools 🎓 Translate with Professor📝 Open Writing Tools🎯 Play Buzzword Bingo 🎓 Ask the Professor ## Additional source context © 2008–2026 Learnings Dot Org — Speak fluent corporate. Ironically. ## Additional page links - [Citizen developer · Non-technical employees who create applications using low-code or no-code platforms, like DIY... · 4731 views• non-technical, employees](https://learnings.org/term/citizen-developer) — Related Terms - [Financial inclusion · Efforts to provide financial services to underserved populations who lack access to... · 1718 views• financial, services](https://learnings.org/term/financial-inclusion) — Related Terms - [Microservices · An architecture where applications are built as a collection of small, independent... · 1601 views• architecture, services](https://learnings.org/term/microservices) — Related Terms - [Scale · A corporate buzzword for "grow bigger" that promises exponential results while usually... · 935 views• grow, bigger](https://learnings.org/term/scale) — Related Terms - [Strategic plan · A document that outlines what a company plans to do, usually written... · 819 views• document, consultants](https://learnings.org/term/strategic-plan) — Related Terms