One of several names used to describe various forms of gig, or small project freelance work. Others include “on demand economy,” “collaborative consumption” and “sharing economy.” Work in this space is structured as small projects or relatively limited duration activities and is typically facilitated by an internet platform or app. Freelancing as intermediated by vendors operating in the Human Cloud (see definition) is part of the gig economy. While the term Gig Work has more recently emerged to describe freelance work within the Human Cloud, the term could readily be used more broadly to describe any work of a fixed duration such as Contingent Work (see definition).