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Server

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˈsɜːrvər/nounCore term

In software engineering, server means: A computer or program that waits for requests from browsers and other clients and sends back pages, files or data.

In Turkish: sunucu, server

How it is used

The word means both the machine and the software running on it. Developers start, restart and deploy to servers, and say things like 'the server is down' or 'it works on my local server'.

Example sentences

  1. The server is down again, so nobody can log in.

  2. Run npm run dev to start the local server on port 3000.

Common collocations

  • start the server
  • web server
  • local server
  • server error
  • the server is down
  • clientThe side of a connection that asks for data, usually the browser or a mobile app, as opposed to the server that answers.
  • web serverSoftware, such as Nginx or Apache, that accepts HTTP requests and serves web pages and files; the term is also used for the machine that runs it.
  • back endThe server side of a website or app that users do not see: it stores data, runs business logic and sends the front end what it needs.
  • hostingA service that keeps a website's files and code on servers connected to the internet, so that people can visit the site at any time.

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