How does serverless computing work?

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2. #units
3. #execution
4. #server
5. #rather
6. #based
7. #resources
8. #serverless
9. #pricing
10. #provider
11. #computing
12. #purchased
13. #model
14. #amount
15. #cloud
16. #dynamically
17. #which
18. #capacity
19. #application
20. #machine
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23. #consumed