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file server

American

noun

Computers.

a computer that makes files available to workstations on a network.

file server British

noun

computing the central unit of a local area network that controls its operation and provides access to separately stored data files

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Etymology

Origin of file server

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

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Along with Meyer's home, police raided the paper's office, taking personal cellphones, computers, the newspaper's file server, and other miscellaneous equipment, per CBS News.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2023

Some services offer a common shared “data room” that can be the cloud equivalent of a shared network file server.

From The Verge • Jan. 15, 2022

In order to run my class with computing resources on-site, I would have to manage a suite of laptops or desktop computers, with some kind of file server and directory infrastructure.

From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2013

"They certainly demonstrated that they were in and they found the file server," said Stewart Baker, a former cyber official at the Department of Homeland Security.

From Reuters • Jun. 13, 2011

File server —————- A file server is a device that "serves" files to everyone on a network.

From The Online World by De Presno, Odd

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