What does server mean
It is a computer that performs a service for other computers on the internet.
It may "serve" (here ya are!) a web page from a pantry of web pages to your computer.
It may "serve" a destination route when one computer comes asking where a website is located.
It may "serve" the "real name" when someone has set up an "alias" for a website name.
It may "serve" you a copy of your email, or "serve" a copy of the email you just sent to somewhere else...
...and like that. (And you don't even have to leave a tip.)
and server got several services,for example:Application server,Communications server,Database server,Proxy server,Fax server,File server,Print server,Game server,Web server and so on.
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