A
file hosting service,
cloud storage service,
online file storage provider, or
cyberlocker is an
Internet hosting service specifically designed to host user
files. It allows users to upload files that could then be accessed over the internet from a different computer,
tablet,
smart phone or other networked device, by the same user or possibly by other users, after a password or other authentication is provided. Typically, the services allow
HTTP access, and sometimes
FTP access. Related services are content-displaying hosting services (i.e.
video and
image),
virtual storage, and
remote backup.