Advanced – Cloud & Data Testing
Edge Computing – ISTQB Definition
Last Updated: July 12, 2026 · SoftwareTestPilot QA Team
Official ISTQB Definition
Running application logic on servers geographically close to end users, reducing latency and bandwidth.
In simple words
Running code closer to the user for lower latency.
Exam tip
Cloudflare Workers, AWS Lambda@Edge, and Vercel Edge Functions are common edge platforms.
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