Blade Server ManagementIn computing, a server is a software application that carries out some task (i.e. provides a service) on behalf of another piece of software called a client. In the case of the Web, an example of a server is the Apache web server, and examples of clients are the Internet Explorer and Mozilla web browsers. Other server (and client) software exists for other services such as e-mail, printing, remote login, and even displaying graphical output. This is usually divided into file serving, allowing users to store and access files on a common computer; and application serving, where the software runs a computer program to carry out some task for the users. This is the original meaning of the term. Web, mail, and database servers are what most people access when using the Internet. Excerpt of "Server." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 08 Feb 2006, 14:23 UTC. 21 Jan 2006, 16:30 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server
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