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Everything about Server (computing)

Computer providing a central resource or service

A server is a computer or software system that provides data, resources, or services to other computers called "clients" on a computer network. This architecture is called the client–server model. Servers can provide various functionalities, often called "services", such as sharing data or resources among multiple clients or performing computations for a client. A single server can serve multiple clients, and a single client can use multiple servers. A client process may run on the same device or may connect over a network to a server on a different device. Typical servers are database servers, file servers, mail servers, print servers, web servers, game servers, and application servers. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Server (computing)A 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Joint Edge Server Placement and Service Placement in Mobile-Edge ComputingInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Advances in Computers, Volume 49 (Advances in Computers)The most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Bilbao Crystallographic Server: I. Databases and crystallographic computing programsCited 1,068 times
  5. Go sideways: Client–server modelA closely related topic
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