web server
Americannoun
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 • Jan. 23, 2025
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 • May 22, 2024
It also found security flaws in the software of the web server used to remotely manage the GPS devices.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2022
Equifax was vulnerable because of a critical flaw in the Apache Struts web server software.
From The Verge • Sep. 19, 2017
The library started its own web server some time in summer 1995.
From A Short History of EBooks by Lebert, Marie
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