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web server

noun

, Computers.
  1. 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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of web server1

First recorded in 1990–95

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Example Sentences

Unfortunately, the site was storing all the “private” Snapchats on a web server, along with the usernames of senders.

Every time you visit a website your computer communicates with a web server on the other end, which is hosting the website.

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