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server The combination of computer and software in a network which carries out a specialized service. Usually such computers are powerful and optimized for the particular service that they carry out. There are a wide variety of servers including WEB SERVERS, which receive requests from BROWSERS for WEB PAGES; FILE SERVERS, which deliver stored files; DATABASE SERVERS, which satisfy requests for data which correspond to some QUERY; NAME SERVERS, which map a symbolic name into a system resource; and FTP SERVERS which enable users to employ FTP SOFTWARE to retrieve files. Often the term is used to describe a collection of software which provides a service. There are a number of SERVER APIS available for programming servers.
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DARREL INCE. "server." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "server." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-server.html DARREL INCE. "server." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-server.html |
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server A system on a network that provides a service to other systems connected to the network. The term was originally restricted to the case where both the server and the systems it served were on the same local area network, and where the server was likely to be expensive in comparison with the systems it served. The term is now used much more generally, applying to systems where the server and the system to which it provides a service (the client) may be linked by a metropolitan area network or wide area network, and where the server may be much less costly than the client. See also client/server, file server, compute server.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "server." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "server." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-server.html JOHN DAINTITH. "server." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-server.html |
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serv·er / ˈsərvər/ • n. a person or thing that provides a service or commodity, in particular: ∎ a computer or computer program that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network. ∎ (in tennis and other racket sports) the player who serves. ∎ a waiter or waitress. ∎ Christian Church a person assisting the celebrant at the celebration of the Eucharist. ∎ a large utensil for serving food: a silver pie server. |
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"server." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "server." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-server.html "server." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-server.html |
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server. In the W. Church, a minister of the sanctuary, especially at the Eucharist. The server makes the responses, brings the bread and wine to the altar, and washes the celebrant's hands. Until 1994 only males could act as servers in the RC Church.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "server." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "server." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-server.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "server." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-server.html |
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•disapprover, hoover, improver, louvre (US louver), manoeuvre (US maneuver), mover, outmanoeuvre (US outmaneuver), reprover, Suva, Tuva, Vancouver
•cover, Glover, hardcover, lover, plover, undercover
•vulva • triumvir • slipcover • Cordova
•baklava • helluva • Ulanova • Genova
•Vaishnava • Ostrava • Vltava
•fervour (US fervor), Minerva, Nerva, observer, server, swerver
•time-server
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"server." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "server." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-server.html "server." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-server.html |
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