[Ads-l] Question About OED Entry for "Cloud"

[Shapiro, Fred]

I am not very knowledgeable about computer technology, but I notice that the OED entry for "cloud computing" has a first citation from 1996 that not only illustrates "cloud computing" but also seems to illustrate "the cloud."  The OED entry for "cloud" (sense b.) has a first citation from 1997.  Shouldn't the 1996 citation s.v. "cloud computing" also be the first citation for "cloud" sense b. ?

Fred Shapiro

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