web server definition

web server

Computer system whose primary purpose is to connect to the internet and to download stored webpages and files on to the user (client) computers when accessed or requested. A single web server may support multiple websites, or a single website may be hosted on several linked or mirrored web servers.

web server is in the Internet & World Wide Web subject.

web server appears in the definitions of the following terms: server, common gateway interface (CGI), hit, webmaster, proprietary software, Apache and website

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