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<div>'''Software as a service''' ('''SaaS''') is a cloud-computing service model where the provider offers use of application software to a client and manages all needed physical and software resources.<ref>Golding, Tod (2024). ''Building Multi-Tenant SaaS Architectures''. O'Reilly Media. ISBN <bdi>978-1-0981-4061-8</bdi>. P. 14.</ref> SaaS is usually accessed using a web application. Unlike other software-delivery models, it separates "the possession and ownership of software from its use".<ref>Dempsey, David; Kelliher, Felicity (2018). ''Industry Trends in Cloud Computing: Alternative Business-to-Business Revenue Models''. Springer International Publishing. ISBN <bdi>978-3-319-87693-1</bdi>. P. 2.</ref><br />
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SaaS can sometimes be used by companies to [[retroactively amended purchases|retroactively amend purchases]], [[Retroactive policy enforcement|retroactively enforce policies]], or [[bait-and-switch]] customers with changes to [[End-user license agreement|end-user license agreements]] (EULAs) or [[terms of service]] (TOS).<br />
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