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web server

Computer software that distributes web pages

Entitysoftware feature software categoryQ11288

Also known as tm server · WWW server · W3 server

Instance of: software feature
, software category
Subclass of: server software

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A web server is computer software that accepts requests via HTTP or its secure variant HTTPS. A user agent, commonly a web browser or web crawler, initiates communication by making a request for a web page or other resource using HTTP, and the server responds with the content of that resource or an error message. A web server can also accept and store resources sent from the user agent if configured to do so.

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Opposite of: web browser criterion used: client-server model
Implementation of: Hypertext Transfer Protocol applies to part: server
Has use: sending class of object(s) of occurrence: HTTP response
receiving class of object(s) of occurrence: HTTP request
Different from: file server

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