web server

American

noun

Computers.

a remote computer or a computer program that delivers web pages to a user's computer, or a client, upon request from a web browser.

Etymology

Origin of web server

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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Users attempting to use it were met with a message reading "the web server reported a bad gateway error".

From BBC

AlphaFold 3’s predecessors were released with downloadable code, but the new program is currently accessible only through a web server that limits requests to 20 daily.

From Science Magazine

While there are companies that profit from supporting software produced by open-source projects like Linux, Python, or the Apache web server, those communities are not profit driven.

From Slate

Netscape never understood the Apache web server.

From Slate

After the story was published, the M&G's web server Linode was contacted by an "Ian Simpson", claiming he was the original author of the piece.

From BBC

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