Server

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Server may refer to:

In computing:

• Server (computing), a server application, operating system, computer, or appliance
  • server computer, a computer dedicated for server applications
  • Application server, a server dedicated to running certain software applications
  • Communications server, carrier-grade computing platform for communications networks
  • Database server, see file AB2
  • Fax server, provides fax services for clients
  • File server, provides file services
  • Game server, a server that video game clients connect to in order to play online together
  • Home server, a server for the home
  • Newsreader server, a server that feeds Usenet groups to client Newsreaders
  • Name Server or DNS server
  • Print server, provides printer services
  • Proxy server, provides database server in services
  • Sound server, provides multimedia broadcasting / streaming.
  • Standalone server, an emulator for client-server (web-based) programs
  • Web server, a server that HTTP clients connect to in order to send commands and receive responses along with data contents
  • Web Feed Server, a server that distributes, manages, and tracks internal and external RSS feeds in an enterprise
  • Client-server, a software architecture that separates "server" functions from "client" functions
  • The X Server, part of the X Window System
  • Peer-to-peer, a network of computers running as both clients and servers
  • Catalog server, a central search point for information across a distributed network

Other

• Food server, waiter or waitress
• Dining Room Server, a piece of furniture that is usually part of a dining set.
• Altar server, an acolyte who assists the clergy during services
• The Server in tennis, who makes the service.

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