Dedicated Server
Definition by Best Host Ratings
In the context of web hosting, it is a server located in a data center which serves the site(s) of a single customer. The user can use all of its resources, can install any programs that he wishes. It is like co-located server, however in this case you pay a rent for the server(physical machine) as well along with paying for bandwidth and the other expenses. Dedicated servers are suitable for large and popular sites that require great bandwidth allotments and server resources like space, CPU time, memory usage.
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