===== Software as a Service (SaaS) =====
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**Software as a Service (SaaS)** is [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:cloud_service]] using a software distribution model in which a third-party provider hosts applications and makes them available to customers over the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:internet|Internet]]. SaaS is one of three main categories of cloud computing, alongside [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:iaas]] and [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:paas]].

Source: [[https://searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/definition/Software-as-a-Service | Software as a service (SaaS) ]]