What (who) is server - definition
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Servers; Server (disambiguation)
server
1. A program which provides some service to other (client)
programs. The connection between client and server is
normally by means of message passing, often over a
network, and uses some protocol to encode the client's
requests and the server's responses. The server may run
continuously (as a daemon), waiting for requests to arrive
or it may be invoked by some higher level daemon which
controls a number of specific servers (inetd on Unix).
There are many servers associated with the Internet, such as
those for HTTP, Network File System, {Network Information
Service} (NIS), Domain Name System (DNS), FTP, news,
finger, Network Time Protocol. On Unix, a long list can
be found in /etc/services or in the NIS database "services".
See client-server.
2. A computer which provides some service for other computers
connected to it via a network. The most common example is a
file server which has a local disk and services requests
from remote clients to read and write files on that disk,
often using Sun's Network File System (NFS) protocol or
Novell Netware on PCs. Another common example is a {web
server}.
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server
(servers)
1.
In computing, a server is part of a computer network which does a particular task, for example storing or processing information, for all or part of the network. (COMPUTING)
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2.
In tennis and badminton, the server is the player whose turn it is to hit the ball or shuttlecock to start play.
...a brilliant server and volleyer.
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3.
A server is something such as a fork or spoon that is used for serving food.
...salad servers.
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server
¦ noun
1. a person or thing that serves.
N. Amer. a waiter or waitress.
2. a computer or computer program which manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.
Pronunciation examples for server
1. in the Google server, in Amazon server,
Kaizhong Gao _ Talks at Google
2. on a server.
Communications Security _ Phil Zimmermann _ Talks at Google
3. that the server provides.
Communications Security _ Phil Zimmermann _ Talks at Google
4. from a server.
The Simulation Hypothesis _ Rizwan Virk _ Talks at Google
5. proxy server, they did.
Schroeder _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of server
1. OK The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.
2. Microsoft also announced a range of Office 2007–related server products, including an updated SharePoint Server, a projects server and a server to create forms hosted on the Internet that the company says will make it easier for users to collaborate and share documents and data.
3. "In the unlikely event that the server was accessed, none of the data stored on the server in any way compromises ongoing police operations.
4. This year, Gonzalez allegedly dumped 25 million distinct credit and debit card numbers onto a Ukrainian server and 16 million onto a Latvian server.
5. Microsoft already offers a software product called Small Business Server to smaller companies and offers bundles of its server software for mid–sized businesses.