Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

off-prem

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: of-f-prem
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Located outside the premises of an organization, typically in the cloud.

Example Sentences

"Companies and organizations are increasingly shifting their computer infrastructure resources from on-premises (on-prem) to off-premises (off-prem) cloud service models."

Etymology

Clipping of off premises.

Antonyms

on-prem

Questions

What does off-prem mean?: Located outside the premises of an organization, typically in the cloud.
Where does off-prem come from?: Clipping of off premises.

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