What is EC2 instance in Spanish?

In Spanish, "EC2 instance" is "instancia EC2": Un servidor virtual en Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, que proporciona capacidad de computo redimensionable en la nube. Eliges el tipo de instancia (CPU, RAM, red) y pagas solo por el tiempo que esta en ejecucion.

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What does "EC2 instance" mean in programming?

EC2 instance is one of the most common terms in software development. This guide explains what it means, how it is used in practice, and why it matters, with real examples from the developer world.

Definition

A virtual server in Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud, providing resizable compute capacity in the cloud. You choose the instance type (CPU, RAM, network) and pay only for the time it runs.

Example

"We run the API on a t3.medium EC2 instance behind a load balancer."

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