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afaik "edge" nearly always means taking place on the device a user is interacting with. no server involved except perhaps as authentication etc. but there is pr
by devindotcom 3y ago
afaik "edge" nearly always means taking place on the device a user is interacting with. no server involved except perhaps as authentication etc. but there is probably some other situation where "edge" could mean local infra or caching.
- WatchDog 3y agoI think the etymology of “edge computing” is derived from “network edge”, ie the outer shell of some network/autonomous system. The closest point within your control that interfaces with devices outside of your control. Seeing the term get used to describe client devices themselves kinda muddies the terminology.
- jjtheblunt 3y agoAgreed. (autocorrect style typo above: etymology)
- WatchDog 3y agofixed
- ImprobableTruth 3y agoI've definitely seen edge computing used in the context of IoT to refer to compute done on sensing devices. The less narrow meaning at least isn't really "new".