This involves the sharing of processing power.

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Google has scooped up more than 50 tiny software firms that have created various online applications: calendars, social networks, maps, blogs, photo sharing and word processing.

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This contrasted with the batch processing or time-sharing models which allowed larger, more expensive minicomputer and mainframe systems to be used by many people, usually at the same time.

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That package includes online e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets and document sharing, much like Microsoft's cash cow Office suite.

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The Mediterranean diet involves a set of skills, knowledge, rituals, symbols and traditions concerning crops, harvesting, fishing, animal husbandry, conservation, processing, cooking, and particularly the sharing and consumption of food.

UNESCO: Mediterranean diet