Look up: server

1. 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 daem...
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2. Server
   A computer that provides the information, files, web pages, and other services to the client that logs on to it.
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3. SERVER
   A computer that processes requests for HTML and other documents that are components of Web pages
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4. SERVER
   1) a computer program that provides services to other computer programs in the same or other computers; 2) the computer on which a server program runs; 3) in the client/server programming model, a server is a program that awaits and fulfills requests from client programs in the same or other compute...
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5. Server
   The control computer on a local area network that controls software access to workstations, printers and other parts of the network.
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6. server
   A central computer, which provides processing for several terminals.
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7. server
   a computer that stores application and data files for all workstations on a network; also referred to as a file server.
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8. Server
   A program that runs on a networked computer that responds to client programs running on other networked computers.
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9. server
   [n] - (court games) the player who serves to start a point 2. [n] - (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network 3. [n] - utensil used in serving food or drink
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10. Server
    A computer or software providing services to remote client machines or applications, such as supplying page contents (texts or other resources) or returning query results.
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11. Server
    A server is a network machine which distributes information across the network. When accessing the network, your machine communicates with a server to send and receive information. Each 'site' on the network is controlled by a server. Generally, servers are high powered computers which have a large amount of memory and large storage capabilities.
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12. Server
    A computer dedicated to serving other computers. Common server applications are the central storage of files which are in shared usage and control of system peripherals such as printers which are shared by a group of users.
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13. Server
    (Digital cameras and photo printers) The main computer in a network, responsible for the management/regulation of all other computers.
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14. Server
    A computer, or a software package, that provides a specific kind of service to client software running on other computers. The term can refer to a particular piece of software, such as a WWW server, or to the machine on which the software is running. A single server machine could have several differ...
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15. Server
    A computer in a network supplying a specialised service to clients on the network. See Client-Server Model.
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16. Server
    A powerful computer on a network that acts as a store for data and software. It also controls access to workstations, printers and other parts of the network.
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17. Server
    a computer or system that provides resources to a number of other computers or clients on a computer network - it shares (some of) its files and/or peripherals with other computers on the same network
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18. Server
    A computer or device that manages network resources. The term can refer to a piece of software, or to the machine on which the software is running. A single server machine could be running several different server software packages, thus providing many different services to users on the network.
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19. Server
    A computer on a network that serves as a central repository for data and programs and which can be accessed over the network by other computers, which are called clients.
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20. server
    a computer that stores application and data files for all workstations on a network; also referred to as a file server.
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21. server
    In a local network:process associated with a service,whose task it is to provide the service to any(authorized)process that requests it. Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • a functional unit that provides shared services to workstations or to other function...
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22. Server
    A hardware device that enables users to share resources such as processing power, files, databases. Applications and access to the Web. Server can also refer to the software that enables the server hardware to share resources.
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23. Server
    One computer that acts as a networking device for many interconnected computers.
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24. Server
    A computing device that provides a service to users on a network (clients). An example is a file server that stores and maintains documents for retrieval.
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25. Server
    Someone who assists the celebrant at the altar, helping him or her set the table and perform ablutions.
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