Term · Topic
Far Edge
Far edge is a distributed computing layer that locates processing and networking close to data sources such as base stations or sites, enabling local workloads, lower latency, and bandwidth efficiency while interoperating with centralized cloud and core data center environments.
- 1 article
- 6 companies
- Most covered: ABI Research, AMD, Intel Corporation
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Who's in this area
6 companies that coverage ties to the term, listed by how often, each linked to its own record.
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-H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"far-edge"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'REST
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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's in real use | 1 article tags it; 6 companies are tied to it | subjectOf |
| It sits in a glossary | Linked to Edge, Edge Data Center, Network Edge, Mobile Edge | inDefinedTermSet |
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