On the Internet or other network, a computer or program that hosts web pages and responds to commands from a client.
— Computer ScienceA computer at the centre of most- networks- which provides- filesand other services to other computers. Also known as a file server.
— Computer ScienceA computer, or a software package, that provides a specific kind of service to- clientsoftware 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
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