Server
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Server may refer to:
In computing:
- Server (computing), a computer that provides services to other computers, or the software that runs on it
- Application server, a server dedicated to running certain software applications
- Communications server, carrier-grade computing platform for communications networks
- Database server, provides database services
- 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
- 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.
- 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
