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Cloud Object Store

Q: What is Cloud Object Store?

A cloud object store is a cloud-based storage service that organizes data as objects with associated metadata and identifiers, and exposes access through APIs or web protocols for scalable, durable, and geographically distributed data persistence. Expanded Explanation 1. Technical Function and Core Characteristics A cloud object store manages data as discrete objects that each contain the data payload, metadata, and a unique identifier. It decouples storage from compute and exposes access

Cloud object store is a cloud-based storage service that manages data as API-accessible objects with metadata and unique identifiers, used by enterprises to store unstructured data at large scale with durability targets, lifecycle controls, and integration into analytics and backup workflows.

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  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
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The check	What the record shows	Where it is in the data
It's a known term	One entry, with its type (topic)	`name`
It sits in a glossary	Linked to Object Storage, Cloud Data Lake, Cloud Data Catalog, Document Store	`inDefinedTermSet`

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