file server

Computer that provides file systems in a computer network

Instance of: class of computers
Subclass of: computer

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In computing, a file server is a computer attached to a network that provides a location for shared disk access, i.e. storage of computer files that can be accessed by workstations within a computer network. The term server highlights the role of the machine in the traditional client–server scheme, where the clients are the workstations using the storage. A file server does not normally perform computational tasks or run programs on behalf of its client workstations.

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Uses: server software
shared disk file system
Has use: file sharing
data storage
Operator: server administrator
IT department
Facet of: client-server model
Different from: web server

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