client-server

A common form of distributed system in which software is split between server tasks and client tasks. A client sends requests to a server, according to some protocol, asking for information or action, and the server responds.

This is analogous to a customer (client) who sends an order (request) on an order form to a supplier (server) who despatches the goods and an invoice (response). The order form and invoice are part of the "protocol" used to communicate in this case.

There may be either one centralised server or several distributed ones. This model allows clients and servers to be placed independently on nodes in a network, possibly on different hardware and operating systems appropriate to their function, e.g. fast server/cheap client.

Examples are the name-server/name-resolver relationship in DNS, the file-server/file-client relationship in NFS and the screen server/client application split in the X Window System.

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by illEATurHARTout April 12, 2004

TheOfficialFNG Discord Server

Football and Shitposts, innit. Sometimes, someone plays DDLC and chat goes mad.

I listened to Tshabalala Montage in the VC on TheOfficialFNG Discord Server.

by PoopLoverBoy69 February 18, 2021

Badboyhalos discord server

A weirdly wholesome place

Guys help I’m in badboyhalos discord server

by UH hi how are you February 3, 2021

Rare Americans Discord Server

The official Rare Americans Community Discord Server. It's a messy place with lots of weird people. You should come join it if you like Rare Americans!

"Have you joined the official Rare Americans Discord Server yet?" - "Yes, yes I have, and it's an awful messy place. I love it"

by melonsmessydefinitions April 5, 2021

Christian Server

A place on the interwebs in which one must obey the teaching of lord lil pump and must retain from using profanity or one will face recently decided punishments.

Micheal- “This game is fricking poop”

Dylan- “No swearing on lord pump’s Christian Server. Er no go and have a bath” *kicks Micheal*

by Urmumhasgae February 23, 2018

Dead Server

A server that has been abandoned, and nobody is on except you. Commonly seen in older games that were the first to get online such as Dues Ex, Halo, Doom. On a Dead Server, you feel lonely.

Man, I went to play Dues Ex online on my old computer, but all I saw were Dead Servers.

by Further Intel February 1, 2009

Web Server

A Web Server is a computer on the World Wide Web (connected to the Internet Backbone) that stores HTML documents that can be retrieved via a Web browser.

Our site's web server was down yesterday.

by Jak Dude May 6, 2005